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Travel guide: Glasgow
Is London your go-to destination for a UK city trip? It has so many well-known sights and it is great for shopping so why not? Looking...

Joanne
Feb 114 min read


Your Ultimate Guide to: Attending a meeting in English
In multinational organisations most meetings will be held in English. There are two reasons for this, firstly the attendees may comprise...

Joanne
Feb 53 min read


5 tips to help you negotiate in English
The key to a successful negotiation is that both sides get something they want, without giving too much away. The language and approach...

Joanne
Jan 283 min read


Your Ultimate Guide to Delivering a Presentation in English
Working for a multinational the chances are you use English at work every day and are comfortable doing so. However, delivering a...

Joanne
Jan 216 min read


Your ultimate guide to Language Skills
What are language skills? Speaking Listening Reading Writing Whatever language you are learning these skills are key to fully mastering...

Joanne
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Your Ultimate Guide to Instant Message (IM) speak!
I don't know about you but I'm often confused by IM speak. Maybe it's my age or I've just not bothered to keep up to date with the latest...

Joanne
Dec 10, 20245 min read


Travel guide: Durham
Looking for a city trip to the UK and you've been to London before? Why not try Durham? It's located in the north east of England and is...

Joanne
Nov 27, 20244 min read


Travel Guide: Cornwall
When you think of travelling to the UK do you immediately think London? There is so much for everyone to do there and so many well-known...

Joanne
Nov 5, 20244 min read


Travel Guide: Northumberland
When you think of travelling to the UK do you immediately think London? There is so much for everyone to do there and so many well-known...

Joanne
Oct 29, 20244 min read


How to: attend an interview in English
You have written a great covering letter and CV to get this far. Well done! Remember this as you go into your interview. You have a lot...

Joanne
Oct 17, 20242 min read


How to: Apply for a job in English, 5 tips for writing a covering letter
A covering letter, or letter of motivation, is something we are advised to include when sending our CV to apply for a job. Use your...

Joanne
Oct 9, 20243 min read


Your Ultimate Guide to Attending a Conference in English
Attending a conference isn't only about listening to the speakers it is also, if not even more so, about who you talk to while you are...

Joanne
Sep 17, 20245 min read


Your Guide to: handling a telephone call in English
You're familiar with the scenario, a customer calls and wants to speak to you in English. Is your first reaction to panic? If so read...

Joanne
Sep 16, 20245 min read


How to: Write a work process description in English, 5 tips you can use today
Working for a multinational organisation means that work processes need to be shared across regions. Using a clear structure and linking...

Joanne
Sep 9, 20242 min read


How to: Handle a complaint in English, 5 language tips you can use today
A complaint from a customer is the last thing we want to hear. However, with the right language to handle a problem, and a good attitude,...

Joanne
Sep 2, 20243 min read


Formal and informal emails. What's the difference and why is it important?
Using these 7 tips you can achieve the correct tone in your work and personal emails.

Joanne
Aug 26, 20244 min read


How does it work? The past continuous
The past continuous tells us what was happening, at the same time as another event, in the past. When you called me, I was watching...

Joanne
May 21, 20242 min read


How does it work? The present continuous
The present continuous is used to talk about what is happening now, in this moment. The construction of the present continuous is as...

Joanne
Apr 22, 20242 min read


How does it work? The past simple
This tense is perhaps the least 'simple' of all! We use it to talk about something that happened in the past where both the start and end...

Joanne
Apr 11, 20243 min read


How does it work? The present simple.
This was probably the first tense, or time period, that you learnt when you started studying English grammar. For this reason it's...

Joanne
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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