Linking Words in English — Join Your Ideas Like a Pro
💬 The chain of ideas: When I first wrote essays in French, my teacher said: "Les idées sont là, mais elles ne se parlent pas." — The ideas are there, but they don't talk to…
Category: Vocabulary & Collocations
Word combinations, collocations, lexical sets, and vocabulary building across all CEFR levels.
Giving Your Opinion in English — Phrases Beyond ‘I Think’
💬 Cambridge speaking exams test this: Simply saying "I think..." every time makes your language sound flat. Examiners — and real people — want variety. Here are the phrases that move you from B1 to…
Phrasal Verbs with GET — 8 You’ll Use Every Day
💬 From real life: My first week in Australia, a colleague said: "Just get on with it, mate." I nodded. I had absolutely no idea what "get on with" meant. I spent the afternoon pretending…
Feelings & Emotions in English — How to Say What You Feel
💬 The word that changed everything: In a job interview in Sydney, I was asked "How are you feeling about the role?" I knew the grammar. I didn't know the vocabulary of feelings. I said…
Food & Drink in English — 20 Words Every Beginner Needs
🍽️ Welcome! Food words are the first vocabulary every English learner needs. Whether you are 6 or 60, you need to order lunch, read a menu, and tell someone what you love eating. Let's go!
Intensifiers: Very, Really, Absolutely, Utterly
One of the things I noticed moving from hospitality English to academic English is that 'very tired' felt wrong in writing. In speaking, it is fine. But the more precise you are — 'utterly exhausted'…
Describing Graphs and Data: The Language of Numbers
When I rebuilt my professional history from years of email records, I had to describe trends: 'email volume increased sharply in 2014', 'it declined steadily after 2018', 'it remained stable throughout'. The language of data…
Prefixes and Suffixes: Build Your Vocabulary Fast
When I was working towards French C1, I noticed I could guess words I'd never seen by breaking them apart. The same works in English. If you know that un- means 'not' and -able means…
Collocations: The Words That Go Together
When I was working as a barista, I noticed that English speakers didn't say 'do a coffee' — they said 'make a coffee'. Not 'take a decision' but 'make a decision'. Not 'do progress' but…
Body Language and Communication: What You Say Without Words
In hospitality, a guest's body language told me more than their words. Arms crossed? Not happy yet. Leaning in? Interested and engaged. Looking around? Waiting for something. Understanding body language — and knowing how to…