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My favourite Christmas song - 'Last Christmas'

'Last Christmas' is an extremely popular Christmas song in the UK.  It was released in 1984 by the ...

Intermediate reading Comprehension. The 10 best things about Christmas.

Practice your reading comprehension with this article relating to the 10 best things about Christma...

the story of the gingerbread man

Dear students,Merry Christmas! Get ready for a delightful adventure into the enchanting realm of th...

The system of obesity

Beginners reading comprehension. Harriet's Christmas Day

Practice your reading comprehension with this Harriet's story. Now you have read the story can you ...

Let's go to Brazil!

Do you know the nationald animal in Brazil is the jaguar?Have you attended the carnival in Brazil?W...

Japanese has two types of passive sentences

　　In Japanese, passive sentences are used very often, such as “Watashi wa sensei ni homerareta(my t...

Merry Chrismas! from the SKY TREE

Hello!Today, I introduce one of my favorite places in Tokyo.This picture above was taken under the ...

What I would be happy to receive as a gift is..

Gifts have a special way of bringing joy and excitement, and imagining the perfect gift can be a de...

Beginners listening comprehension and sentence practice

Watch the video and learn about an English Christmas. Can you remember the keywords? Do you know wh...

Differences between Japanese and English honorific expressions

　Hello. I'm Naoko, an online Japanese teacher and Japanese language researcher. Today I will be tal...

It's that time of year

Hey Happy Christmas Everyone!It's that time of year again - time for celebration and a bit of refle...

Here is my Christmas gift to all of you.

Merry Christmas Everyone.I go on holiday tomorrow and will find it difficult to post more than once...

Intermediate reading comprehension for teenagers at Christmas.

Read this story about the Smith family from the UK. Can you prepare answers to these questions? On...

Quick tips: exaggerating numbers

Many languages have words for large but indefinite numbers, and English is no exception! In fact, t...

Christmas Idioms Part 2 . Advanced English

This is part 2. I strongly suggest you start with part 1 because idioms are hard to understand even...

Common British Pub Phrases and Idioms.

Tis the season to be social.Last weekend many people had Christmas work parties and dinners. I pers...

How will AI affect language learning in the future?

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash   Two years ago, during my Master’s degree program, I took a cou...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! FROM LUCA SENSEI 2023-2024

Ciao a tutti Hi everyone this is Luca Sensei.I want to thank all my students for this year efforts ...

Intermediate Phrasal verbs at Christmas Part 2

I recommend that you do the tasks in Part 1 before trying Part 2.Here you will see the same 5 idiom...

Are you bad at choosing gifts?

I will go Christmas shopping for my family's gifts on Friday. I will probably buy some nice bottles...

Create your perfect future! 2024 will be your year :-)

Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it :-) If you are like me and keen to make 2024 your bes...

The precious gift of time

When asked what I want for my birthday or Christmas, I find it more and more difficult to know what...

Christmas movies: New(ish) favourites

Today I’d like to share two Christmas movies that are fairly new (they came out within the last 5 y...

Christmas Superlative fun. Intermediate practice materials

Christmas time is exciting and a great opportunity to practice using superlative. First study the g...

Let's go to the UAE!

What do you know about the UAE?They have the tallest building in the world.They have a human-made i...

HEALTHY FOOD SHOPPING LIST :-)

If you have ever wondered what to buy at the supermarket and what to eat to be healthy - this is ex...

Advanced Listening Comprehension. Christmas around the world.

This Christmas video has a lot of interesting information however it is fast and might be a challen...

Autumn/Winter 2023: Tutor Column Award

I know I haven’t been posting articles as often as usual during this busy holiday season, so I was ...

Let's go to Italy!

What colors do you see on Italy's national flag?What's tha national animals about Italy?What's the ...