Kate White English

Experienced native English teacher (British).Teaching adults in Málaga city centre and online. Specialising in business English, exam preparation & conversation

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

I’m jumping on the Bluesky bandwagon and joining the eXodus from Twitter. If you would like to find me there I’m: https://t.co/T7iP5pOLRC - Bye 👋🏻… https://t.co/cyEpE0tSnI

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

Happy Halloween 🎃!

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

Can anyone spot the problem with @Ryanair ‘s advertisement?… 🤔#EnglishLanguage #EnglishLearning #EnglishTeacher #English

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

Ahh pronunciation! It can be difficult 😞 #EnglishPronunciation #EnglishLanguage #English #EnglishTeacher

[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

The letters "ough" can be pronounced at least 8 different ways in English.

How did that happen?!

[Raymond Delauney Esq. @reginaldo_el]

@NoContextBrits This is old, but still relevant 😁

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Ways to accept tea:

1. “Only if you're having one”
2. <check watch> “Go on then”
3. “You sure?”
4. “Ooh yes please”
5. “I’m gasping”
6. “You read my mind”
7. Respond to “tea?” by saying “tea”
8. “I’ll make it”
9. “Best idea you’ve had all day”
10. Stating milk/sugar preference

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

Very British exaggerations:

1. “It's absolutely chucking it down!”
2. “I’ve told you a million times!”
3. “The bus took forever!”

What are some more Very British exaggerations?

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

‘Yule-hole’ (19th century Scots): the loosest notch in your belt that you must resort to after excessive eating and drinking.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day, at this point every year, has to be ‘scurryfunging’ (19th century US dialect): the frantic tidying up/attempt to achieve a semblance of order that takes place just before guests arrive.

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

Merry Christmas 🎄 y ¡Felices fiestas! I hope you all have a wonderful time #Christmas #inEngland #EnglishTeacher #EnglishLanguage #English #BuryStEdmunds @AngelHotelBury

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

Love this 😆

[Cambridge English Spain @CambridgeEngSP]

Esta semana nos vamos de excursión a una isla, 🏝 pero primero vamos a aprendernos el vocabulario relacionado con la geografía marina. ⚓️

¿Nos ayudas a completar la lección? 🌊

#cambridge #vocabulary #geography #geografia #Marine #Marinegeography #summer #englishlessons

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is a reminder of 'ipsedixitism' (18th century): the assertion that something is 'fact' based on one person's opinion.

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

So this is a little bit of my holiday to share with you. I hope you’re all enjoying the summer ☀️💕

[Kate White English @KateWhiteEngli1]

School’s out for summer! Time for summer holidays. I’m adventuring around Spain 🇪🇸, Portugal 🇵🇹 and France.
Classes start again on the 12th September. Have a great summer ☀️! #EnglishTeacher #SummerHolidays #EnglishClass #Relax #Europe #EnglishLearning #EnglishLanguage

[Cambridge English Spain @CambridgeEngSP]

La principal palabra que podemos aprender para hablar sobre el día del Orgullo Gay es #RESPECT. Respetemos el amor en todas sus formas.

#cambridge #pride #orgullo2022 #prideday #Pride2022 #loveislove #OrgulloLGTBI

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day, just in case you need it, is ‘hurkle-durkling’: 19th-century Scots for staying in bed long after you should have got up.

[Duolingo 🇬🇧 @duolingoUK]

Can confirm this one makes no sense in any language x
#Eurovision #NOR