by Ruth | Aug 22, 2024 | Free English Learning Support, Tips for English Learners
Don’t Panic! Sadly, for most people, unused language skills fade. I first learned this from Manuel, a French architect, who lived and worked in Japan, but who was speaking fluent English at a creative residence in the UK. Manuel explained that he was forgetting...
by Ruth | Aug 22, 2024 | Free English Learning Support, Tips for English Learners
Get Better at English You are here because you want to improve at English. In other words, your English skills/ability are a pain point – a stress in your life. The only problem with aiming to ‘get better at English’ is it’s a moving goal....
by Ruth | Aug 21, 2024 | Tips for English Learners
Small Talk. It’s a Big Deal! British Small talk can be a tricky skill for second-language English speakers to master – especially if the concept is absent in your first language. However daft it first seems, small talk is an art. Like many arts, some excel at it...
by Ruth | Jun 21, 2024 | Immersion English Holiday, Tips for English Learners
Book A Zoom Chat Buy Now This question about professional English is one we get asked a lot. Of course it is! If you are investing in English learning to improve your work prospects (or simply to cope with the stress English brings to your job), you want to know how a...
by Ruth | Mar 25, 2024 | Immersion English Holiday, Learn English and Scottish Culture, Learn English in Perthshire, Meet the Makers English Immersion, Tips for English Learners
Question “I need to meet a lot of people in my job. What’s a good way to gain professional social English skills? The Right Environment You need to improve at socialising in English for your job. The good news is this doesn’t...
by Ruth | Feb 21, 2024 | Tips for English Learners
Do you have this common problem? “My partner has better English than I do. This makes me feel bad speaking in front of him/her.” This blog looks at this problem and offers you clear solutions. But first, to be clear, feeling like this is a real problem. ...
