As an English teacher, I was always of the opinion that reading is something that should not take place in the classroom. For two reasons, 1. you should do it at home and 2. in class it’s a waste of quality speaking time. This was until I listened to a podcast by the TEFL Training …
Have you ever found yourself speaking English and you constantly felt like you stumbled over your own tongue as the words were coming out of your mouth, were you speaking fast? The amount of students I have asked to please slow down when they speak, is staggering (large). It may be close to 50% of …
Have you ever gone to an event that lasted more than half a day, where you needed to speak English constantly and consistently? How did you feel after the first day? I bet you felt really tired. I often hear my students say that when they have to speak English for a longer period, they …
Last week, I read an article on ABC on Homemade bilingualism called Bilingüismo Casero: ¿deben los padres hablar en inglés a sus hijos? I saw this article on LinkedIn with a comment in the direction of “Great, more Spanglish”. In this article, I would like to give my two cents on the topic. Have Fun …
How often do I see the following happen, in perfect English: «I don’t speak English very well, my English is not so good.» Right… Have you considered your English is not the issue? What do I mean by this? Maybe your English is great, but your confidence in your speaking is low. New Students Recently, …
Writing the perfect business email is not easy. There are many little things that we need to keep in mind. In the post of today, we share with you 5 tips to create the perfect business email. Choose your business email style The formal letter has become a thing of the past. Does that mean …
Hoy en día, muchos videojuegos se juegan online, con amigos, con amigos nuevos que se conocen en el juego. Y se puede aprovechar para el aprendizaje del inglés de sus hijos. La importancia del inglés El inglés es la de facto lengua franca del mundo. Sólo uno de cada tres parlantes del idioma es nativo …
The new year is on its way. Have you already written a New Year’s Resolution or more? (resolucion del año nuevo). Stop smoking, going to the gym, learning a new language, getting your handicap below 10! Unfortunately, we also know most people don’t get very far with these resolutions, in the UK, 80% of the …
Imagine you are looking to prepare a killer boeuf bourguignon for Christmas dinner. You have studied the ingredients, you which actions to take, how long to have the beef on the fire and everything else. And here you are, standing in the kitchen, all materials ready, the in-laws are waiting at the dinner table and …
Todos sabemos que los ingleses son famosos por sus formas de hablar, educado, poco directo y muchas veces no dicen lo que der verdad quieren decir. Quizás a veces parece increíble. Sin embargo, es bueno saber como hacerlo. Ahora, voy a ser honesto, al escribir éste artículo no estaba muy seguro que si me iba …
