A question of language: How to form questions in English
Are you OK? Do you need a helping hand? This month Phil Stoneman looks at how to form questions in English.
Football idioms: Back of the net
The beautiful game has inspired some beautiful language. We kick around some football idioms so that you can banter with the best of them.
Colour Your Language
Learn some new ways to improve your conversation style with descriptive language
After reading the article about Santander hopefully you’ll all be inspired to immediately...
An idiots guide to idioms
Oliver Pritchard sheds light on the hot potato of English expressions including proverbs, idioms and metaphors as he helps us to not murder the language.
Paint the town read
With the excellent FILBo coming up, we’re going to look at reading this week. From finding good sources to helpful reading activities, Oliver Pritchard guides us through some ways to make the most of book learning.
Vowel sounds not bowel sounds
Research shows that mispronunciation accounts for about two-thirds of communication breakdowns. So this month Oliver Pritchard shows you how to work on those all too difficult vowel sounds.
Stress out!
Pronunciation in English is the cause of many communication problems. Find out how to get the stress right and speak like a natural with Oliver Pritchard.
Maybe not
Different languages reflect different concepts in different ways - and some languages are better than others at different things - it’s one of the fascinating things about languages. Oliver Pritchard looks at ways of expressing uncertainty without using the subjunctive.
Praising phrasals: Make sure you know your phrasal verbs
Oliver Pritchard gives an appraisal of phrasal verbs. As one of the most important aspects of the English language, you’ll want to go ahead and take your time to figure out what they mean.
Lost in translation: Translation tricks between Spanish and English
Translation can be difficult, but these little tricks and similarities can help you move between Spanish and English with ease.