Artículos escritos por profesores particulares de Inglés nativos

Ana

And the "back to school day" is almost here

For many parents the back to school day is sad, yes, you´ll miss your children, you´ll miss to play with them, you will miss those unique family moments, but... I would say, for almost the great mayority, it will be a moment of back to the calm, and...

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Tusclases

School is coming. And we should start :)

Good night guys!!! We end the day with this picture to remember how we should begin the new course. Begin with good vibes and a lot of energy! Cheer up! (Terminamos el día con una foto para recordar como debemos empezar el curso. ¡Con b...

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Iliana

SMALL GEMS ALONG THE WAY o QUÉ SON LAS COLOCACIONES EN INGLÉS

Have you ever asked yourself why native English speakers say fast food instead of, for example, quick food or fast meal? And why hard work and not arduous work? What about heavy rain, big f...

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Iliana

STUDYING ENGLISH ON A MONDAY EVENING. A TRUE STORY

Well, don’t be alarmed. I’m not a nerd (1), just look like one. Actually, I was watching Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. By myself (=alone), with a huge mug of ice-cream - yeah, I eat ice-cream in a mug -, and a lot of nervous...

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Louise

Are stereotypes in the end true about our origin?

HI there everyone! have you ever wonder what defines us a citizens of a specific country? and do they actually define us? finally what are the typical stereotypes that usually and mostly certnaily annoy us? I'm Italian and I can tell you that w...

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Greta

Common mistakes made by learners of English. Actually vs Currently

Common mistakes made by Spanish learners of English. Ever wondered why speakers of a certain language tend to make the same grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary mistakes when learning a foreign language?  Well, linguists blame it on our natura...

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Jieyu

In which aspect is Mandarin easier to learn?

"The characters are like drawing to me!" I heard it many times from my foreign friends. Every time when I heard of it, I laughed. Actually, it is a very interesting comment. When I learn other languages I may also have the feeling that the some part...

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Rebecca

Mountain walks in English. New and interesting ways to learn English outside the classroom.

I can't think of a nicer way to learn English than doing English speaking mountain walks! The other day, I was out a walk in the beautiful Picos de Europa, in Cantabria Spain and the idea came to me. In fact, I had been having similar ideas for a lo...

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Tusclases

Lesson plan: The clothes/ Aprender el vocabulario en inglés a través del juego

INTRODUCCIÓN Se tratan de varias sesiones de una hora cada una en las que los alumnos, a través de las diferentes actividades significativas propuestas, aprenderan el vocabulario de la ropa en inglés y pondran en práctica...

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Maria

Start SPEAKING a language you are studying as soon as possible

Many English, or in fact any foreign language learners, fall into the trap of thinking that they must learn the whole of the grammar book and at least half of the dictionary before they dare to venture into the speaking world.     Perhaps,...

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Jieyu

Are the tones the most difficult part in your Chinese learning?

There are four tones in Mandarin. The first flat one, high pitch, the second rising tone (like a question in English and Spanish), from lower to higher pitch, the third tone, falling rising, the forth one is the falling. It seems complicated when yo...

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Pilar

Escuchar versus oir / Listen vs hear / Ascoltare vs sentire

En las lenguas que conozco se usa diferente palabra para oír y escuchar. La diferencia está en la intención. No podemos evitar oír, pero debemos de poner voluntad para escuchar. En el programa “No es un día cualquiera” a los seguidores se les llama...

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Tusclases

Have you asked 'Why' are you taking up English?

Hi all of you, It's Maite Cirera. I've been teaching English for 4 years. Some of you may have learnt English in any time, some haven't. Anyway, the topic I wanted to start this blog is that "double eich" word that really matters: WHY. This is a si...

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Tusclases

Some expressions and acronyms, OMG!Dibs! (Algunas expresiones y acrónimos, Oh Dios mío!Me los pido!)

English version Hello everybody! How is everything going? Personally, if we stop thinking about terrorist attacks, I am very happy because summer is coming, the sun is out the majority of days, my toes are out as well in my new sandals and also new...

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