Sonia has been on her phone all day… The same messages played out all the time. Then a strange feeling strikes her. And she puts her phone down. She puts on her shoes and goes outside. And does something that could change her life… This is a short story in English about smartphones. I think […]
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Introduction Let me show you some essential English phrases people say in the convenience store. In this guide, I want to show you some very useful phrases you can use when in the convenience store. Everything you need to know. Ready? Let’s get into it! What Is The Convenience Store First of all, let’s take
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Introduction In this guide, I want to show you how you can learn English — improve your English — by reading short stories. I have covered this topic before, but in this guide, I want to show you exactly how to do it using one of my own short story lesson plans. We will be
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Sam lives near the woods with his daughter, Emily. Since Emily’s mother passed away, Sam has tried to keep Emily away from other people. He doesn’t want to be near people himself. But Emily has started gathering some imaginary friends. And one of them is Mr Sticks… This is a ghostly short story that I
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Introduction Welcome to my essential guide on how to talk about the summer in English. In this guide, I want to introduce all the useful words and phrases you will need when talking about the summer. I will go over the following topics about the summer and the words and phrases within. I will also
Introduction Check out my essential guide on how to talk about sleeping in English. We all need to sleep… But how to talk about it in English? In the following guide, I want to show you all the common words and phrases you can use to talk about sleeping. Are you ready? Let’s dive right
It starts to rain on Ivy Lane. And then it doesn’t stop. Torrential rain keeps falling down. Then, finally, it does stop. But what is that in the middle of the road? This is a full and complete English lesson plan, ideal for your English or ESL class. It includes sections for; reading speaking vocabulary
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Introduction I am of the strong opinion that reading is one of the best things you can do to improve your English. And the best things to read are stories. I have been a keen reader of stories, novels and fiction for as long as I can remember and I will probably read for the
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Susan gets a knock on the door from her neighbour, Becky. She wants to return a cup of sugar that she borrowed from Susan. But Susan says there is no need to return it. Then things escalate… This is an English short story that you can use in your English class or ESL class. It
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