Smart English Coach

Get five activities that will help you improve your English this summer. They're perfect for you whether you're lazing on the beach, or waiting for the rain to stop!

Some of these activities are quic…

This episode is for you if you’ve ever experienced (or if you’re experiencing) the intermediate plateau: that you've got to a point in your English when progress feels much slower than before.

It's re…

It's my birthday this week, and to celebrate I'm offering a 50% discount on all my advanced English courses.

The promotion is for you if you're at an intermediate level and want to progress to advance…

You've got an English interview soon. How can you prepare for it so that you can be confident? Careers and interview expert Kristine Knutter shares her best tips!

- How to be less nervous in an Englis…

If you want to feel fluent when you speak English, the quickest way is to use 'fluency phrases' - the 'blocks' of English that help you to build sentences almost without thinking.

Two types of fluency…

What do the phrases "I'd like to ...". "You wouldn't .... would you?" and "Can I just say..?" have in common?

Answer: They're all examples of 'signalling' phrases that we can use to show the other per…

My #1 tip for English fluency is to use 'fluency phrases' when you speak.

Fluency phrases are the 'building blocks' of conversation, because very often, all you need to do is just fill in the details…

If you say things to yourself like "I should be better at English by now", or if you're always searching for more grammar or vocabulary courses, then this episode is for you!

Mindset coach Rhiannon Ca…

We're often better at one area of a language than another. So maybe your speaking skills are better than your writing, or your grammar knowledge is better than your listening ability.

But when one are…

What happened when a British English teacher and an American English teacher got together to talk about games?

We didn't always understand each other - and those weren't the only differences!

But, Amer…

One of the biggest fears about speaking English is that people won’t understand you. This could be because of your pronunciation, or because you use English that other people don't understand.

"Intell…

It's no secret. Repeated practice helps you get better at most things - including English!

But the 'secret' is in how you use repetition. In this episode I show you how you can use it for vocabulary, …

You don't need lots and lots of practice to get more fluent in English. You don't even need a speaking partner, either!

In this episode, I show you four activities that will help you become more fluen…

When you feel powerful speaking English, you feel more in control of what you say. You can avoid panic and minimise anxiety about speaking - even if you make mistakes.

In this episode I show you ways …

In this episode, I show you three ways that will help you speak more naturally and more fluently in English. They will help you to:

- avoid using the 'wrong' word
- speak more concisely (so you can sho…

If you're interested in learning more about a country and its culture - but don't have the opportunity to visit - watching movies can help you get an insider's view.

In this episode, Cara Leopold (fro…

My guest in this episode is Fabienne, an English and French teacher. She talks about her own journey to advanced English level and her work as a teacher.

Some highlights in this episode

- the importanc…

This episode is for you if you write English for work.

In theory we have more time when we write to plan and to check - but this doesn't automatically happen.

But even if you have limited time for wri…

Homestays can offer you so much more than a traditional English course in the UK. In this episode, Lucy Tilney from Bristol Homestay Tuition talks about some of the benefits of staying in the teacher…

Imagine you have to give a business presentation in English, or make an important speech. How do you start?

In this episode, I share some ideas for making an impact when you speak (or write) English s…