Everyday Business Idioms
How many times have you been listening to a colleague speaking English and heard a word or phrase which doesn’t seem to fit into the conversation? Hi Bob, how are you today? Great thanks, Hiroko, but it’s raining cats and dogs outside today, isn’t it? If you would walk away from this conversation thinking […]
Homophones You Need to Know
Have you heard the joke about the English teacher consoling his student? The student cried, “I’ll never learn all of these homophones!” Comforting the student, the teacher replied, “Their, they’re.” Homophones are pairs or groups of words which are pronounced the same, but differ in meaning, origin or spelling. For example, there, their and they’re. It’s important to learn […]
The Past Tenses
Here’s the second part of our English Grammar Tense Cheat Sheets. Make sure you bookmark this page. Scroll to the bottom for questions to practise. Here we go. past simple When do we use it? completed actions Last Thursday I had a beer with Maggie. past habits. When I was a child, […]
Meet the Intrepid English Teachers – Lida!
Can you tell us a little about yourself? My name is Lida, I’m 30, and I’m originally from Prague in the Czech Republic. I studied in California in high school and I studied linguistics at Aberdeen University in Scotland. I went travelling after my university degree and I was planning on teaching […]
Phrasal Verbs with UP
Phrasal verbs are the combination of a verb followed by a preposition and/or a particle. By combining these words together, a new meaning is created which is different to the meaning of the words individually. For example, the verb run + the preposition up = run up. We ran up a huge bill in the restaurant last night! By adding another […]
The Present Tenses
We’ve put together a few English Grammar Tense Cheat Sheets for you to bookmark, print, laminate and stick to the outside of your shower. Trust us, you will want to find these again. Scroll to the bottom for practice questions. Okay. Let’s get going. present simple When do we use it? routine/habits […]
Intrepid English Student Profile
Today’s blog is a little different from our usual offerings. I chatted with my student, Erik, who has just reached the end of his Intrepid English Academy Success Path. He has reached his goal level in English – Congratulations, Erik! I asked Erik a few questions about his experience of learning English with me […]
Meet the Intrepid English Teachers – Tom
Hi everyone! I’m Tom. I’m one of the Intrepid English Teachers and I’d like to introduce myself to anyone who doesn’t know me already. Let’s get started! I am originally from Wales. I grew up in the capital city, Cardiff, which was where I did my undergraduate degree in English. Unlike […]
Idioms
Vocabulary found in this blog derive (verb) obtain something from (a specified source). literally (adverb) in a literal manner or sense; exactly. literal (adj) taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration. context (noun) the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of […]
Burns Night
Vocabulary comprise (verb) – to include ode (noun) – a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject critically acclaimed (phrase) – a piece of work that has received generally good reviews from a number of critics bagpipes (noun) – a traditional Scottish musical instrument Here in Scotland, […]