Even now in March the snow is coming down in England! Here are some useful words to talk about snow and ice, 2 idioms and a song listening activity – Snow Patrol.
Is it snowing where you are? Talking about snow and ice.
How to have a better conversation.
10 Ways to have a better conversation by Celeste Headlee. Celeste’s 10 recommendations with language notes (definitions for the more difficult English words).
Recommended reading Practice: Listening to people, Harvard Business Review, 1957. Last week’s Valentine’s Vocabulary Quiz Answer Key.
6 Points about English Numbers
How to write basic numbers, How to pronounce the difference between 18 and 80, Comma for thousands, Odd and Even numbers, Favorite numbers, Spot the mistake quiz question
Looking back, looking forwards. Jan 2018
Here is a new January! Let’s look at how to talk about last year and next year. Also we analyze the past year and make SMART resolutions for the next year.
How are you feeling today?
Asking how people are, answering, 10 symptoms, giving advice and making useful suggestions.
Kim Griffiths English 