Happy, happy new year 2016! Last week, I hope you had a bit of free time to catch up on the best Speak English with Christina episodes of last year (or…

Merry Christmas!! Despite what I thought, everything actually went well. You remember last week we talked all about airport vocabulary in English: delayed flights, stuck at the airport, lost bags,…

Have you ever had a visitor take a flight to come visit your company? If so, I’m sure that you’ve had to deal with all sorts of problems: lost luggage,…

Have you ever had a visitor take a flight to come visit your company? If so, I’m sure that you’ve had to deal with all sorts of problems: lost luggage, delayed…

Welcoming Visitors in English “I want to seem friendly, but I don’t have the reflexes.” “I have to search for things to say, and it’s awkward.” “I just need to…

“I want to seem friendly, but I don’t have the reflexes.” “I have to search for things to say, and it’s awkward ” “I just need to practice more to…

What is Thanksgiving? Every Thanksgiving, we used to go to my grandma’s house for a HUGE lunch with my HUGE family. As a kid, Thanksgiving was just a big meal….

Improve your intonation in English to sound polite Two cousins of mine  recently came to visit and stay with us for a week. They’d never been to France, don’t speak…

Two cousins of mine (Deux de mes cousins) recently came to visit and stay with us for a week. They’d never been to France, don’t speak a word of French,…

Let’s answer “What are your strengths?” Job interviews are stressful enough as it is. When the interview is in English, it just adds to the problem. When I have to…