Daily Rituals – How Artists Work

Real-life 5-part conversation about the book «Daily Rituals» by Mason Currey complete with transcript and language highlights. Level: higher •  Category: listening, reading, vocabluary  • • • • • • • • • • • • Listening to genuine conversations can be a more difficult task than listening to something that’s scripted. In real life, […]

What’s it worth?

I bought a poster for $10 but the original painting is worth $25 million! We use the word «worth» to measure the value of something. Level: basic •  Category: vocabulary; listening; grammar  • • • • • • • • • • • • Vicki Hollett has a series of videos which help to explain […]

How we really say «have»

Contraction is a key part of speaking English with natural pronunciation. But does it matter if you contract? Level: higher •  Category: pronunciation, speaking  • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade […]

Conversation Exchange

Practise your speaking either in person or on Skype by doing a language exchange. Level: basic • medium • higher •  Category: speaking, writing  • • • • • • • • • all levels  • • • • • • • • • I did a lot of exchanges when I first moved to Barcelona and a lot of people […]