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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
May 15, 2017

Pronunciation of the 'V' sound

May 15, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Pronunciation of the 'V' sound

How to pronounce the 'v' sound.

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May 15, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
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english pronunciation, v sound, how to say v
May 13, 2017

Verb + prepositions

May 13, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Verb + prepositions

Learn about which prepositions go with which verbs in this blog post. 

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May 13, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Grammar
learn English, prepositions, verbs plus prepositions, English grammar
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
April 20, 2017

Pronunciation of the 'er' sound

April 20, 2017/ Jessica Elliot
Pronunciation of the 'er' sound

A post that will help you pronounce the long 'er' sound.

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April 20, 2017/ Jessica Elliot/
Pronunciation
pronunciation, English pronunciation, accent
March 29, 2017

Pronunciation of the /^/ sound

March 29, 2017/ Jessica Elliot
Pronunciation of the /^/ sound

Practising the short u sound

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March 29, 2017/ Jessica Elliot/
Pronunciation
learn English, pronunciation, phonetics, tefl, esl, english
March 10, 2017

Hockney's world

March 10, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Hockney's world

An arty Sunday

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March 10, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
David Hockney, Hockney exhibition, Tate Britain, London art exhibitions, learn English, tefl
February 18, 2017

Kicking around in Mayfair

February 18, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Kicking around in Mayfair

Enjoying my walks around this exclusive neighbourhood

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February 18, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
Mayfair, learn English, vocabulary
February 14, 2017

Pronunciation of 'd'

February 14, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Pronunciation of 'd'

Practise the pronunciation of the letter 'd'

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February 14, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Pronunciation
English, pronunciation, the letter d
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
February 06, 2017

How to pronounce -ing ( ŋ)

February 06, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
How to pronounce -ing ( ŋ)

How to pronounce words with -ing

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February 06, 2017/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Pronunciation
english pronunciation, ing sound
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 16, 2016

Christmas is in the air...

December 16, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Christmas is in the air...

The 25th December is nearly here!

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December 16, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
christmas, learn English, vocab
December 11, 2016

Cockles!

December 11, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Cockles!

Sunday in Leigh-on-Sea

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December 11, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
Leigh-on-Sea, London, days out, day trips London, London sea, 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 27, 2016

Falafels saved by Stars

November 27, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot
Falafels saved by Stars

Lunch at Gabi's deli, Charing Cross Road

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November 27, 2016/ Sky Blue English/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
gaby's deli, charing cross road, london falafels
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 11, 2016

Trump trumped

November 11, 2016/ Jessica Elliot
Trump trumped

The new American president

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November 11, 2016/ Jessica Elliot/
Story of the week
politics, Donald Trump, US Election
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/
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uncountable nouns, learn english, english grammar
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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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