English for parents – fart
Yes, it’s come to this. Farts. Bottom trumpets, passing gas, toots, air biscuits, dropping an egg, breaking wind, and amusinglyContinue Reading
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English for parents – playground games
I could write a whole book about the games children play, but I’m just going to talk about a fewContinue Reading
English coaching – why I won’t correct all your mistakes
How do you feel when you are told you have made a mistake? Bad, sorry, ashamed, guilty, unconfident? I’m guessingContinue Reading
English everyday – whinge and whine
Whinge, whine, moan, grumble, bitch, just stop with all your complaining! Whinging is a great British past-time, we love toContinue Reading
English for parents – play dip
Some popular rhymes that children use when they are playing
English everyday – nuts
You must be nuts! You can eat them but there’s more you can do with nuts in English
English everyday – plug in
In which I get very tech-savvy
English for parents – potty training
Potty training, or sometimes, toilet training. We have to go through it. That time when children must learn to useContinue Reading
English everyday – go on then
Christmas is coming, the adverts are getting fat, please put some money in Tesco’s hat. What I’m interested in isContinue Reading
English everyday – racist words
Did you know it’s offensive to use the word Jap to refer to Japanese people? It might seem like aContinue Reading
