The window – A short story with vocabulary

24 Jun, 2021 | Learn English, Reading

This is a version of Allan Seager’s “The Street,” first published in the London Mercury in 1933 and republished in Vanity Fair in 1934. The Window – A short story There were once two men, both seriously ill, in the same room of a great hospital. Quite a small...

Woodward English on Instagram

11 Aug, 2015 | Common Mistakes, Idioms, IELTS, Jokes & Fun, Learn English, Quotes, Reading, Videos

This is to let you know that you can now find us on Instagram. Yes, we will now add any new charts and images that we create onto Instagram for those that like spending time there. Eventually we will also add some of the charts we have already created too. So...

Redundant Letters

9 Sep, 2011 | Reading

Redundant Letters One of the most difficult things in English is spelling and pronunciation. Because English is a mish mash of Latin, Old English, French, German, Greek… in fact every language in Europe. There are a lot of odd spellings for words which originated from...

Irony and Ironic Statements

29 Jul, 2011 | Reading

Irony and Ironic Statements Irony is a technique used in English to emphasise a point using the opposite (or deeper) meaning of something. It can be used in many situations but most often it is used to be comical. For example: The world’s full of apathy, but I...

Winter in England

22 Jul, 2011 | Reading

Winter in England Well, winter has arrived in Santiago and it reminds me of winter in England, especially when I was a child. Many people have a romantic idea of what winter in England is like: snow covered rolling hills, small robins (birds with red chests) chirping...

Death of Common Sense – An Obituary

15 Jul, 2011 | Learn English, Reading, Videos

This text “The Death of Common Sense” was sent to me and I thought I would share with you. There is a message behind the story which I feel is so true. What has happened to the world? What has happened to common sense? There is a lot of vocabulary here so...