Skip to content

Knifesedge TEFL

Sharpen Up Your English Online
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ
  • Testimonials

Blog

Expressions related to Wills and Inheritance.

May 4, 2019 knifesedge Leave a comment

Will: A legal statement of someone’s wish after their death Beneficiary: Someone named in a legal document to inherit money…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: English Expressions, TEFL, TESOL

Everyday expressions

June 6, 2018 knifesedge

Since I started teaching English back in May 2016, I’ve met a lot of great students, worked on a number…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog Filed under: English, English Expressions, Phrases, TEFL, TESOL

A brief guide to….Raise vs Rise

April 21, 2018 knifesedge Leave a comment

The words Raise and Rise are often confused and in fact they do mean the same thing – to move…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog Filed under: English, Grammar, TEFL, TESOL

Expressions related to the end of a job

April 13, 2018 knifesedge Leave a comment

Whether we choose to leave a job or the decision is made for us, there are a number of English…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog Filed under: English, Expressions, Slang, TEFL, TESOL

Ensure vs Insure vs Assure

March 23, 2018 knifesedge Leave a comment

A student of mine recently mentioned these three words, Assure, Ensure and Insure and was not sure about the differences.…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog

Text adventures

January 13, 2018 knifesedge Leave a comment

Back in the late 1970’s – early 1980’s, the first computer games were developed and an incredibly popular form of…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Uncategorized

A brief guide to….Used to vs. Use to

November 27, 2017 knifesedge 123 Comments

Some of my students are confused with the use of the expression used to so hopefully this will simplify it.…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog Filed under: A brief guide to, English, TEFL, TESOL

Sometime vs Some time vs Sometimes

November 10, 2017 knifesedge 17 Comments

One of my students asked me to explain the difference and uses of these words so I thought this might…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog Filed under: Blog, English, TEFL, TESOL

The Silent H

November 8, 2017 knifesedge 2 Comments

Some of my students have trouble with words that have a silent letter ‘H’. While words like ghost and ghoul…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Blog Filed under: English, Silent letters, TEFL, TESOL

10 words that native Czech speakers might find difficult

October 31, 2017 knifesedge Leave a comment

Think you can pronounce these words correctly? Why not book a trial lesson with me and find out? Subscribe to…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Worksheet Filed under: Czech, pronunciation, worksheet

Posts navigation

← Older posts

Follow Us

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Contact Us

Form

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ
  • Testimonials
Copyright © 2021 Knifesedge TEFL — Uptown Style WordPress theme by GoDaddy
Free Ebooks - 25 Phrasal Verbs and 15 Expressions for Everyday English

Sign up today for your free copies of 25 Phrasal Verbs for Everyday English and 15 Everyday English Expressions.

A great introduction to using some of the most common English terms.