When choosing conversation topics, it’s most important that you pick topics the students like and want to talk about.

Why did I call my chronic pain website stillpain.com? Because "still" also has a positive and gentle meaning.

If you are anything like me, as both a teacher and a student, starting a new conversation class is terribly scary.

My experience of recovering from a partial hysterectomy to remove adenomyosis and the attempt to control endometriosis regrowth.

A multi-lesson group conversation activity that is based on the real world. It engages students' creativity, critical thinking and planning skills, and gets them using language naturally, as a by-product of doing the activity - best for putting skills into practice.

While few of these dialogue tags are used in spoken language, you'll find them in any fiction book you read. How many do you know?

Even beginners are faced with idioms if they travel to an English speaking country for a holiday. That’s why it’s important to include idioms in all levels of language courses.

Everyone has something to complain about. Sometimes something will annoy you enough to write a letter or email.

An approach to teaching English conversation classes to tired adults

I was diagnosed with costochondritis at age 13, and have been managing the pain for decades. While it turned out to be actually arthritis, rather than true costo, the things I do to manage the pain in my day-to-day life are exactly the same.