Teacher Richard Chalmers
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Joined: Tuesday, 6th March 2012
Richard has taught 2,986 online classes to 68 students in 28 countries...
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My name is Richard. I am the creator of Linguaspectrum, the best place online to learn and practice English for free, and Linguaspectrum PLUS, the web's best online language school.
I am an experienced and qualified English Teacher and I have given thousands of online English classes to students around the world since 2006.
I have also been a professional writer, publishing my first article in 1984, and the passion of my working life has always been the English language. I can't imagine a better job than that of teaching English to students across the world. It is a privilege to meet and to teach so many wonderful people in so many countries. And all of this without ever once having to step outside my own home. The benefits of technology!
I am flexible and adaptable and always keep my student's needs uppermost in my thoughts. As far as I am concerned, my students are in charge of their own learning while I guide them along on the exciting journey that is the English language.
I love to teach and my students love to learn. It's a perfect combination!
Native Language: English (British) (Proficient)
Teaching English (British) from Elementary to Proficient
Second Language: Spanish (Intermediate)
Classes from just €8.74 for 30 minutes.
Teacher Richard's Websites
This is my personal blog that I sometimes get round to adding stuff to. I add my published writing, my photographs and some of my ideas.
Daily Doses of English give you a daily English lesson in a short, easy to digest format. Once you get your first taste of a Daily Dose of English, I guarantee you will be addicted.
There are 167 Daily Doses of English covering many areas of everyday English.
362 Irregular English verbs with flashcards, verb lists to help you memorise these important verbs. The site also gives lets you listen to each of the verbs so that you can get the pronunciation right every time.
This is my photography website on which I showcase some of the photographs I have taken over the years. I love taking pictures, and use many of them in my Video English Lessons.
Teacher Richard's YouTube Channels
The best place on the web to find interesting Video English Lessons with extra interactive learning material at Linguaspectrum.com
A Daily Dose of Everyday English For Every Day!
Early Daily Doses of English made between November 2010 and March 31st, 2011.
Learn English through the history, literature and culture of Britain
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I teach both conversation and intensive classes. While conversation classes are just that, intensive classes involve working through a chosen course book. The book chosen depends on the results of the Introductory Class, but may be a general English course or an English for Special Purposes (ESP) book, such as business or aviation.
Intensive Classes - Book Based
Before an intensive class, a student does some reading and listening exercises from the chosen course books. A student can decide how much time to dedicate to this preparation, depending on their day-to-day commitments, though I will guide them by suggesting which exercises to look at. Most students spend at least an hour on this guided self-study, but it all depends on a student’s motivation and dedication to their studies.
During the online class, the student has the opportunity to use the language they have learnt during their guided self-study time in a natural, communicative fashion. The online class is also an opportunity to clear up any doubts they may have, and to improve their understanding. When we hear, we forget. When we read, we remember. But when we do, we understand. My method is to get the student to use the language in a productive and communicative way and thus come to understand how the language works. This way, the student becomes more confident and more fluent in their use of the language, be it spoken or written.
Writing Classes
Writing is a skill often overlooked. Teachers tend not to concentrate on writing because it can be time-consuming. But writing is an important skill that can be of great help to understanding the language. I teach writing by asking students to prepare a piece of written work. We then work through it together during an online class. This way the student comes to better understand their mistakes and how the language works. This method also works well for students who want help editing an important document. Theses, reports, presentations, letters, proposals and more can benefit from this approach, while the student also learns from their mistakes.
Class Length
I recommend that students take 30-60 minute online classes, as often as possible. Regularity and moderation of study helps students make the fastest progress. In online classes longer than 60 minutes, the additional time is of little benefit to the learning process and can be counter-productive. The amount of effort a student must make in an online class can be mentally exhausting. In the online classroom the student gets 100% of my attention, and has to work hard for 100% of the time, unlike in a classroom, where other students provide breathing space. In the online classroom, students have nowhere to hide, but they do make very fast progress.
