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Dog Tired

All English teachers love coffee. Well, most of them do, at least. In all my years working as an English teacher, I’ve met very few colleagues who don’t like a cup of coffee in the morning to give them a bit of energy before class. That’s why I was interested to see this article on …

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On Your Bike

I love cycling. It’s such a clean and healthy way to get around and a nice way to exercise, too. I don’t think it’s that good for your health to smoke and eat fatty foods while you are cycling, though. That’s why I was amused by this article on the BBC News website. It seems …

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Hitch a Ride

I think car-sharing is a great idea but sometimes it can be difficult to find someone to share with. That’s why I was interested in this article on the Reuters website about a new car-sharing service in Germany. There’s lots of interesting vocabulary related to travelling by car in the article, too. The first interesting …

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Capital Offence

Something I very often have to correct when I’m helping students with their writing is the overuse of capital letters. Obviously, we need to use a capital letter for the beginning of a sentence or a proper noun, however, using them for a whole or phrase is the written equivalent of shouting, especially when writing …

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