“Dots and Dashes”


2. Remember there are other types of punctuation other than commas and full stops. Semi-colons (;) help us separate ideas too. They separate ideas that grammatically can be independent but are closely connected (Kevin wanted to go out; Julie didn’t really feel like it). Semi-colons are very commonly used in English – as are hyphens …

Cycle of Seminars


Writing Styles Seminar. Polish your written English in this Seminar which will show you how to write compositions, letters and much more… Stages 3 to 8 Tuesday, 4th: 16,00-17,30 h. h.  Wednesday, 5th: 12,30-14,00 h. Thursday, 6th: 11,00-12,30 h. h.  h. 

“The importance of being corrected”


Yet is our understanding of her intent seriously handicapped by her incorrect use of the verb ‘to be’? Most people would still grasp the intention – to enquire as to our whereabouts on the previous day. This is not to say she should not sometimes be gently corrected, but to criticise her would be an …

A Brief Look at Phonology and Phonetics


With all this in mind, the aim of this blog entry is to introduce another facet of the subject: different accents. Thanks to different accents found throughout the English-speaking world, the pronunciation of certain words changes radically. For example, let’s look at the practice of intervocalic alveolar flapping, or simply, ‘flapping.’ It’s a phonological process …

English Exams


When you receive your exam paper, use the first two minutes of the exam to look at the exam paper from the first page to the last page. Compositions are not guaranteed to be part of the paper but if one is requested in the exam paper, then make sure you leave enough time to …