Availability
I am available from 1000hrs to 2200hrs every day except Wednesdays, and alternating Saturdays and Sundays. Classes at the weekend can be more relaxing for the student as they are usually free of the pressures of work.
Benefits
A typical language academy provides 3 hours a week of classroom time in classes of one-and-a-half hours with 10-12 students. A typical year’s course consists of around 96 hours and ought to take a student to the next level. With online classes, you can complete the equivalent of a year's course in an academy in a few months.
In an academy, students open their course books and work through the exercises with the teacher. For the majority of the time they are passively reading or listening to the teacher or to other students. The amount of actual productive language use per student is woefully low. With my online classes, the student has done the passive work before reaching the classroom. They then have 100% of the time to put that language into productive communication.
Bear in mind that there are no travel expenses or time involved in online study, and its convenience cannot be matched by an academy, and you will see that there is no better way to learn a language than online.
Dead as a Doornail
This English lesson will open the door to your understanding of door idioms. He's as dead as a doornail! Would you like to know why he's as dead as a doornail and not just dead? Would you like to know why there is a park on my doorstep? Do this lesson and get your foot in the door of the world of English idioms.
It's Life, Jim!
The first images of life on an alien world? Cloud-topped mountains? Verdant peaks and fertile valleys? The Mars rover, Curiosity, has been searching for similar signs of alien life for several months. It's life, Jim, but not as we know it.
The Vowel in Up
Welcome to the twelth Linguaspectrum British English pronunciation video. As I mentioned in the last video, number eleven, we have a group of three vowel sounds, /æ/, /e/, and /ʌ/ which are very similar, very common, and very confusing. The last video looked at the confusion between the /æ/ and the /e/ sounds. In this video, we'll take a look at the /ʌ/ sound on our British English IPA chart.
It's a Small World.
If you stop for a moment, and look closely at the world around you, you can find some pretty amazing things. I thought I’d share with you some of the amazing things I found today.
Iron
All you need to know about iron, ironing and how to say them.
At the Museum
A museum gives us a peek into the past and makes us realise that, apart from the technology, we are essentially the same as those who came before us. This quiz explores the useful vocabulary of museums. You will learn the meaning of words such as: gallery, exhibit, exhibition, collection, artefact, antiquity, relic, label, plinth, mount, alcove, torso, statue, sculpture, bust, mosaic, column, capital, archaeological, archaeology, prehistoric, tantalising, skull, owl, adorn, rim, hoard, grisly, excavation, rivet, elaborate, wick, crude, fashioned, inset, plaited.
The Close-Mid Front Unrounded Vowel /e/
Welcome to the seventh Linguaspectrum British English pronunciation video. In this video, we'll take a look at the pure vowel sound /e/ on our British English IPA chart. So how is this /e/ vowel sound represented in written English? You will be pleased to discover that this is one of the vowels that is mainly spelt one way, with the letter e.
The close back rounded vowel /u:/
In this video we are looking at the /u:/ vowel sound. The /u:/ is called the close back rounded vowel and is found in words such as goose. /gu:s/ Notice that the /u:/ sound has two dots after it. As you know, this means that the vowel sound is a long vowel sound. Think of the /u:/ as the longer version of the /ʊ/.
The near-close near-back rounded vowel /ʊ/
Let's take a look at the first of the two close back vowel sounds on our British English IPA chart, shall we? The /ʊ/ is called the near-close near-back rounded vowel and is found in words such as foot /fʊt/.
The Short /ɪ/ Sound
The short vowel sound /ɪ/ might look like the letter I, but it is not pronounced like the name of the letter I, it is pronounced as /ɪ/. A short sound. Now, it may not sound like the names of any of the letters of the alphabet that represent vowels, but it does look like the letter I, and it is the letter I that we most commonly use to spell the sound /ɪ/. You can most clearly hear the short vowel sound, /ɪ/, in short monosyllabic words that have only the one vowel sound, /ɪ/, in them, like big, dim, fib, hit, lip, pig, rib, sin, tip, wit, zip.
