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A fantastic blog for people learning English as a foreign language. Read Jessica Elliot's 'story of the week' and expand your vocabulary. There are also posts that will help you with English grammar and pronunciation.

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December 02, 2019

Asif Kapadia

December 02, 2019/ Jessica Elliot
Asif Kapadia

Notes for the BBC Desert Island Discs interview with Asif Kapadia, a British film maker.

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Desert Island Discs
Asif Kapadia, learn english, advanced english
November 28, 2019

Stephen Graham

November 28, 2019/ Jessica Elliot
Stephen Graham

Notes for the BBC Desert island Discs interview with Stephen Graham

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Desert Island Discs
stephen graham, learn english, desert island discs
November 21, 2019

Kimberley Motley

November 21, 2019/ Jessica Elliot
Kimberley Motley

Notes for the BBC Desert Island Discs interview with Kimberley Motley

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November 21, 2019/ Jessica Elliot/
Desert Island Discs
Kimberley Motley, learn english, advanced english
June 27, 2019

Nitin Sawhney (notes from a BBC interview)

June 27, 2019/ Jessica Elliot
Nitin Sawhney (notes from a BBC interview)

Vocab from the Desert Island Discs interview with Nitin Sawhney.

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June 27, 2019/ Jessica Elliot/
Desert Island Discs
Nitin Sawhney, desert island discs, learn english, English vocab
March 14, 2019

Trevor Sorbie (notes from a BBC interview)

March 14, 2019/ Jessica Elliot
Trevor Sorbie (notes from a BBC interview)

Vocab from the Desert Island Discs radio interview with Trevor Sorbie

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March 14, 2019/ Jessica Elliot/
Desert Island Discs
learn english, English vocabulary, tv presenters, ester rantzen
June 23, 2017

Using articles with points of the compass

June 23, 2017/ Jessica Elliot
Using articles with points of the compass

Do you get confused with when to use a/an and the with points of the compass (north, south, east and west)? Read through this blog post for some clarification....

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June 23, 2017/ Jessica Elliot/
Grammar
articles, points of the compass, english grammar, learn english
April 26, 2017

Pronunciation of the 'j' sound

April 26, 2017/ Jessica Elliot
Pronunciation of the 'j' sound

Do you find the 'J' sound difficult to pronounce? Here's a blog post that will help you learn how to say it. An audio is included that you can download.

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April 26, 2017/ Jessica Elliot/
Pronunciation
English pronunciation, j sound, phonetics, learn english, english sounds, english accent, improve english accent
February 06, 2017

Fiery flowers

February 06, 2017/ Jessica Elliot
Fiery flowers

A break from cold, grey January!

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February 06, 2017/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
learn english, flowers, London parks
January 21, 2017

Paddling in Poetto

January 21, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Paddling in Poetto

A wonderful weekend in Sardinia

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January 21, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
Sardinia, holidays, learn english, TEFL, EFL, vocabulary
January 07, 2017

My New Year's resolution

January 07, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
My New Year's resolution

It's 2017!!

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January 07, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
New Year's resolutions, Marie Kondo, the art of tidying, organisation, learn english, TEFL
December 02, 2016

Frosty Mornings

December 02, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Frosty Mornings

Winter has arrived

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December 02, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
winter, learn english, frost, cold weather, vocabulary
November 18, 2016

A Lucky Strike

November 18, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
A Lucky Strike

Sunday bowling

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November 18, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
bowling, learn english, vocab
November 05, 2016

Uncountable nouns

November 05, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Uncountable nouns

Nouns that do not use 'a' or 'an'

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November 05, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Grammar
uncountable nouns, learn english, english grammar
September 30, 2016

A nice cuppa

September 30, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
A nice cuppa

Something I couldn't live without...

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September 30, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
tea, British, learn english, British customs
August 26, 2016

Have you been to Oblix

August 26, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Have you been to Oblix

Going up the shard

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August 26, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
learn english, shard, oblix, london, where to visit London, what to do London, bars
August 19, 2016

Happy Campers

August 19, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Happy Campers

Camping in the English countryside!

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August 19, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
camping, learn english, cookham, English countryside
August 12, 2016

Our second home

August 12, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Our second home

Our favourite new restaurant in Bounds Green

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August 12, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
learn english, English vocabulary, vocab, pizzeria london, food, london, restaurants, spanish in London, Italian food
August 05, 2016

A night in Brazil

August 05, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
A night in Brazil

A fun evening of Brazilian live music in Camden

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August 05, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
English vocabulary, vocab, learn english
July 29, 2016

Writer's block

July 29, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Writer's block

What shall I write about this week?

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July 29, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
writer's block, writing, English vocabulary, vocab, learn english
June 03, 2016

Let's talk about laughter!

June 03, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Let's talk about laughter!

Vocabulary to talk about laughter.

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June 03, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Vocab
learn english, laughter, laughing, types of laughter, english teacher
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Sky Blue English is the website of freelance English teacher Jessica Elliot. She teaches English as a foreign language to non-native speakers. The classes are one-to-one and based in London or through Skype.

 

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