Word forms

I see the same old mistakes all the time in my students’ writing and I tell them that with a little more awareness they can dramatically improve their accuracy. Here are some examples of  mistakes which I have come across recently: 1. The UK is a high population country. 2.  France is a develop country. … Read more

The nature of academic English

The exciting news is that Macmillan (a publishing company with lots of English language products) is giving the English for University website free places on their online  Academic English and IELTS course! This means that I can give these places to you. Every month Macmillan will give us a place on their course for a … Read more

Paraphrasing

One of the most important things in Academic English is to be able to refer to other people’s writing without copying. In fact, it is one of the essential skills at university. I am interested in how universities can help students to adapt to university life and I found an article about how one university … Read more