by Abbie September 25, 2018 Number of comments0 English everyday English everyday – do up We want to do up the kitchen next year, it’s quite old, and the cupboards are all broken. They’ve justContinue Reading
by Abbie January 16, 2018 Number of comments0 English everyday English everyday – Time’s up Time’s up, but why ‘up’ not ‘down’, ‘over’ or ‘back’?
by Abbie November 20, 2017 Number of comments0 English everyday 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
by Abbie August 31, 2017 Number of comments0 English for parents English for parents – open up and shut up Open up! Shut up! These are not opposites. No. Nope. Nuh-uh. But they have very subtle differences depending on whoContinue Reading
by Abbie August 24, 2017 Number of comments0 English for parents English for parents – brush your teeth The phrases that strikes fear into toddlers and parents alike: Brush your teeth. We say brush your teeth, open up*,Continue Reading
by Abbie August 17, 2017 Number of comments0 English for parents English for parents – leave it alone You know toddlers, those little darlings aged 2-3 years old, who love to prod, poke, touch, thump and lick everything,Continue Reading
by Abbie August 10, 2017 Number of comments0 English for parents English for parents – Clean up or Tidy up? I’m a big believer in consistency, especially around children. I think if you are going to teach them something youContinue Reading
by Abbie August 4, 2017 Number of comments0 English for parents English for parents – Come on and Hurry up I probably use these two phrases about nine hundred times a day. Come on, put your socks on now. HurryContinue Reading