A mania for learning English

Jay Walker is fascinated by intellectual property in all its forms. His firm, Walker Digital, created Priceline and many other businesses that reframe old problems with new IT. In his private life, he's a bibliophile and collector on an epic scale

Cliff Richard and the dogs of love

Ian Mitchell

Moscow, Russia

Today I was trying to explain to a small group of lively and interesting students who work at a major multi-national company in Khimki how the word “bachelor” is used. I said that if you were talking of a 70-year old man and

How to learn tenses - ALL tenses!!

The most effective way to learn English grammar! In this lesson for all levels, James teaches  a way to learn all tenses in English without getting complicated. A simple, clear way to learn each tense. You can use this method for other topics, too!

Alcoholic Vervet Monkeys! - Weird Nature - BBC animals

This is the sleepy island of Saint Kitts in the Caribbean.Three hundred years ago, vervet monkeys were brought here from West Africa along with slaves serving the rum industry. Escaped monkeys acquired a taste for alcohol by eating fermented sugar cane left in the fields. Today they satisfy their thirst by raiding local bars. 

The Funniest Joke in Canada

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity.

Embedded questions

Adjective pairs

Short and sweet? Loud and clear? Nice and warm? Get into the rhythm of the English language by learning 8 commonly-used adjective pairs to express your thoughts more clearly and powerfully.

Test your understanding of this English lesson

1. I'm sick and ________ of not making enough money! I'm going to change my career!

·        a) clear          b) tired           c) safe