I arrived at Gosforth Hall late in the evening. I don't believe in ghosts, but yes, I felt a little nervous. I checked in, and the front-desk clerk gave me…

A King was once hunting in a large wood, and pursued his game so hotly that none of his courtiers could follow him. But when evening approached he stopped, and…

3 What really helped me to improve my English was having an American boyfriend. He didn't speak any Japanese – well, not many foreigners do – so we spoke English…

AMBER: Hello, William. This is Amber-you said to phone if I wanted to get more Information about the job agency you mentioned. Is now a good time? WILLIAM: Oh, hi…

1 One very easy thing you can do, is just change the language to English on all the gadgets you have, for example on your phone, or laptop, or tablet.…

“The definition of wealth is: ‘The number of days you can survive, without physically working (or anyone else in your household working) and still maintain your standard of living.’ For…

Leo: Hello. Waiter: Good evening, sir, madam. What can I get you? Kim: How about a coffee? I'm still cold. Waiter: Yes, madam. And you, sir? Leo: You know, I'm…

ONCE on a time there lived a king and a queen who were sad because they had no child. At length, when years had gone by, they had their wish…

Grace   I'm a student in my last year at university. I've got debts of over £35,000. I'm going to study really hard for my exams because I hope to…

Damian   I'm so fed up with taking exams. I hate school. I'd like to leave now and get a job, any job. I want to earn some money but…