I don't pretend to be able to predict what lies in store for the world but the future looks rather bleak to me. Mankind seems to be heading for bigger problems. More and more people are hungry as this New York Times article shows. There are

Hello! I am a university student from Russia. We have to write quite a lot of essays as part of our English course. However, every term we get a new teacher, this is just how the system works, and all teachers are quite different in how they

Dear native teachers, I've learnt since the beginning that we must use "in" when referring to countries like: "I live in France" or "This was made in Japan". But, I was surprised when I saw a headline on

I am working on an article for Script Mag on global cinema, and am stuck on the @&*%$@## lead - ... in Bosnia. Anyone know someplace exotic with an unusual cinema? Or have a suggestion on where to find this info? Hmmm... I've attended a

Hi! I'm a green hand in teaching ESL. I wonder how do teachers in English speaking countries comment on writing. For some great articles, would it be proper to comment "Well organized" ? Can you suggest more comments for nice

Hi again, English grammar books published in Japan explains: "This is the doll that he made yesterday," suggests that he made only one doll yesterday. Yes. It also suggests that the listener is already aware that a doll was made.

Hello, again, Mr. Teo. Are you studying for the TESOL exam? (a) "They are practising archery every weekend." As an American, I would say "practicing." (b) "She is using lipstick," without the indefinite

Story from BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk news/magazine/8144793.stm BBC NEWS Dirty talk for blind people By Geoff Adams-Spink Age & disability correspondent, BBC News website An erotic audio site is marketing itself to blind and

Hi. Would you say what is in parentheses is shared? Is this sentence correct? I am not sure about the comma after "thinking." I think the word "desire" needs an article but wonder whether an article could be shared (if that is

You may have noticed that the second article I refered you to is regarding Scandanavian Sterilisation from 1930s up to 1970s. Hitler died in 1945, yet the eugenics continued. Finland is not accountable for what happened in other countries, just as