The First Pure Vowel - /i:/
The first pure vowel sound on our chart is a long vowel sound. We know it is a long vowel because it has two dots (:) after it. The first pure vowel sound is the sound we make when we say the letter e. E is one of the five letters in the English alphabet that represent vowels. These letters are... a, e, i, o, u This long vowel sound is heard in words such as tree /tri:/, me /mi:/ and pea /pi:/. Notice that the sound /i:/ can be spelt in many ways.
Vowels, Consonants and Syllables
The second in the extended series of British English pronunciation. All you ever wanted to know about syllables, but were afraid to ask.
British English Pronunciation - Introduction
This is the first video English lesson in the extended series, British English Pronunciation.
Electricity
Without electricity you wouldn't be watching this video now. But what exactly is electricity? This video aims to show you what electricity is and how it became so important.
The Weather
If it wasn't for the weather, the English would have nothing to talk about. Accordingly, this introduction to a series of five weather videos should give you all the weather words you need when talking about the weather.
The Days of the Week
It's not easy remembering the days of the week, even if you are a native speaker.
Months of the Year
Learn the months of the year and the seasons to which the months belong. There are four seasons in an English year. In English these are spring, also known as springtime. summer, which is also called summertime... autumn, or fall in the English of the USA, because it is the time when leaves fall... and winter or wintertime.
Aircraft Anatomy
Since the days of the Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903, aircraft have become ever more sophisticated and bigger.
Political Correctness
A term that has become increasingly popular in English since the 1970s has been political correctness or PC. In simple terms, this means avoiding the use of words or phrases that might upset someone's sensibilities. In more complex terms, this means being afraid to say what you think because it just might be deemed offensive by the PC Brigade. It is a curtailing of our freedom of speech.
Going to the Toilet
Here is a subject you won't find in any detail in any of your English textbooks. It's strange really, when you consider that each and every one of us does this at least once or twice a day.
Textbooks
Here are the books that Teacher Richard uses for those students who want to pursue a set English (British) course.
Book Level: Proficient - C2
Book Title: Proficiency Masterclass: Student's Book
Author: Kathy Gude and Micheal Duckworth
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 978-0194329125
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Book Level: Advanced - C1
Book Title: Straightforward Advanced: Student Book
Author: Roy Norris and Philip Kerr
Publisher: Macmillan ELT
ISBN: 978-1405010818
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Book Level: Upper-Intermediate - B2
Book Title: Language to Go: Upper Intermediate Students Book
Author: Antonia Clare and JJ WIlson
Publisher: Longman
ISBN: 978-0582403994
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Book Level: Intermediate - B1
Book Title: New Cutting Edge: Intermediate: Student's Book
Author: Sarah Cunningham and Peter Moor
Publisher: Longman ELT
ISBN: 978-0582825178
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Book Level: Pre-Intermediate - A2
Book Title: Language Leader Pre-Intermediate
Author: Ian Lebeau, Gareth Rees, David King
Publisher: Pearson Longman
ISBN: 978-1405826877
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Exam Textbooks courses for English (British) studies
Teacher Richard uses these books to prepare students for exams.
Exam Name: IELTS - International English language Testing System
Language: English (British)
Book Title: IELTS Masterclass - Student's Book with MultiROM
Author: Simon Haines, Peter May
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 978-0194575478
Exam Name: Certificate of Proficiency in English – CPE
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Proficiency Masterclass: Student's Book
Author: Kathy Gude and Micheal Duckworth
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 978-0194329125
Exam Name: Certificate of Advanced English – CAE
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Straightforward Advanced: Student Book
Author: Roy Norris and Philip Kerr
Publisher: Macmillan ELT
ISBN: 978-1405010818
Exam Name: First Certificate - FCE
Language: English (British)
Book Title: FCE Result - Student's Book
Author: Paul A. Davies, Tim Falla, Kathy Gude, Mary Stephens
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 978-0194800273
Language for Special Purposes in English (British)
These are the textbooks that Teacher Richard uses to teach English (British) for special purposes.
