As many of you know, I am currently creating a course. As you all are lovely members of my community, I would like to give you some information about the course before it opens, and give you early access to the first stage. WHO is this course for? It is for students who consider themselves "good" at basic grammar, but don't have the confidence to manage unfamiliar situations in English. To be specific, students who are a minimum of B1 can attend this course, with some A2 students possibly being accepted. What is the OBJECTIVE of this course? To increase your confidence in speaking and writing. To improve your English skill in unfamiliar situations and environments. To increase your ability to use varied grammar and vocabulary in personal and professional circumstances. To improve your relationship with the English language and find a "love for learning" that is often difficult to achieve as busy adults. I would like to offer the opportunity for students in this community to trial a "Stage 0" of this course. Complete it, receive some feedback for your work and give ME some feedback on your experience, how you found the materials and whether or not you would recommend it to a friend. You can complete this "Stage 0" whenever you like - there is no pressure. Please, if you are interested, please vote in the poll below. Stage 0 will open to interested students on the 1st of September. Are you interested in TESTING the first stage of my course, and giving me some feedback about your experience?

I want to know some more about you all (and I would like to see you all get some more POINTS!) So tell me, What is something you love about your home country? I'm so curious...

Hi everyone! Tomorrow at 9pm UTC+2, I will be running a quiz for idiomatic expressions in English! There will be a LIVE first about the topic, followed by a quiz for all members on the community. I wonder: will it be a PIECE OF CAKE for you? Or will you CALL IT A DAY? Will you come?

Recently, @Jack Hastings and I saw the WEIRDEST bug that I never knew existed in the UK. It is a moth, but it behaves and looks like a hummingbird - an exotic bird that we definitely don't have in the UK. Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to get it's autograph, but I wanted to know - What's the coolest animal/insect you've ever seen in your home country? Describe it to me!

If you've just joined, write your name in the comments below and tell me the following; 1. Why are you learning English? 2. What is one thing that you find difficult about learning English? 3. What is one thing you enjoy doing in English? (If you can't think of one, that's okay!)