My Blog until 2018

You'll find 16 inspirational quotes from children's literature on this page (link to:...

Two hikers are walking through the woods when a huge brown bear suddenly appears in the clearing...

Do you have difficulty in memorising passwords? This short video clip (link to: memorise.org) has...

In the past, we used the terms "policeman" and "policewoman". Today we talk about "police officers".

I know a lot of people who hate presenting in front of an audience. You'll find hundreds, if not...

What is correct? Do we say "good at", "good in" or "good with"? That's a bit of a tricky question....

"There is more to life than increasing its speed." Mahatma Gandhi

OK, it's not really the time of year to get the bikes out of the garage or out of the cellar, is...

Three guys, who are stranded on a desert island, find a magic lamp containing a genie, who grants...

If you'd like to see how good your memory is, watch this short video clip (link to: telegraph.com)...

In the past, the people who looked after us when flying were called "stewards" and "stewardesses"...

I use question tags a lot, don't I? You've probably noticed that, haven't you? I use them at the...

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Confucius

We know how good it is to have a laugh. And sometimes we just need to laugh at something stupid....

How good are you at handing stress? Take this quiz (link to: www.beliefnet.com) to find out if...

We've spoken about using politically correct language before. So instead of using the...

I think this is a clear explanation of what we call the 'zero conditional': "We use the zero...

"Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life." Seneca

If you would like to learn something about countries you do business with, you might like...

Twist your tongue around this tongue twister: "We surely shall see the sun shine soon."

What can we do in the middle of a challenging or frustrating situation to stop our current...

Do you have any idea how you would translate the German word "Doppelgänger"? You might be...

A German colleague of mine invited me to attend one of his workshops. He used an abbreviation...

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt