Students often feel bad about their language development and say, “Teacher, I’m making too many mistakes, I’m confused!” Some students give up their studies owing to this frustration. But making mistakes and being confused isn’t necessarily a bad thing. What …
We manage the entire online English language programme for Elastacloud Brazil, a growing medium-sized Microsoft-partner software company with offices in Brazil, the UK and employees in Spain. Our students include executives, owners, software developers, Human Resources staff and business and …
Do you know what metalanguage is? Perhaps only a few are acquainted with it. Yet, it stands as one of the most valuable terms you can acquire during your language studies. Picture a skilled mechanic meticulously assembling the components of …
TV shows are a highly effective and engaging resource for language learning due to their unique attributes. Unlike most formal language instruction, TV shows provide learners with exposure to the informal register of a language, offering glimpses into real conversations …
Case study: A Business English programme for a company expanding its operations in India. Client: A leading UK-based recruitment agency in the healthcare sector. Challenge: A healthcare company with a global workforce in the UK and India needed their employees …
This is a question I get asked sometimes and I was asked again recently. It usually concerns an area of grammar we are studying. In this case, it was the present perfect (I have been to Brazil / I have …
I taught a few groups last week at the 5* Covent Garden hotel in central London and it was a hugely rewarding experience. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, and the mostly Eastern European students were engaged and eager …
I had the privilege of teaching a group from one of London’s finest hotels yesterday, the 5* Stafford London in Piccadilly. They are a mix of nationalities, from Polish and Greek, to Italian and Portuguese, all looking to develop their …
Something that intrigues a lot of students is the word ‘shall’. My students a few weeks ago were able to figure out the meaning from the Valentine’s Day context clue. Read on to find out how you can use it…
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