English language
How to perfect your listening skills in 6 easy steps
I’m going to write to you about how you can improve your listening skills in six easy steps. I am going to use the example…
The 6 Best Exercise Books for Intermediate learners
We look at the 6 most important books for intermediate learners. Depending on the type of learner, there is a book for everyone.
How to learn a foreign language the best way
I’m going to give you some important ways to learn a foreign language. We’re going to look at the four key skills and how we…
Film / Series Reviews
The 11 Best Netflix Web Series to improve your English
With Netflix becoming more and more popular, Netflix has produced hundreds of different TV programmes. Here we will look at the best Netflix web series…
Improve your English with Fuller House
Level A2/ B1; Genre: Comedy Fuller House is one of the most watched Series on Netflix and there’s no denying it. Did you also grow…
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet to British dialects
This drama, which was first produced in the 1980s and then had follow-up series’ in 2000s, is perfect to improve your English. In particular, it…
Book Reviews
Spying on a different English world – A review of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” (1974)
Level B2; Genre: Spy/Thriller It is time to dive straight into the deep, dark world of this wonderfully written spy thriller. This classic has everything…
Music reviews
Review of Buffalo Springfield debut (1966)
Level B1+/B2; Genre: Psychedelic, Rock A band whose individual members were very talented, but somehow never made it together. Today we’re looking at the band Buffalo…
A review of Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Level B1+, Genre: Psychedelic Rock Let’s immerse ourselves in a showcase of the psychedelic 60s. Psychedelia. Together we’ll look deeper into the Jefferson Airplane’s songs…
Why every English learner needs to listen to the Rolling Stones and the Beatles
Level A2 / B1, Genre: Pop, Rock ‘n’ Roll we’re going to look at two of the best bands the British have ever produced: the…
How Jimi rocked Woodstock – a review
Level B1/B2, Genre: Psychedelic Rock I’m going to look at how Jimi Hendrix closed the Festival. In actual fact, Jimi will do it himself with…
How the band Savoy Brown uses the English language “creatively”
we’re going to look at Savoy Brown, a brilliant British blues-rock band, and their album Blue Matter from the year 1969. This was a time…
Christmas
How sexist is the English language?
Today, I have a very special guest post for you written by Anika from @wanderingmind_blog. She writes about how sexist the English language is.
Interview with Anika Maßmann from @wanderingmind_blog
Here is an interview with Anika Maßmann from @wanderingmind_blog about her interesting views.
All I Want For Christmas…. – a review of the famous Christmas song
First of all, hi! This is my second blog post for this Advents wreath, which was created so kindly by Marie-Theres Schindler. Here is a…
Your lucky number 13 – your chance to win!
Advert Hi there! It is with great pleasure that I open this door on the advents calendar. Some bloggers and I have decided to take…
Tea and Punch – very mystical background
Last weekend was the beginning of the magical time for Christians called Advent. During this time, I will be writing three posts about different traditions…
Christmas bloggers 2019 – Advents calendar
Advert This year I have decided to take part in an amazing idea – to create an advents calendar with other bloggers. The reason for…
