This week has been London Fashion Week – a very important date for all fashionistas. Here is some informal vocabulary you can use related to wearing clothes, that use the verb ‘dr…
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2015/02/london-fashion-week/

January seems to have rolled away very quickly and it’s February already! This is good news, a lot of the students in my class have been feeling the cold of the winter months and …
Some new vocabulary for the coming of Spring https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2015/02/january-blues/

How has the start of your week been? Has it been good? What exciting things have you done in London recently? Here's an idiom that you can use to describe those positive emotions …
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/10/best-thing/

In class student’s love using their phones to translate words that they don’t know, which of course is useful and important. But another skill is just as important to develop – wo…
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/09/use-dictionary-or-not-use-dictionary1/

In class student’s love using their phones to translate words that they don’t know, which of course is useful and important. But another skill is just as important to develop – wo…
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/09/use-dictionary-or-not-use-dictionary/

It can be difficult to learn new vocabulary sometimes. Last year a CAE student told me what she did to try and learn something really well – everyday she chose a new word that she…
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/09/keep-practising-your-english-vocabulary/

Where has the summer gone? It seems like London weather is back to its normal cold self these days, which is a real shame! Here are some that use temperature idioms for you, can y…
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/08/temperature-idioms/

I've written a lot on this blog about learning vocabulary, which is because I think it is one of the most important things to do to help you improve your English. Hopefully you al…
https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/08/more-ways-learn-vocabulary-home/

Idioms can be very difficult to work out the meaning of - that's because if something is an idiom then the meaning is not clear from the words in the phrase! A cucumber is a green…
A new adjective idiom https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2014/07/idiom-week-be-cool-cucumber-adjective-idiom/

Learn English vocabulary with Jan from Islington Centre for English, London, in this free online lesson. 
Learn English vocabulary with Jan from Islington Centre for English, London, in this free online lesson. https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2013/04/free-english-lesson-online-3-vocabulary/

Hi guys, Just to follow up what we said about usually, used to, be used to, get used to. See how you do. Correct the sentences below (if they need correcting). 1. I’m not used…
English test on confusing words... https://letslearnenglish.org/blog/2012/07/improve-your-english-try-quiz/