Lexical Lab

Our two-week TEACHING LEXICALLY course offers much more than just teacher development. We also provide a full social programme as part of the service, and it’s often on these outings that we have the most meaningful conversations, as Andrew explains today. www.lexicallab.com/teacher-deve...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: no spring chicken LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalteacher Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with my mum about a folk club event she recently went to up in the north-east of England.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: give someone the cold shoulder LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a podcast I listened to about the way that the first generation of Caribbean immigrants into the UK didn't exactly get the warm welcome they'd been expecting.

You won’t be surprised to hear that we’re very proud of our two-week Teaching Lexically summer school course. Don’t just take our word for how good the course is, though,. Listen to what the teachers who attended last year had to say about their time with us: www.lexicallab.com/teacher-deve...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH" off-the-wall LEARN WTH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with my daughter about a new club she's founded as part of her school's extracurricular offerings.

One of the most common questions we get asked about our Teaching Lexically summer school course is whether we provide accommodation. This video aims to answer that particular FAQ. www.lexicallab.com/teacher-deve...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: scot free LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #lexicalapproach #vocabulary #Englishteacher Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by the remarkable arrest last week of a former member of the Royal Family who's been implicated in the Epstein Files in a whole host of crimes.

Our two-week TEACHING LEXICALLY course runs every July. Here, Andrew explains what makes our course different from others out there - and what’s on offer in the afternoons and evenings. www.lexicallab.com/teacher-deve...

Metaphors we live by: a company is like a ship In their seminal 1980 book, 'Metaphors We Live By', George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggested that metaphors are a tool that allow us to use what we know

#metaphors #idioms #advancedEnglish #businessEnglish There's a new blog post up on site exploring the many words and phrases that come from the conceptual metaphor that a company is like a ship.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: conk out LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with an old friend who lives up in the north of Scotland about why he was glad his car wouldn't start in the cold.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: It just goes to show LEARN TO LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with my son about an English homework he'd hated having to do.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: slap / smack / splat bang in the middle of LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a text message exchange with a friend of mine who's in London for a few days on a business trip.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: tug at the / your heartstrings LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation I had with my daughter about an advert that popped up in the middle of a YouTube video we were watching together.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: don't have a leg to stand on LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with a friend of mine in Odesa who'd just got an angry email from her sister in another city.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: by design LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #lexicalapproach #Englishteacher Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a question a student asked me last week about how come I ended up as a teacher!

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: take it on board LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with my daughter after she'd done a presentation at school that didn't go as well as she'd hoped it would.

#CELTA #DELTA This year, in collaboration with Trinity, we’re now offering a new Level 6 qualification. Find out more right here: www.lexicallab.com/2026/02/the-...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: a bit sniffy (about) LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #lexicalapproach #Englishteacher Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with a student of mine about how she likes to spend her free-time – and why she often thinks twice before revealing this!

Anyone coming to London in July to take our face-to-face TEACHING LEXICALLY course also gets to take part in our comprehensive cultural programme that takes you under the skin of the city - and as Andrew explains today, there’s now yet another good reason to come: www.lexicallab.com/teacher-deve...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: spread yourself too thin LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by something a student of mine said about a rather radical change she's trying to make to the way she socialises this year.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: palm off (on) LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with my next-door neighbour about what he was planning to do with an unwanted birthday present! #advancedEnglish #phrasalverbs #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: a hiccup LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a moment of unintentional comedy that occurred at the start of a headteacher's presentation at a recent parents' evening.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: a right barrel of laughs LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#AdvancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with my son last Friday when he came from school after yet another whole-class detention.

Today at 17.00 London time, I'm doing another Live with a remarkable Ukrainian teacher of English. Please join us to better understand the impact Russia's ongoing genocidal aggression has on the lives of normal Ukrainians. www.instagram.com/hugh_dellar/

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You might enjoy this interview I did recently with Elie Hazeem from MELTA. We discussed everything from my love of 'Slow Horses' to what I see the Lexical Approach as being, from how and why I'm doing my bit to support Ukraine to the ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH reels I make. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT3b...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: put it down to experience LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a student of mine who fell prey to a classic scam when he was in Budapest a few years ago.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH not a peep LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a chat with a neighbour of mine about her son, who's off backpacking round south-east Asia at the moment.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: akin to LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#advancedEnglish #vocabulary #Englishteacher #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a conversation with an old friend of mine who's recently lost his father to cancer.

YouTube video by Lexical Lab YOUR GRAMMAR QUESTIONS ANSWERED 6: It was the first time I'd (ever) ... LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

Just added a new video to my series YOUR GRAMMAR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. youtu.be/vr4SdNiOkEk?...

YouTube video by Lexical Lab ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH: going great guns LEARN WITH LEXICAL LAB

#Englishteacher #advancedEnglish #vocabulary #lexicalapproach Today’s ONE-MINUTE ENGLISH video was inspired by a classroom chat with a student of mine who set up her own school a year ago – in very unfavourable circumstances.