Downloadable resources & useful links

Rules of comma usage

A comprehensive guide to comma usage in English.  Originally taken from an academic website in Australia. 

Now no longer available from their updated website - but nonetheless a useful  and relevant document with many detailed examples.

The Great Preposition Mystery  - Lin Lougheed

An entertaining way to practice your verb-preposition pairing.  Fill in the gaps as you read through a crime story.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator:

An amusing and insightful talk on how we procrastinate, why it is sometimes good, and also some very good advice on why we are well advised to break the habit.

www.englishpage.com

A useful free resource for improving or refreshing knowledge of English grammar.  Witten for teachers of English as a foreign language, it offers many multiple-choice exercises of increasing difficulty to make sure you have the concept firmly understood.

English Conversation Clubs

Please note :  these conversation groups are not endorsed personally by me.  For most,  I have merely sourced them on the internet.  However, if you are looking to improve your fluency by talking to native-speakers via social media, Zoom etc. they can be a useful place to start. 

Important:  If meeting live and in person, please use all the usual care and discernment you would normally use when meeting strangers - meet in a public place with plenty of other people about, at a normal time of day or evening.  Tell a friend where you are going, who you are meeting and where and when you expect to back, etc.

https://www.toytowngermany.com/berlin/
Expat social meet-up and conversation club - This is one I tried, albeit about 8 years ago. 
​They were friendly and welcoming to newcomers.

https://theberlinlife.com/best-berlin-meetup-groups-for-meeting-new-people/
 
https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/englishconversationclubberlin/