Special Language: Business English
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Market Leader: Upper Intermediate Business English (Course Book)
Author: David Cotton, David Falvey, Simon Kent
Publisher: Pearson ESL
ISBN: 978-0582434646
Special Language: Writing
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Academic Writing from paragraph to essay
Author: Lisa Rumisek
Publisher: Hueber Max GmbH + Co. KG
ISBN: 978-3190425761
Special Language: Aviation English
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Aviation English for ICAO Compliance
Author: Henry Emery, Andy Roberts, Ruth Goodman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0230027572
Special Language: Medical English
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Oxford English for Careers: Medicine 1 Students Book
Author: Sam McCarter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0194023009
Special Language: Medical English
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Oxford English for Careers Medicine 2 Student Book
Author: Sam McCarter
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0194569569
Special Language: Pronunciation
Language: English (British)
Book Title: English Pronunciation in Use Advanced
Author: Martin Hewings
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 978-0521693769
Special Language: English for the Hotel Industry
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Be My Guest
Author: Francis O'Hara
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521 77689 9
Special Language: English for Tourism
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Oxford English for Careers: Tourism 2
Author: Robin Walker and Keith Harding
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 978-0194551038
Special Language: English for Engineering
Language: English (British)
Book Title: Cambridge English for Engineering
Author: Mark Ibbotson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 978-0-521-71518-8
Conversation Topics for English (British) classes
Just choose one of these topics and let Teacher Richard know in the comments when you book your class.
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A look at alcohol and the part it plays in our society today.
This class looks and banking and banks and examines our relationship with them.
Where do we get our ideas of beauty from, and how important is beauty in the modern world?
A lesson based on idioms and common expressions relating to parts of the body.
Bread is an important staple in many diets around the world. This class explores the world of bread.
They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and this class is going to look in detail at breakfast.
How much do you know about Great Britain?
Capitalism is the dominant economic system in the western world. A few people get rich, many people have a better standard of living than in the past. What are your views about capitalism?
Do you want to be free to know what you want to know, or do you want to have restrictions placed on what you are allowed to know? Censorship is a hot potato and one I'll enjoy sharing with you in our Conversation Class.
Change is part of nature, part of the world we live in, part of ourselves. To deny change is to deny possibility. In this Conversation Class we will examine your attitude towards change.
A very important topic these days, global warming gives us plenty of things to talk about.
It's been around for centuries and is one of the world's most popular drinks. How much do you know about coffee?
There was a time when we just carried cash in our pockets. Now it seems that everyone has a credit card. How much do you know about them?
They say that crime doesn't pay. Do you think so? What are your views on crime and criminals? Share your ideas with me during this Conversation Class.
To die to sleep, to sleep perchance to dream? So said William Shakespeare. How much do you know about dreaming?
Next to breathing, eating is the most important thing we do in life. What can you tell me about eating?
Eggs are a major source of nutrition in the world. We use them for so many things, but have you ever stopped to think about what eggs are? Share your thoughts about eggs with me in this Conversation Class.
The greatest invention ever? Without electricity you wouldn't be reading this and we wouldn't be about to have an online English class together.
Elevators or lifts are a feature of our modern world. How much do you know about them? Share your knowledge with me during this uplifting Conversation Class.
English, it's why you're here, and this class is going to examine how you feel about this language that you´re learning.
Do you worry about the environment? If you do, this class might be just for you.
Evolution or Creationism, which one is right? What are your views about this sometimes contentious issue? Are you descended from a monkey?
Are you as fit as a fiddle or are you a couch potato? What is your attitude towards exercise?
Are you a fan of social networking sites, particularly Facebook? Would you like a real-world chat about Facebook and social networking?
Do you work in a factory? Have you ever worked in a factory? Are there any factories near where you live? Let's talk about factories in this conversation class.
