Academic English skills from Warwick
Warwick University has some excellent materials on Academic English language skills here: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/globalpad/openhouse/academicenglishskills/
Writing a critical literature review
This example of a critical literature review from WRASSE at the University of Plymouth includes comments from a teacher. The comments show what the teacher likes about the student text. Check it…
Apostrophe challenge!
Apostrophes: apostrophe challenge Apostrophes are so hard to use that now a council in Devon (the pretty part of England in the south-west where lots of people come on holiday!)…
Employability skills
Employability skills One of the main reasons for going to university is to get a good job afterwards, and that means being able to talk about the skills that you…
The wettest January ever!
The wettest January ever British people often complain about the weather. Now, finally, we really do have something to moan about. Last month was the wettest January ever – well…
Visuwords online graphical dictionary
Visuwords online graphical dictionary Visuwords online graphical dictionary is a great resource for learning about words, their meanings and other related words. Let’s be honest, learning vocabulary can be hard…
have yet to
Grammar focus: have yet to The phrase ‘have yet to‘ can be confusing! The present perfect tense in English can be difficult at the best of times, but the use…
Write it in English!
Write your work in English! I was speaking recently to one of my students. I asked him how we was getting on with the report that he had to write…
Lectures with transcripts
TED.com Earlier this summer the weather was fantastic in England. In June we had day after day of sun for two weeks – and all the new students thought that…
The pace of modern life
The pace of modern life Is the pace of modern life too much for you? Then you might be in the UK! Thank you for all your emails about the…