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If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages plus guidance on how to improve speaking and writing in English.

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5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishNews

Is your English feeling stale?

Sometimes, spinning our wheels is all we can do.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Don’t be fooled by ‘in’

These three pairs of words look like they should be opposites, but are they?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare English

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in EnglishNews

5 more ways to get your 5 a day

Looking for effective exercises to energise your English?

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Closer but not there yet

I think I’ve put that tricky French phrase together pretty well.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

What do professionals worry about when working in English?

Every day, there’s so much going on and so much to get right.

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Category: Language Learning AdviceNews

How to double-cross your English

Want to be sure you’ve grasped the meaning and can get the same message across?

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Category: Language Learning Advice

Is it ‘common’ or ‘mutual’?

People often hesitate when they have to decide between these two words.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Are you getting your 5 a day?

Nutrition advice also works for training your English skills.

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Category: Language Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

Do you communicate confidently in professional English?

Can you jump into work conversations at any time and say exactly what you mean with confidence?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

What’s the purpose – ‘for’ or ‘to’?

A common confusion is when to use ‘for’ to describe purpose and when to use ‘to’.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Do you communicate comfortably in professional English?

Can you contribute to conversations at work without struggling?

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Category: Language Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in English

Do you communicate competently in professional English?

Can you say the right thing in the right way at the right time?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

Pesky Points Part 4

Recycling doesn’t just benefit the environment.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsLanguage Learning Advice

Are your English communication skills up to scratch?

Here are 3 quick questions to check.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishSpeaking in EnglishNews

Get the recipe right for better English communication

What goes into your favourite chocolate cake?

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Category: Language Learning AdviceNews

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