Civilisation has been based on farming for ten thousand years. Would you know about farming and would you like to talk about it in Conversation Class.
If you would like to discuss fashion with someone who has absolutely no fashion sense, then this is the Conversation Class for you.
A friend, when you are in need, is someone who is prepared to prove their friendship by their deeds. What do you think of friends?
Globalisation, the worse thing to have happened to our modern world, or one of the best things? What are your views?
Greece, the cradle of civilisation, and the country in a bad way economically. What you know about Greece?
I used to love history at school. Did you? How you feel about history?
What do you do in your spare time? What are your hobbies? What you think about hobbies? Let's talk about hobbies in this class will stop
An Englishman's home is his castle. What is your home to you? Let us discuss it during this conversation class.
I'm an immigrant here in Spain. Perhaps you're an immigrant, too, or would like to move to a new country? What are your views about immigration?
You're studying English with me, which tells me that you are quite intelligent. What do you understand by intelligence? Let's explore this interesting topic during our conversation class, shall we?
You're using it if you're reading this, but what exactly is the Internet? Let's explore the subject in this class.
Inventions. Without inventions we would still be like the rest of the animal kingdom. Invention is what sets us apart from the rest of life. What are the best and the worst inventions ever? Let's talk about them in this Conversation Class, shall we?
Do you have any investments? Are you interested in investments and investing in your future? Tell me about it during our conversation class.
Japan has a long and interesting history, it's also been the recent victim to a catastrophic natural disaster. What you know about Japan and the Japanese?
After this conversation class you will be far more knowledgeable about knowledge. Let's talk about this interesting subject, shall we?
We all like a good laugh, don't we? We will take an interesting an in-depth look at laughter during this conversation class.
Have you ever told a lie? Why do you think people lie and you think it would be a very good topic for conversation class? I think so, so why not give it a go?
Love is at the heart of all stable relationships and has been responsible for great acts of creativity as well as terrible acts of warfare. I'd love to talk to you about this interesting topic during our next conversation class.
If your great-grandmother could see what you're doing right at this moment she might consider it to be nothing short of magic. Let's have a magic conversation class, shall we?
If you're a woman, men are always a good subject to talk about, aren't they? If you're a man, you might well have something to say on the subject of men, too.
I don't have one myself, but I know that a lot of people do, and that these devices are very important in the modern world. What are your views about mobile phones?
The worst possible crime you can commit against somebody is to murder them. Do you think it ever right to kill somebody? Let's discuss this during our next conversation class, shall we?
Have you ever witnessed a natural disaster, been involved in one, or are afraid one might happen? If so I'd love to talk to you about it during our next conversation class.
Do you live in a quiet place or a noisy place? What are your views about noise and noise pollution? Have our cities become too noisy? This talk about it during this conversation class.
Obesity is a growing problem in many developed countries where food is plentiful and people do little exercise. What do you think of this problem and how should it be dealt with?
Everybody has opinions and I'd like to hear your opinion about opinions. One choose this conversation class for your next class?
What do you know about organ transplantation and the amazing progress made by medicine in the last few decades? I'd like to hear your thoughts on this interesting topic during our next conversation class.
Paper is used in almost every area of life these days. It has a long history and its uses are manifold. What do you know about paper, its production, and the way we use it in our day-to-day lives?
Are you a patient person or an impatient person? I hope you are impatient to have your next conversation class, and I look forward to talking to you about this interesting topic.
Plastic is everywhere. Look around you! What you know about plastic and its production and use? Let's talk about plastic during this lesson, shall we?
Politics is either incredibly boring or incredibly exciting depending on your point of view. Choose this topic for your conversation class and you can tell me how you feel about politics.
There are seven billion human beings on the planet now, the greatest population we have ever had to deal with. How do you think this increasing population is going to affect all of our lives?
