Squirrel with no name. Originally uploaded by Your Teacher. After updating the diary I needed to do something fun.

Learn English - prepositions of place - in and on Originally uploaded by Your Teacher. I'm always on the look out for new ways to help people understand English. So, click on the photo to learn some more vocabulary and prepositions.

Yes it's true, Brighton College, an independent school in East Sussex, became the first to make the language compulsory, alongside French, Spanish and Latin. But why is it so tough to learn? Firstly, the script poses problems. There is no alphabet, just thousands of characters. There are so many that no one can give a […]

Well up to a point I really enjoyed today's lesson. Reading from Aesop's fables was fun and they were short enough for most people to enjoy. Anyone who missed the session can read the texts online here: http://www.learn-english-network.org/books/fables/aesopsfables.htm

Berkley are looking for volunteers to sift through stardust. No I kid you not! What a great way to while away the long, dark days of winter. You can register at http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ . Go on, what are you waiting for?

Having had the unwelcome visit of such a group in my room I have been wondering what motivation these people have and how common the phenomenon is. I started by searching for "idiots on PalTalk", but the term only came up with some very old hits. Thinking a bit more I tried "room raiders on […]