toward and towards

Toward and towards – does it matter which word you use? Though there is a perception that the words, toward and towards, which are both prepositions, have distinctive and separate usages, [...]

American greetings

TALK students who studying abroad will probably find at the start of their stay that the new culture and language is a little daunting. Let’s begin at the beginning, and that means the American [...]

Further or Farther

Deciding which of these two words, further or farther, one must use in a sentence is quite easy to do.  Further and farther crop up quite a bit in everyday spoken English.  Most people do not [...]

5 Things To Do In Boston

As one of the oldest city in the U.S.A., the site of the Founding Fathers, the largest city and the capital of the state of Massachusetts, Boston holds a place in the nation’s heart like no [...]

Capital Letters

Capital letters are used in written English in the situations which are discussed below. Lower case letters must be used in all other instances. Capital Letters: Rules and Usage When are capital [...]

Healthy shopping list

When it comes to eating healthy, TALK international students may find it difficult to afford what they think they need – and on their tight budget. There are many ways to create  a [...]

San Francisco Activities

San Francisco is one of the largest cities in California and offers a variety of different activities and attractions that any TALK student can take advantage of while they are in the city to [...]