One potato, two potato, three potato, four... is a rhyme sung by children during games. Potoates are very important in Britain and are a main staple. How important are pototoes to you and your culture? Share your ideas with me during this Conversation
I'm an English teacher, so I know a lot about poverty. It's my natural state financially. If you'd like to talk about poverty, choose this topic for your next conversation class.
Often called the oldest profession, prostitution is a fact of life in all societies, whether it's against the law or legal. What are your feelings about this contentious subject? Let me know during this Conversation Class.
What's your quality of life like? You have a think about it, worry about it, or try to make it better? This is an interesting topic and one I'd love to share with you on our next conversation class.
A series of completely random questions. You never know what's coming next.
Are you an avid reader? What kinds of books do you like to read? How important is reading in your life? Share you thoughts and ideas with me during this Conversation Class.
Everything is going up these days! The price of everything seems to be increasing daily. How has this affected you? How is this going to affect you? Share you ideas with me during this Conversation Class.
Why not take the risk on this topic for your next conversation class? I'm sure I'll help you learn a lot of new vocabulary through this very interesting conversation class topic.
What does it mean to be rude? Are people around you rude? Are you ever rude? Let's talk about rudeness during this conversation class, shall we?
Are you safe? What is safety to you? Is everyone equally safe? Can we ever be truly safe? Share your thoughts with me in the safety of this Conversation Class.
What do you know about science and scientific discovery? Are you a scientist or would you like to be a scientist? What are your views on modern science? Choose this subject and let me know during our conversation class?
To our grandparents, our modern world would seem like science fiction. Do you like ScFi? Would you like to have a chat about it? If so, try this topic.
Second conditional questions to give you plenty of practice with this area of grammar.
Is there any such thing as security in life? Are you secure? Would you like to be more secure in your life? Let's talk about it during this class, shall we?
A subject few English teachers are willing to touch on, if the subject is very much part of our lives as adults. You like a frank and open conversation about sex, why not choose this topic for your next class?
Slavery, one of the worst conditions for a human being to find themselves in? What do you think of slavery and is it still going on in one form or another today?
Smells are all around us, good ones and bad ones, and this topic explores the way we feel about smells and their effects on us.
Unless you're deaf, sound is all around you. What kind of sounds do you like or hate? What are your feelings about sound? Let me know in this Conversation Class.
Space may be the final frontier for mankind, but it doesn't have to be difficult to explore in an English class. If you're interested in space, space flight, or the universe in general, this could be the class that you.
Sport plays a very important part in most societies. Do you have a favourite sport, and are you really into sports? If you are, this could be the right class for you.
Are you stressed out? Is your life full of stress? Do you wish there was a way to avoid the stresses in your life? Perhaps sharing them with me during a conversation class will help you cope better with the stresses in your life?
Are you a success? Do you wish were more successful than you are? What is your definition of success? Choose this topic and you can see if your ideas of success match those of your teacher.
Do you like sugar? Do you have a sweet tooth? Could you live without sugar? Let's explore these and many other questions relating to sugar.
Do you look after your teeth? Do you clean them twice a day and do you regularly go to the dentist? Or are you afraid of the dentist and so avoid going to the dentist except in an emergency?
Governments would have us believe that the terrorist threat is everywhere. Explore this topic with me and we will decide whether they're right or not.
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. If you feel that time is flying by, don't waste any more time let's talk about it with this conversation class.
I travel the world daily teaching English to students in countries all over the planet. Are you a traveller, or would you like the opportunity to travel more? Let's talk about it in this conversation class.
UFOs are the stuff of science fiction. Or are they? What are your thoughts about UFOs. Let's talk about them in this Conversation Class.
Everybody's heard of the United Nations, or the UN, and it's very much involved in many countries around the world. But you know about this organisation, and would you like to talk about it?
Vandalism is when people willfully damage or deface the property of others or the people. How bad is vandalism where you live. Let's talk about vandalism in this Conversation Class.
Think of this conversation class topic as a vitamin for the mind. In this conversation class we will talk about vitamins in depth.
