by Phil Williams | Oct 11, 2022 | Exercises, Grammar
It’s October which means it’s Spooky Season, and time for another themed article. Today, we’re going to practice relative clauses with a Halloween theme. For a quick introduction, relative clauses are clauses that add additional detail to nouns. They are connected by...
by Phil Williams | Jul 12, 2022 | Exercises, Writing skills
Following on from my recent writing exercise for a letter of local investment, I’ve got another exercise today covering a topic that affects everyone at some point: a letter of complaint. The task here specifically concerns something ordered online, which we all...
by Phil Williams | May 10, 2022 | Exercises, Writing skills
Ever since I released the book Advanced Writing Skills, I have been planning to produce some companion exercises to go with it. These would be writing prompts with model example answers provided. Now, I’ve finally produced some of these, which I intend to...
by Phil Williams | Jan 11, 2022 | Definitions, Exercises, Vocabulary, Words
Time for another comparisons / common mistakes post, as I had a few requests towards the end of last year regarding some commonly confused words. Today’s ones look very similar (and can sound very similar) but have very different meanings, so they’re good...
by Phil Williams | Dec 21, 2021 | Exercises, Reading Exercise
With Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for another holiday-themed exercise! Today, I’m continuing my advanced reading exercise series with the opening from a very famous Christmas story, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I previously discussed the cultural...
by Phil Williams | Nov 9, 2021 | Definitions, Exercises, General English, Writing skills
This is a continuation of my Idioms and Sayings exercise series, which I started last month. As a reminder, I’ve put together a list of 45 interesting, popular sayings which I’m putting into 3 short exercises, with the third one to come soon. Check the first exercise...