Articles et video cours d'anglais

Barack Obama's head speech writer a 27 year old who writes in cafes

An Australian man in Thailand whose novel sold just 7 copies is sentenced to 3 years in prison for insulting the Thai royal family

Woman who fell to earth case - a fake

Who were the Tuskegee airmen?

Tuskegee airmen video part one



Tuskegee airmen video part two at the inauguration of Barak Obama

New Class on Tuesday Morning

A new English Conversation Workshop will take place every Tuesday morning between 11am and 1pm. The level is intermediate/advanced starting 20th January 2009. Contact me if you want to take part.

Nouveau cours d'anglais "The English Conversation Workshop" tous les mardis entre 11h et 13h a partir de 20 janvier 2009. Niveau intermédiaire/avancé. Contactez moi pour encore d'information.

Articles from English Class

The French "Onion Johnnies" (onion sellers with beret stripy tops and bicycles) are dying out in England

Bad news there will be a galactic collision of immense proportions - but not just yet

Rachida Dati. Supermwoman or irresponsible mother?

Au revoir as hard-up Brits face exodus from France

An Onion Johnny

Actor Patrick McGoohan has died aged 80. Star of the cult 60s TV series "The Prisoner" about an ex-secret agent held captive on an island from which he is trying to escape. His most famous line from the show is "I am not a number I am a free man". Here is the opening sequence. Vocabulary: "By hook or by crook" is an English expression meaning by any means possible.

Life Coaching in English

An English friend of mine, Ashun Sierra, is currently in Paris. Ashun is an ICC certified Life Coach. Life coaching, if you are not familiar, is a form of one-to-one tuition to help determine and achieve personal goals. Ashun is offering the first consultation free of charge. To find out more information please call 06 43 21 04 25.

Brass Monkeys and Social Networking

It's bloody cold here in Paris at the moment. Here are a few words in English and French to help express yourself during these icy times.

Snow = Neige
Sleet = Neige fondue
Hail = Grêle
Blustery = Très Venteux
Windy = Venteux
Drizzle = Bruine
Freezing Rain = Pluie Glaçante
Showers = Averses
Snow Flurries = Légère Neige

It's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey! = ?? I don't know! Can someone help me with a translation of this peculiar English expression?


For anyone out there who has tried (and failed) to get the hang of social networking sites might find this video amusing.

Courses starting again

Happy New Year everyone I hope 2009 will be joyful and profitable for you all.

Courses begin on 5th January, if you want to participate (and you haven't already) contact me by the usual means. more details at www.letthemtalk.fr

Every year an update to the English dictionary comes out with a number of new entries. 2009 is no different a number of new words have entered the dictionary for the first time. Many of which such as frenemy and jargonaut I have never heard of myself. Full story here

New words in English

I have found an excellent new blog for learning English called http://www.anglais-facile-cours.com/ written by Jonathan Lewis an English teacher in Provence. He's recorded some videos too. This is Jonathan explaining the difference between "say" and "tell"