How To Describe People Hair styles Long <—> Short Straight <—> Curly/Wavy Dark <—> Light Body size Tall <—> Short Slim <—> Plump Thin/slight <—> Well-built Asking what people look like Q. “What does he look like?” A. “He’s tall, slim and he has short…
Talking About Friends Types Of Friends “My best friend at high-school was Erika. We did everything together. Sadly I don’t keep in touch with her now.” “I have a pen-friend in Germany. We write to each other every month. He’s very interested in Japanese theatre…
Explaining Your Family “I have a younger sister and an older brother.” “I live with my husband and our two children.” “I live in Tokyo with my wife. My parents live in Nagoya.” “I live with my husband and my mother-in-law.” (my husband’s mother) “This…
Here are some friendly phrases and questions you can use to help patients to relax. Please read them carefully and think about what they mean. Meeting a new patient “Hello, I’m Rin Nakamura. How can I help you?” “Do you have a letter from your…
Please send me a message about your favourite film. Use these WH-questions to help you, you don’t need to use all of them: 1. What’s the name of your home town? 2. Where is your home town? 3. Who is the most famous person from…
Please send me a message about your favourite film. Use these WH-questions to help you, you don’t need to use all of them: What: 1. What is the name of the film? 2. What is the film about? 3. What kind of film is it?…
Talking About Work and Jobs Here are some useful sentences for talking about work and jobs. Do you work? (or Do you have a job?) “Yes, I do. I’m a teacher.” “No, I don’t.” “No, I’m retired.” (not working anymore) Types of work What type…
Making Your English Sound Interesting The easiest way to make your English sound more interesting is to use “adverbs”. An adverb is a word that describes how you do something. Many English adverbs end in “-ly” like “quickly”, “slowly” and “beautifully”. Here are ten useful…
In English when we explain what someone said we change the words slightly. Look at this example: “Can I see a doctor today?” —> She asked if she could see a doctor today. In the example above “can …. see” changed to “could … see”.…
Have you listened to a podcast? A podcast is like a radio programme but you download it. Podcasts are a great way to improve your English. They are free and you can listen to them any time. You can use your smartphone, computer, tablet or…