Mar 29, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: above and beyond the call of duty One of the delights of teaching foreign students in my home city of London is that I get to see the place through their eyes. My learners notice things about life here that I take for granted, things that I’m too close to to be able to see properly. For instance, they’ll ask why we […]
Mar 26, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: to all intents and purposes I was lucky enough to spend all of last week in Norilsk, the most northerly city in the world. I was running a course there, and as is always the case when I’m in Russia, I was struck by the enthusiasm, dedication and motivation of the local teachers of English. I was also struck by […]
Mar 21, 2017 Chunks, Word of the day Word of the day: vanilla These days, there’s no shame in looking online for a partner. Indeed, it’s all the rage in certain circles. The online dating scene has come a long way in a short period of time and there’s been an incredible diversification of products available, with users now able to access everything from Muslim dating to S&M […]
Mar 19, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: get (back) in the swing of things I hate goodbyes. Always have done, and always will do. I’ve certainly never understood where there’s a good in goodbye, that’s for sure. Still, just as you need sad to understand what happy is, cold to understand hot, and so on, so I have come to accept the wisdom laid out in one my favourite-ever […]
Mar 14, 2017 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: hair of the dog For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to see the world. It’s been one of my burnings ambitions since I was maybe 15 and 16. I guess that the first time the travel bug bit me was when I read On The Road by Jack Kerouac, and found myself hypnotised by his […]
