May 2015
The UK is famous for its journalism and paparazzi, but how far is too far to get a story? Last week, the biggest Sunday newspaper closed down because of a…
I have used several different past tenses in this article. Can you feel/understand the difference between the different uses? Don t worry if you can t, because there is…
Last week was the biggest music festival in the UK, Glastonbury, which saw artists like U2, Coldplay and Beyonce perform over 5 days. Almost every genre of music is played on…
May 2015
When I was young, one of the most popular bands at the time was Nirvana. Thus, when the lead singer Kurt Cobain died, it had a big impact on my…
What does a gorilla national park in the Congo, the island of Madagascar and London s Borough Market have in common? According to travel experts this week, all of them…
Look out for lots of uses of the Present continuous in the article and then a description below of how to use it A few chavs have been looting from…
May 2015
Look out for lots of crime related vocabulary in the article and explanations below the text Unfortunately, everyone knows from reports that London has been in chaos recently, with rioting…
When do you use the past perfect or the past simple? Look out for past perfect (Italics) and past simple (Bold) in the article.To deal with the 922 arrested people…
May 2015
When you can communicate in English, does it really matter if you make some mistakes?As long as you can be understood, is it really important to have perfect grammar…
Look out for sentences containing 'so...that/such...that' highlighted in bold. Can you work out why we use them? If you can't, don't worry because there is a grammar…