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The British and Queues

One thing that we will always remember about the death of our dear Queen is the long queue along the banks of the River Thames, where people waited patiently to pay their respects to...

RIP Queen Elizabeth II

I am sure you could imagine what the topic of my blog this week would be – the event which completely shook me last week Thursday. As the Guardian said “we knew the words...

Portmanteaus

I’ve just had a lovely brunch with a friend. Now “brunch” is a portmanteau, which is a French word for a suitcase. You may wonder what brunch has to do with suitcase. Of course...

Bonjour!

I know my newsletter is a bit late but I’ve just been on holiday in Normandy and enjoying warm (not too hot) weather, the sea, mussels, French coffee and wine, the amazing sunsets and...

Nice day, isn’t it?

Yes, you’ve guessed it, this week we’re going to talk about the weather … Yes, the British love talking about the weather, in fact recent statistics show that more than nine out of ten...

Resilience and Life Mottos

I had to isolate last week as, you’ve guessed it, COVID-19 finally got me with mild symptoms. I fell ill and tested positive on a bad day – the 3rd anniversary of my husband’s...

The Colour Red

Well wasn’t that a red hot weekend! Definitely not my weather and very happy that my little office is tucked away in my nice cool basement. You may have noticed I used red hot...

Platinum Jubilee

I expect you guessed this would be the topic of my blog this week and I apologise to those not interested! I loved every minute of it and felt so proud to be British...

British Politeness

I was in the UK last week visiting my 95-year-old Dad who is still going strong, and living his motto “keep moving”. He does all his own housework and cooking and starts the day...

How much vocabulary do we need?

My students often say they don’t know enough vocabulary and have trouble learning it. Well I often say “use it or lose it”, we only really remember words we need and use frequently. But...

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