Category Archives: Speaking & Pronunciation

Silent English Letters

Posted on October 25, 2025 by mhardy3222

Greetings English Learners! It’s time for some silliness! The English Language does seem to have an unfair number of silent letters. How can you remember them all? Well, it takes time and familiarity, and a generous dose of humour helps! … Continue reading →

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The Crocodile and The Monkey : a Poem by Vikram Seth

Posted on June 30, 2025 by mhardy3222

Greetings English Students! It’s Story Time! Who doesn’t love a great story? Today, I’m going to share a fabulous story with you: The Crocodile and The Monkey by Vikram Seth. It may look like a children’s story, but it has … Continue reading →

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Difficult Pronunciation & How to Remember It #2

Posted on January 8, 2025 by mhardy3222

Photo by Mimi Thian, Unsplash Today, I will continue to focus on common English words that many of you find difficult to pronounce. (See my previous post: Difficult Pronunciation & How to Remember It) Here is a quick reminder: My … Continue reading →

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Improve Fluency with Understatement

Posted on May 25, 2024 by mhardy3222

Greetings English learners! Today, I am looking at how you can improve your fluency with a simple technique and you can start today. Yes, today! Ready? Let’s start. Have a look at the painting below. What do you think? Do … Continue reading →

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Difficult Pronunciation & How to Remember It – Part 1

Posted on December 21, 2022 by mhardy3222

Photo by Mimi Thian, Unsplash Greetings English Learners! This will be my last Post for this year and I have decided to focus on common English words that many of you find difficult to pronounce. My students can usually pronounce … Continue reading →

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Improve your English with a British Council approved tutor

Posted on February 5, 2022 by mhardy3222

Hello students!As you know, I’m taking a break from teaching English (while I complete my e-book). Meanwhile, I have found the perfect online option for you! The best advice I can give to all my English students is to get … Continue reading →

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Advanced Reading & Listening: Our World Today

Posted on December 17, 2020 by mhardy3222

Today, I have two reading texts and two short videos, all timely and thought-provoking. All are outstanding and varied examples of the use of English language. ♦ The first reading is a fact-based text which defines, and provides examples of, … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech

Posted on October 29, 2020 by mhardy3222

 Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.                          SALMAN RUSHDIE Language is communication. Language is so vital to the human condition … Continue reading →

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Russell Crowe Teaches You Australian & New Zealand Slang – Vanity Fair

Posted on July 12, 2020 by mhardy3222

Russell Crowe recently made a video for Vanity Fair explaining Australian & New Zealand Slang. I thought that you might enjoy it. I do not recommend the subtitles. They are misleading!

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English Classes Online

Posted on May 19, 2020 by mhardy3222

In my last post, April 26, 2020, I recommended my colleague Leonie Bywater https://www.facebook.com/ProficiencyExamExpert for those of you who were enquiring about learning English online, particularly for learners wanting private lessons and /or tutoring for English exams. For Elementary and Pre-intermediate level … Continue reading →

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