Jeffrey Hill was born in Plymouth, UK, but now lives in Le Havre, France, where he has been working at the EM Normandie Business School since 1991, teaching general and business English, and preparing students for the TOEIC and TOEFL exams. In 2004 he was awarded an MBA from Liverpool University. Since 2011, Jeffrey has been project manager for the EM Normandie's iTunes U site, where he has published several top-ranking courses.
In 2004, he started The English Blog, which now has well over 9, 000 posts and several million page views. More recently, he created the Crossword English website, which features a daily ESL crossword. He has also had two ESL crossword books published and self-published three others as PDF e-books. In 2016, he was responsible for developing the school's free English-learning app, SmartEnglish by EM Normandie, which features his own Essential Business English course.
In 2004, he started The English Blog, which now has well over 9, 000 posts and several million page views. More recently, he created the Crossword English website, which features a daily ESL crossword. He has also had two ESL crossword books published and self-published three others as PDF e-books. In 2016, he was responsible for developing the school's free English-learning app, SmartEnglish by EM Normandie, which features his own Essential Business English course.