Proper English

This week, we're talking with Carla, one of our students, about her experiences as a Brazilian living and studying in London. The Idiom of the Week is Carla's take on the words she didn't learn in Eng...

21 Apr 202014min

This week, we're discussing some of the obstacles English language learners face when trying to polish their conversational skills. We'll also be looking at the difference between 'each' and 'every', ...

14 Apr 202013min

We like to do something different in every episode - this week, we're reciting poetry! We're talking about rhythms and rhyme schemes, alliteration and assonance, and sad subjects and silly verse! Like...

7 Apr 202012min

This week, we're returning to the subject of prepositions - this time around, we're concentrating on the prepositions we use when we talk about time. We're also looking at the difference between 'allo...

31 Mar 202013min

This week we're in conversation with our friend, the theatre director, lecturer, playwright and raconteur, Tony Gardner. Listen in on our conversation about Shakespearean words and phrases - and learn...

24 Mar 202015min

This week we're talking about the phrasal verbs we use when talking about our health - we're also considering the difference between talking and speaking, and the Idiom of the Week, appropriately enou...

17 Mar 202010min

In this episode, we're talking about countable and uncountable nouns - what they are, how you use them, and which words work well with them. We'll also be considering the difference between 'either' a...

10 Mar 202013min

In this episode, we're talking about some of the strange and wonderful things we say and do to avoid bad luck. We're also considering the difference between the words 'in' and 'inside', and the Idiom ...

3 Mar 202011min