We all like to travel and city breaks (short holidays) to foreign cities are very popular. A lot of my travelling is in Europe and it always amazes me how cities differ from…

There are many simple verbs in English or verbs that are useful and frequently used in many expressions. Here we explore those English Expressions with GET.  Useful Expressions with Get…

Despite all the home entertainment we can enjoy these days and in spite of all the many other distractions, going to the movies is still as enjoyable as ever. So let’s look…

There is a well known book entitled “Crime and Punishment” written by the equally well known Russian author Dostoyevsky. There is also a BBC series of the same name. My…

News is something most of us can not live without. Whether it is the local, national or international news we crave it (really want it). However, not all news, as we…

There are lots of verbs in the English language that express different sounds. How do we distinguish them? Well, hopefully this blog will give you an insight in to some…

We usually use the verb "to look" to describe how we see or watch something.  I looked at that TV programme last night.  I looked at the report quickly.  Here are some English Expressions…

Time is something we may have plenty of [ if we are retired] or not enough of if we are in full time employment and/or looking after a young family. Here are…

How do we ask permission to do something? What are the ways in which these requests can be given (granted) or refused (denied)?There are many ways to achieve this and here are…