Academic English skills for international students
Patrick But what I didn’t talk about yesterday is the biggest aspotrophe catastophe of them all, which is the confusion between: “ITS” and “IT’S”. 1. “It’s hot today.” = IT IS HOT TODAY = APOSTROPHE FOR LEAVING OUT A LETTER 2. “I have a new car. Its top speed is 120 mph.” = POSSESSIVE = THE … Read more
Believe it or not apostrophes are not that hard to get right! However, most British people and many international students do not know how to use apostrophes properly! Here’s a great picture to illustrate my point: Of course, the sign is talking about lots of taxis, so it should be ‘TAXIS’. I was also recently … Read more
The BBC website never ceases to amaze me. To be honest, my licence fee is worth it for the online material they make available! I keep finding new stuff there. My latest find is another page of audio interviews with lots of famous and clever people. One of the things that is so good about … Read more
English for University now has a forum and is on twitter. Don’t forget to enter the monthly competition for the online English language course too! A few students have been asking me about how to write a personal statement to apply for university courses. There are some general guidelines that you can follow, but you … Read more