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Dear Readers,

Mario in one of his contributions last month, queried the value of textbook comprehension questions.  I'm w

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This contribution will be a bit shorter.  Learners often find our use of articles (definite, indefinite and zero) difficult to grasp.  Teachers don't always help as much as they migh

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I was interviewed by Julian Wing of the British Council about my career and my views on English teaching issues.

I was born just outside Liverpool in 1944. I come from a family of teachers, on my father’s side at least, and I have Cornish, Irish and Swedish blood as well as English.