Learning a language is a never-ending journey. You may have reached **C2 level** and feel that you’ve hit your limit with English — and you might even think about letting it go. But that would be a real shame, because **learning is a lifelong experience*
English is a global language, opening doors to education, career opportunities, and cultural exchange. However, maintaining motivation to learn English can be challenging. Clear goals provide focus and direction. Learners need to identify their reasons for learning English, whether it is to travel, to pass an exam, or advance in their careers
Being aware of doublespeak is crucial for advanced learners of english to critically analyze information and understand the genuine implications behind the words used in various contexts.
Wherever we go, wherever we look, we are always in a rush! We are either going to work, or dropping the children off at school or both! We never seem to have enough hours in the day to get everything done.
The answer is there is no limit, and in the process, it can be a lot of fun! Why not set yourself a goal of learning two hundred new words a month which is only six words a day.? It may seem an uphill task, but you may be surprised by how easy it is. Use these tips to help you along the way.
What are adverbs of frequency?
These are ways of describing verbs and how often or how infrequently an action happens. Here are some of the basic adverbs of frequency that are commonly used in everyday English
Watching series or films in English is an excellent audio-visual means of acquiring new vocabulary. but how much of it do you actually retain? A good memory test would be to ask yourself, how many new words did you learn from that series or film today? If your recall is poor you need to look at other ways of assimilating new lexis
As an English Teacher I find this subject fascinating. I like to bring this theme into my classes often to inspire my students to drink more water and of course to learn more vocabulary! I start off by explaining how water keeps the organs of our bodies operating efficiently.
As tourism is the primary industry in Mallorca, young people are learning languages to increase their career opportunities when they leave school. For that reason, English and German are the second languages on the curriculum. Over the past decade I have seen the demand for German rise exponentially. As Germans are the majority purchasers of property here, Mallorquins have been obliged to learn and speak German proficiently.
When was the last time we really laughed and felt our bellies ache and our jaws sore? Do we give ourselves a chance to forget about the problems of the world albeit climate change, the Ukraine-Russia war, the rise in petrol and gas prices, forest fires caused by aridity and instead take time out to laugh?
There is a lot of fuss made about phrasal verbs in the classroom. The little words that follow the verb can change its meaning altogether. This can be very frustrating and make students give up before they have even started. And really who can blame them!
The aim of this short lesson is to give 6-8-year-olds some picture visuals to match to the parts of the body. When talking about clothes, they use the verb “to wear”. For example “What clothes do you wear to school?”
Learning a second language can slow cognitive ageing (the speed at which the mental activity of the brain ages). Being bilingual could delay the onset of dementia for several years.
We describe a trend as the way a situation develops or changes. Since COVID-19, Language Schools have had to adapt their styles of teaching. Classroom sizes have become smaller to allow for 2 metre distances between desks and students are obliged to wear masks and frequently wash their hands with hydroalcoholic gel.
If you cannot speak a word of English, come in and join us on our Beginner’s Course at our premises in Andratx. We start you off with the basics of Grammar and Vocabulary and help you little by little to gain confidence in Speaking.
Glued to our screens and using all the digital tools available to interact with our colleagues, virtual work is moving us more and more away from human contact.
Reading Graded Readers helps you to learn and understand vocabulary better. Why not start today? Buy or borrow a Starter level book and begin the journey to improving your level of English.
Jordan Friedman, a prodigious Stress Coach from New York has been developing stress management programmes for over 20 years. Some of the main stressors his clients talk about are money, commuting, and too much to do in too little time. He believes that we are more stressed today than we were 20 years ago.
There is no question that working and learning from home is the new era we live in today. Covid-19 has caused us to close the doors to our businesses and schools and those of us who remain open are obliged to follow strict norms so as not to infect or be infected.
Are you someone who gets up in the morning with the intention of learning something new in your day? Or are you the opposite? You get up in the morning, immerse yourself in your job or studies without giving a single thought to learning something new?