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Expressions related to Wills and Inheritance.

May 4, 2019 knifesedge

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

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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…

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

A brief guide to….Raise vs Rise

April 21, 2018 knifesedge

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

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

Expressions related to the end of a job

April 13, 2018 knifesedge

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

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

Ensure vs Insure vs Assure

March 23, 2018 knifesedge

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

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Text adventures

January 13, 2018 knifesedge

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

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A brief guide to….Used to vs. Use to

November 27, 2017 knifesedge 1 Comment

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

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

Sometime vs Some time vs Sometimes

November 10, 2017 knifesedge 5 Comments

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

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

The Silent H

November 8, 2017 knifesedge 1 Comment

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

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

10 words that native Czech speakers might find difficult

October 31, 2017 knifesedge

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

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

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