My Blog until 2018

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi

"How to eat breakfast like a weltmeister"? That's the title of this Deutsche Welle video clip....

Did you know that a limerick is a humorous poem with five lines? The first, second and fifth lines...

            I'm not an expert in text messaging. And I'm not a...

When I first came to Germany and was asked to translate a letter into English, I came across the...

If you're a lover of to-do lists, you might like the idea of drawing them in future, rather than...

Do you remember when to use present simple and when to use present continuous? We use the present...

"If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything." Mark Twain

See how Xinda Zhan in China has grown his pearl business by using live-streaming. And learn how...

"Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs." Just for fun!

So which famous writer is just like you? Do Grammarly's fun quiz to find out. Press "Let's Play"...

Do you know the song from "Cabaret" with Liza Minnelli? It starts with Willkommen, bienvenue,...

Need help in organising your next presentation? Watch this video with Alex Lyon to learn how to...

Imagine you want someone to do something. You might be surprised to hear that one of the best ways...

"It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan." Eleanor Roosevelt

I didn't realise that mindfulness has been practised in Japan for centuries. In this article...

This tongue twister looks SO easy, but try to get your tongue around it. Say the sentence out loud...

Find out your English level by taking the British Council's free online English test. And then...

Do you know the word "knickknacks"? They are all those small, worthless objects that we seem to...

Here are some great phrases we can use at work: That's brilliant. Thank you. Fantastic question....

This article on writing better business email messages has a few good tips for us all. It's good...

Read Kwintessential's guide to China to learn more about the country's customs and culture...

Richard Wiseman has another amazing trick for us today. It surprised me and I had to try it out...