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Please help!
I'm starting an app to help you communicate with English-speakers.
What ONE desire about English do you have?

Do you like going for walks on a sunny winter's day? Love feeling the slight warmth of the sun on your face?

There's a word for that: APRICITY (noun) [ap-PRIS-it-ee]

"Morning apricity gives me the hope to begin a new day."

“The apricity covered his hair, his arms, his whole body. And there he stood, dazed, under the winter sky.”

"When submitting papers for publication, non-native speakers are about 2.5 times more likely to have their work rejected for linguistic reasons – and they are 12.5 times more likely to have to make language-related revisions. So, even with equal or greater technical competence, they may have fewer career opportunities."

(The Guardian, 27th December 2023)

This new research shows that even if you consider your English to be of a high or advanced level, the chances are you will need help from a qualified English language coach at some point.

This is where I can help. Over 30 years of teaching, I have worked with everyone from Chinese children and Austrian teens to Swiss CEOs and German linguists. If you're interested in how I can help you, write "SIMON" in the comments.

Full link to article in Comments.

Christmas is a time for giving.
And I'm giving you a present.

Click the link and get a FREE introduction to my How to Tell An Anecdote course.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

FREEBIE:The Foundations of Anecdote-telling This Freebie will give you an introduction to the basics of telling a personal anecdote in English in any social situation.

Give your brain a bit of exercise.

Try this Connections game from the New York Times.
16 words.
4 groups of 4 words.
How are the words in each group connected?

This is my attempt today. Got it in the final go.



Connections
Puzzle #116
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How did you spend the weekend?
Did you meet any new people?
as you when I was teaching English in various countries abroad: "I'm lonely after work. I don't know anyone here. How do I make new friends?"
Watch the video and, hopefully, you'll get motivated enough to leave your WhatsApp and FaceTime alone, and get out and meet new people.
Good luck!

By the way, at the end of the month I'll be hosting a FREE live Webinar on communicating with British people. It will change your life. If you're interested, just comment WEB below and I'll send you details.

https://youtu.be/xSOtw8VwwRU

Making Friends in the UK How did you spend the weekend?Did you meet any new people?Below, I give a few tips for non-British workers living in the UK on how to meet and make new frien...

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Even the most confident English-speaker needs a bit of help sometimes.

Click the link to grab a FREE tutorial on the Foundations of Anecdote-telling.

Find out what does and doesn't engage your audience when speaking.

Learn the tricks that make you a person people want to listen to.

Do you know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears?

In the video below I show how the story is a metaphor for choosing an English Language coach.

Make a cup of tea, sit back, and enjoy.

Then, click the scorecard link.

https://elevate-english.scoreapp.com/

Why Choosing a Language Coach is like Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Don't compromise.

Compromise is a language of the Devil.

Run...and let the world stand back in wonder.



Does anyone know which film the above quote comes from?

It's getting closer...

Something new is coming...

Watch this space...

Feeling as rough as houses.
Since the weekend, I've had a rotten cold.
My throat feels like I've been gargling crushed glass;
My runny nose has used up 3 rolls of loo paper;
I feel like I'm going to faint every time I stand up;
And I've got aches and pains everywhere.
Yes, I feel as rough as houses.
I wonder if any of you have heard or used this phrase before...
It can mean:
Unpleasant.
For example:
"Don't go to that part of town; it's rough as houses there."
"Have you seen her new boyfriend? He's rough as houses. He's got neck tattoos, for a start!"
It can mean:
Hungover.
For example:
"We went clubbing last night cos they had a tequila promotion on. I drank my fair share, and now I'm feeling rough as houses."
It can mean:
Ugly or Untidy.
For example:
"Go and have a wash and shave; and put a clean shirt on. You look rough as houses, dad."
Or it can mean:
Feeling unwell, like I described at the top of this post.
I am not feeling rough as houses because I drank tequila. I have what some women like to tell us is "man-flu".
Trying to find the origin of this phrase is not easy.
Some experts say it comes from:
"a rough house", which was a pub where there was as much fighting as drinking going on each day.
Others think the "houses" may have been pronounced "ahhzizz", which is the plural of the rude word for your bums/bottoms (ar**s)
This would explain the phrase:
"as rough as a badger's arse".
It is used in the same way as "rough as houses":
"I feel as rough as a badger's arse. I overdid the tequila last night."
Anyway, whatever its origins, I'm feeling
rough as houses today.
Do you have any colourful phrases in your language to describe when you're feeling rough?
Post them below.

