Welcome to this month’s Real English video where I tell you about Edinburgh and Scotland’s history and culture, and you get a great English lesson looking at language in context! This month we are talking about Marie de Guise, Scotland’s other queen. Forgotten by the history books, this formidable woman held the country together through […]
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It’s January once again, and the time of year when we all decide to make our new year’s resolutions. And for many people, high on that list will be learning English. But how many times has this been your goal, and do you feel you have ever achieved it? Have you ever asked yourself why
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Welcome to this month’s Real English video where I tell you about Edinburgh and Scotland’s history and culture, and you get a great English lesson looking at language in context! This month we are lookikng at Edinburgh’s Christmas Market and why it might need to be on the naughty list. Edinburgh’s Christmas market is back!
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Welcome to this month’s Real English video where I tell you about Edinburgh and Scotland’s history and culture, and you get a great English lesson looking at language in context! This month we are picking up where we left off in our last vlog and talking about Scotland’s most famous serial killers – Burke and
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Learn why you keep making those “basic” mistakes in English and change your attitude about them Are you like many of my students who get incredibly frustrated with basic mistakes in English that they just can’t seem to get right? Or perhaps you are an English teacher and spend your time in the staffroom venting
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Welcome to this month’s Real English video where I tell you about Edinburgh and Scotland’s history and culture, and you get a great English lesson looking at language in context! As we back to the spooky season, this month we are diving into the ghoulish world of Edinburgh’s grave robbers, or Body Snatchers as they
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Why it’s maybe time for you to take a break! Hello from Edinburgh! After just living through an insane two months of a crazy workload combined with big stuff happening in my personal life too, I am officially exhausted. My creativity has flatlined, my energy is non-existent. The idea of producing anything right now horrifies
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Why we need to support each other through parenting in a second language
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Discover my top ten tips to make real progress in your English.
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Welcome to this month’s Real English video where I tell you about Edinburgh and Scotland’s history and culture, and you get a great English lesson looking at language in context! This month to mark International Women’s Day, I am telling you the incredible story of the Edinburgh Seven, the first women to matriculate at a
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