Downloadable resources & useful links |
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Rules of comma usageA 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. |
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The Great Preposition Mystery - Lin LougheedAn entertaining way to practice your verb-preposition pairing. Fill in the gaps as you read through a crime story.
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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.
Academic Phrasebank
A very useful resource from the University of Manchester: Articulate phrases in English for all academic purposes: Expressing doubt; comparing and contrasting; being critical and many other typical academic needs. https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
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 be back, etc.
https://www.toytowngermany.com/berlin/
Expat English-speaking social meet-up and conversation club - This is one I have tried, albeit about 12 years ago.
At the time, 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/
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 be back, etc.
https://www.toytowngermany.com/berlin/
Expat English-speaking social meet-up and conversation club - This is one I have tried, albeit about 12 years ago.
At the time, 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/
Great Academic & Scientific Communicators in English
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock– Astronomy /Physics/ Careers in Science https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzKe8BdWAOEcience Marcus Du Sotoy – Mathematics / History of Mathematics https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=marcus+du+sautoy+the+story+of+maths Howard Goodall – History of Music / Music Theory https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=howard+goodall+history+of+music Nina Banks – Sociology / Economics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne2IYTjF7ko Brian Cox – Astronomy / Physics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCyJR14YGyo&ab_channel=CosmicLife Richard Feynman –Astronomy /Quantum Physics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ww1IXRfTA&ab_channel=ChristopherSykes David Attenborough – Natural History / Earth Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkaxUblCGz0&ab_channel=Netflix Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin – STEM, Marine Biology, Science spokesperson https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Aoibhinn+N%C3%AD+Shuilleabh%C3%A1in |
