For this instalment of Christmas vocab, let’s turn towards affairs of the stomach. Mince goes in a pie, but can it go in an idiom or two? Yes it can, and I’ll show you how.

For this instalment of Christmas vocab, let’s turn towards affairs of the stomach. Mince goes in a pie, but can it go in an idiom or two? Yes it can, and I’ll show you how.
“Peace and goodwill”, we often hear at Christmas. Is goodwill the less interesting younger sibling of peace? Not at all! It’s an interesting word, used in a lot of contexts, and I’ve unpacked some of its other uses in this post.
Take a whirl with me through the various meanings of this word, and a selection of idioms which are surprisingly un-Christmassy!
An extensive teaching resource covering minimalist music, poetry, architecture, Marie Kondo’s ‘tidiness empire’, and corporate debranding, using these topics as a springboard for developing speaking skills and vocabulary.
This is a 3-5 hour module designed to help high intermediate students to write more persuasive emails in a business or professional context. Includes activities and examples to raise awareness of tone (friendliness and formality) and to highlight functional language for requesting, offering, accepting, and declining.