Wait… Is it fun, funny or ‘funny’?

Ahhh… confusing words…. Sometimes, I think that’s the real reason we learn languages – just to see how messed up other languages are. So far, I’ve studied five languages: German

How To Take Control Of Your English By Looking In The Mirror

Taking control of your English seems like a strange thing to do. But think about it… For most of your English learning life, you have: Learnt what someone else has told you to learn. Done activities

The Rolling Baby Method for Quickly Learning and Using English

In this audio lesson, you’re going to learn a really useful tip for learning English quickly and internalising it, so that you never forget it. But not only that… This method will also help you

QnA Special September

How To Sound Human When You Speak English (Part 1)

A lot of English learners don’t think about sounding human when they speak English. Let’s face it… When we think about English… we think about words… We think about hours of sitting

How To Learn English Without Wasting Time

The first step to learning any language is: passion. If you’re not passionate about the language (or at least interested in the language), you’re going to have a bad time. Case in point… When

Learn More English Vocabulary With Pokémon

Today’s lesson is a bit geeky… I think I was 9 years old when I first entered the world of Pokémon. I remember my granddad bought me an imported copy of Pokémon Blue (his favourite colour was blue)

I Make Mistakes When I Speak in English [New Video]

I received an interesting email from an English For Study subscriber the other day about English speaking frustrations. The email read: “ For me, the big frustration is to speak. I am always afraid

10 Polite English Ways To Turn Down An Invitation

It’s 4:58pm. You’re about to finish work for the day. You’ve been thinking about going home, putting your feet up and relaxing all day. You can’t wait to get home, take your shoes off and relax. But

What’s The Best Way To Learn Grammar?

What’s the best way to learn grammar? Should I read or do grammar exercises? It’s an interesting and common question. It’s also one which makes me smile – “what’s the best way to….?” “What’s