Apparently we are around 50 to 60% water. If we don't drink enough every day we can get ill and die, yet most people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water. Would you like to talk about this important issue?
A lot of students have their lessons at the weekends because they're not busy working. How important is the weekend to you?
If you're a man, you probably spend quite a bit of time talking about women. If you're a woman, you have a unique insight into the questions in this conversation class.
Words are very important when learning a language, and these conversation classes will give you many new words for your vocabulary. If you'd like to talk about words, try this conversation class.
Have you ever broken your arm or been to the dentist and had to have an X-ray taken? This topic takes a look into the world of X-rays and their importance to medicine and industry.
The older you get the more the years seemed to fly by. But we can look back on our lives and see which were the best years of our lives. If you'd like to talk about the years gone by in the years to come, why not choose this conversation topic?
Did you like to visit the zoo when you were a child? Do you still like to visit zoos? What do you think about zoos? Share your thoughts with me in this Conversation Class.
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Most English verbs are regular. That is, they form the past simple and past participle by adding -ed to the root verb. There are some 362 irregular English verbs, however, and these must be learned individually. This article and the associated practice activity will help you to learn some of the more common irregular English verbs.
Published: Thursday, 27th September 2012
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Alaa gamal from United Kingdom wrote...
Amazing teacher ever, especially for those who need help with their accent !!
ماشاء الله مدرس ممتاز و مضمون
بامانة هيوصلك للقمة دايما بيعطى امثلة من الانجليزى المستخدم فى الحياة اليومية. خلى بالك من طريقة نطقه وماتتكسفش تقلدة.
ربنا يوفقة لانه بيساعد ناس كتير :)
Thursday, 14th March 2013
Javier Arranz from Spain wrote...
Si quieres dar un cambio radical en tus ingles prueba Linguaspectrum PLUS
Linguaspectrum PLUS es la mejor manera de aprender inglés, puedes hacerlo desde cualquier sitio, desde tu casa por ejemplo, no pierdes tiempo desplazándote, y las clases son “face to face” con lo cual aprovechas cada minuto. En mi opinión el profesor es la ayuda más importante para aprender un idioma, con un buen profesor avanzaras rápido, Richard es el mejor profesor de inglés que he tenido, es paciente, tranquilo, buen conversador, te ayuda paso a paso con la gramática y te da la seguridad que necesitas. Muchos españoles no nos iniciamos en el ingles hablado por vergüenza y no progresamos porque no hablamos. Con este método puedes empezar a hablar desde tu casa y complementarlo en tu trabajo, negocios o viajes.
Yo preparo estos días mi prueba de IELTS con Richard, es muy duro y difícil porque tienes que escribir, hablar, leer… etc. a un alto nivel, cosa que te exige mucho esfuerzo, determinación y encontrar el tiempo suficiente para estudiar, esto no lo puede hacer ningún profesor por ti, pero me siento feliz porque progreso cada día.
¡Animo, English is a piece of cake!
Javier Arranz Rodríguez.
Monday, 23rd July 2012
Dmitry Lapshov from Ukraine wrote...
In fact, the Internet is flooded with gigabytes of different free English lessons with various accents and methods. But it appears quite difficult to find a proper course which matches your needs. And it's even much harder to find a teacher who has necessary skills and experience.
When I had found this site I thought: “Wow! A lot of British accent! And for free!” To be honest, I could spend my time by using all those free lessons. But it was very interesting to meet the teacher who made those lessons.
I've already completed a number of Conversation and Intensive classes. And every lesson is like a little journey to another huge culture. And teacher's rich experience and excelent sense of humour help me to be more confident every time.
Thank you, Richard, very much,
Dmitry
Wednesday, 8th September 2010
Rima Orlick from United Kingdom wrote...
Richard,
You are a great teacher. I am happy to learn English with you. Lessons are very useful and I have learned many things. Thank you so much.
2013-01-12 Rima
Saturday, 12th January 2013
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