Get in on this deal.
Find out how I can help solve what's holding you back from progressing in your job and social life.

My course will improve your social and business network by giving you the skills to overcome listening and conversation barriers.

Having a hard time being in a noisy office?

The sound of the photocopier driving you round the bend?

People talking too loudly driving you up the wall?

Phones ringing all day setting your teeth on edge?

It's difficult to find SILENCE in our busy lives. True, UNBROKEN SILENCE is even harder to find. The places where you can't hear a single thing are rapidly disappearing.

SILENCE is vital. Imagine if there were no gaps between our words or between musical notes. We'd go crazy.

But SILENCE can be scary for some people. Total silence can bring on thoughts of our own mortality. Being somewhere totally silent is a primeval experience. It's as if we are being transported back in time to pre-history.

SILENCE in conversation is often called AWKWARD SILENCE. But this silence is useful; it helps us digest what we have just heard. We don't need to be afraid of these silences and fill them with pointless "Umms and ahhs". Enjoy the silence.

Watch this beautiful short video about a man trying to find TOTAL SILENCE.
https://lnkd.in/esuTtJwN

I guarantee you will feel more relaxed, more at peace, more motivated.

And leave a message below saying where you go to find SILENCE.

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How to Find Silence in a Noisy World | Op-Docs 360 This week, “Sanctuaries of Silence” takes you on a virtual journey into one of Earth’s last remaining bastions of true quiet — the Hoh Rain Forest, in Washin...

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If you need help in improving your Conversation Skills so you can build business, make friends and improve your networking skills I have a new course just for you.

Want to know more about my new course How to Speak With Anyone?

Click the link to join the HTSWA group. It does not mean you are committed to paying or taking the course, it just shows me you are interested.

Hope to see you there.
Simon

THE LINK:

https://fb.me/g/p_GXJWvh5WnLKvTxMk/f5kd5LP2

Have a read of this, my first LinkedIn article. And try the quiz.

How did you get on?

Let me know in the comments below.

Communication Skills - Body Language Did you know 90% of communication is done without words? It's quite common for people to concentrate on what they say rather than how they say it. You spend time worrying about whether your English is good enough to talk to somebody new.

No words needed.

Real situation in Kharkiv, Ukraine now | How badly is the city destroyed Kharkiv is under almost daily shelling since the first day of russian invasion in Ukraine. Most people are afraid to visit it and thus it's hard to estimate ...

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Hello Everyone,
I'm doing some research on the problems that learners have with communication skills in English.

I'd be really grateful if you could answer these 2 questions in the thread below.

Q1 What do you find difficult about making small talk and keeping a conversation going with speakers of English?

Q2 Have you had much experience with debating in English? If so, what problems have you had? (By debating I mean anything from "Which are better, Cats or Dogs?" to "Should we rely more on Nuclear Power for our electricity?" to a work situation🙂🙂)

Just a few words/lines for the questions is enough.
Anything you provide will really help.

Cheers, Simon

A lovely idea.

Well that sounds lovely. 🐁

Great typo.

Height of typo. 😑

Hello.
As promised, here is my highly informative video of the Roman Baths on a lovely sunny day in Bath.
Learn about the whiffy water full of scrofulous citizens of long ago.
Meet a couple of Romans, and gaze upon some old bits of rock.

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Visit: bathcitylanguagecoaching.co.uk

Cheers!

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How annoying.
No, not this bloke on guitar.
Although, it is a bit samey.

No I came to the Roman Baths to make a video and renew my Discovery Card. Brought my passport and council tax bill for proof of identity; my sunny flowery shirt for the photo; Beastly Bath book to quote from; but forgot my gimball.

Ah, well. I'll try again tomorrow.
Stay tuned, folks.

This is the one with facts in the subtitles.

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