If you're studying for the CAE or the IELTS exam, you'll know that it's not always easy to show the difference between informal and formal writing conventions. Making sure your letters sound appropriate, doesn't have to be that hard. Try to keep the following things in mind when writing: Who is my audience? This means… Continue reading Writing Help: Letters- what to consider
The phrasal verb for this Friday is cosy up- as in making yourself comfortable with some blankets, a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate and maybe someone you love. Here is a perfect representation of my dog, Sammy, all cosied up on the sofa. This week's idiom, is 'couch potato', something that this picture… Continue reading Phrasal Verbs and Idioms Friday
Reported speech is an interesting one- when to use it, how to use it and how to make it can be a little tricky at times. Let's have a look at some basics. We use reported speech to repeat or report what someone else has said. Often this is used when we're telling a story… Continue reading Grammar help: Reported Speech
I was talking to one of my students last week, and asked him, 'Did I tell you I put a vegetable garden in my backyard?' Nearing the end of our lesson, he asked me why I had used the past simple and not the present perfect. If I had used the present perfect, my question… Continue reading Grammar Help: Past Simple or Present Perfect?
English Class with Heather 