I read with immense interest today that the number one teen idol of all time is, wait for it. No, not someone called Paul, Bjorn, David, or even Justin. The number one teen idol of all time goes to Davy Jones. Who, you ask? No, not The Who but the Monkees. Between 1966 and 1968,…
My recent post gave you a small example of what is expected of an advanced learner of English. So today I thought I would up the difficulty level by giving you a sample of the expectations of the proficiency level. So have fun seeing how good your English really is. For questions 1-15, read the…
One of my favourite Cambridge examination components is key word transformation . It truly is a test of a student’s knowledge of English at both First Certificate and Advanced levels. However it is also a great exercise for accomplished writers. I still love doing them as it fine tunes my writing skills by having to…
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One of my abysmal failings as a writer has to be the fact that I just don’t do sex at all well. Every time I get to a situation that could well call for a little steam, I tend to get it over and done with as quickly as possible and move on with the…
Oh dear. What a difference a short forty years can make. Last evening, my wife and I went along quite excitedly to get our dose of rock nostalgia and ear-ringing. What could be better than Deep Purple live (well, almost in fact) in concert? Smoke on the Water, Space Trucking, and Woman from Tokyo. Just…
It is easy to understand that when people think of Switzerland, they think of snow, glaciers, mountains, yodelling, chocolate and watches. A winter wonderland full of little chalets that look like cakes covered in white icing. Children skating on frozen lakes and families gathered around the dinner table eating fondue while the fireplace glows red…
