It’s the end of Scotland’s Highland Games season. Have you ever been to a Highland Games? It’s one of the best days out you can imagine. There’s athletics (running, cycling and jumping), but with a mix of men and women, young and old running together, using an informal handicap system. So a little girl will start a long way ahead,
Our new book is for adults and teenagers … We’ve just published a new book – it’s for intermediate English learners and it’s a non-fiction book. I think this book is needed – after all, non-fiction is what we all have to read every day. The book includes vocabulary lists and lots of challenging language activities to test your comprehension
Today is International Cat Day! Who knew? As a big cat lover, I’ll recognise this special day by giving my cat something special for her supper this evening. It’s another opportunity to recommend my Read English with Zigzag series (in French, German, Italian and Spanish versions, plus English only) – it’s ideal for primary school age children who like reading
I’d like to welcome a new member of the Zigzag English team. Read English with Zigzag 1 was my first book (out of 23 so far). The Zigzag books are carefully designed to teach English to primary school age children – they’re much more than just English language readers. They’re my funniest books, too. That’s because of the personality of
See our little video. Our children’s activity book is for elementary level (A1 to A2). Our 3 books for adults and older children are for elementary (A1 to A2), lower intermediate (A2 to B1) and intermediate (B1 to B2) levels. All the books are available on Amazon. Quizzes, Word games, Jokes, True or False, Fun quotations, Categories, Choose! Vocabulary you
Il passaggio dalla scuola primaria al livello secondario è una tappa importante nella vita di un bambino. Può essere un momento ricco di emozioni: triste, eccitante e spaventoso. È anche un momento in cui ci si aspetta che i bambini inizino a prendere più seriamente l’apprendimento dell’inglese. In qualità di insegnante di inglese che ha avuto molti bambini come
It was Burns’ night last night! To celebrate Robert Burns’ 265th birthday. This is what we ate. It’s the traditional haggis, neeps and tatties, but we had whisky gravy too. Haggis has some unappetising ingredients, and I’m afraid some people took the easy option and chose the vegetarian haggis. But meat haggis tastes good if you don’t think about what’s
It’s the 27th of December. Christmas has been celebrated around the world and in a few days’ time we’ll be raising our glasses to welcome in the new year. What better time to practise the future perfect passive voice? I’m in a cold and rainy part of the UK, but being stuck inside only gives people more opportunity to eat
