by Danny Ballan | Spotlights Word Power
Medieval Europeans knew the Earth was round. Columbus knew. His critics knew, and they were right about the part that mattered. So where did the flat Earth story come from? A novelist, two Victorian polemicists, and our deep appetite for feeling smarter than the dead.
by Danny Ballan | Progressive English Speaking
Learn the English of networking — question forms, the echo responses that keep a conversation alive, question tags, and the graceful exit nobody teaches. Plus why the people who help your career are rarely your closest friends.
by Danny Ballan | Close Reading
Five people on one track, one on another, and your hand on the lever. Explore the trolley problem, its surprising origins, and what it really reveals about moral judgment.
by Danny Ballan | Listening & Reading Comprehension
Advanced English listening practice for IELTS, TOEFL, and SAT. Listen to an academic lecture on how habits form and answer 10 exam-style comprehension questions.
by Danny Ballan | Side By Side
Novels were once considered dangerous. Cinema was a fairground trick. Now it’s games. What happens to a story when you can move inside it, and how to argue about it in precise English.