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"Keep your English up to scratch"

(Traduction en français)
​"  Gardez un bon niveau d'anglais "
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Language Learning Blog
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Author

HELEN THOMPSON
Are you a non-native English speaker with a reasonably good knowledge and command of the language, but too busy to devote time to regular language learning? If so, this blog could be for you. Focusing on business and professional English, as well as on language for general everyday use, the posts will enable you to enrich your vocabulary and improve your grammar and language skills, thus helping you to express yourself with more confidence.
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The blog is intended for all nationalities, but occasionally some translations, false friends etc. are included for native French speakers.

​All feedback will be very welcome. To comment on a blog, send an email to [email protected]
​Comments are the lifeblood of blogs! 
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WHAT IS A BLOG? 
​The word blog comes from web-log.
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SO WHAT IS A WEB-LOG?
It is a sort of electronic diary (log) or regular posting that you publish on an internet site, and that hopefully will be of interest to other people.

​AND
WHAT IS A BLOG POST?
A blog post is the message which you publish on a web-log (blog).


Thank you to my friends, students and former students, and family members who have been giving me invaluable feedback on this language learning blog. Please continue to send me comments on the posts - your feedback is ‘très précieux’.

Keep your English up to Scratch
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blog contents

T
​hese posts cover all sorts of useful areas of the following:
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Expressions
  • I​dioms
  • P​hrasal verbs
  • T​elephoning
  • Etiquette in letter and email writing​
  • Social English (conversations/dialogues in context)
  • The c​orrect register to use, etc. ...
  • Links to articles in the press which may be of interest

​While a good and extensive vocabulary is what will help you most in speaking and understanding a foreign language, in these blog posts I also deal briefly with key areas of grammar which are essential for communicating in everyday life as well as in professional situations.
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The first 20 blog posts of  " KEEP YOUR ENGLISH UP TO SCRATCH "  were initially published on LinkedIn in 2014.
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Thank you to my friends, students and former students, and family members who have been giving me invaluable feedback on this language learning blog. Please continue to send me comments on the posts - your feedback is ‘très précieux’.
​

To go to Blogs 1 and 2 - please click HERE
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To go to Blogs 1 to 20 on LinkedIn, please click - HERE
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  • Home
  • About
    • Recommendations
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  • Language Training
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    • Conversation Lessons
    • Business English
    • ESP English for Specific Purposes
    • Exam and Test Preparation
    • CV/Résumé and Job Interviews
  • BLOGS
    • Keep your English up to scratch
    • Blogs 1 - 5
    • My 30-Day Verb Challenge
  • News Articles/Videos
    • Language Learning Web Sites
    • New Articles -Elementary Level
    • News Articles : 3 Levels - A2-C1
    • Articles Archive : - Levels A2-C1
    • Travel
    • TED Talks
    • Politics, News etc.
    • Science and Environment
    • Health - Medical
    • Songs and Interviews with famous and infamous people
  • Groups
    • COP A4 Gr.5 and Gr.6 2024-2025
  • Misc.
    • Recipes
    • CEFR
    • COVID-19
    • Restaurant Reviews