How to learn English

Artículos escritos por profesores particulares de Inglés nativos

Stephanie

A lesson designed around the short film "The Selfie cat"

THE SELFIE CAT The aim of this lesson is to teach beginners to describe people and animals using adjectives. The material used is a funny video about a girl and her cat that doesn´t like to appear in pictures.    The students will learn ab...
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Shaun

English in One Minute - How do you learn best?

Join My Mailing List Recent Posts English in One Minute - How do you learn best? June 8, 2017 English in One Minute - The 5-Minute Challenge May 31, 2017 English in One Minute - How do you learn be...
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Dan

Understanding the 'Simple past' tense - with quiz!!

The simple past is used to speak about things that happened in the past. Read the following discussion using the simple past tense Dan: Hi Alice, what did you do last weekend?Alice: I did a lot of things. On Saturday, I went shopping.Dan: What did y...
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Dan

Why should you learn English? What can English do for you?

English has been described as “the language of opportunity”, and by the time you get to the end of this article, we’re pretty sure you’ll agree. If you’re currently in the throes of trying to pick a language to study at...
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Helen

How to correct CVs and personal descriptions

As in the previous article ("How to correct students' essays"), examples of the corrected CVs and personal descriptions speak louder than any articles on how to do it right. Below you'll see my corrections of a career description written by one...
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Helen

How to correct students' essays, examples

Getting straight to the point: here are 2 of my B1 students' essays and my corrections. In this case, examples of the corrected essays speak louder than any articles on how to do it right. Keep in mind that in a Word format all the corrections are m...
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Helen

“Why is a raven like a writing desk?”, – English idioms with Alice

“Every adventure requires a first step”  My students are always keen on learning new expressions and idioms. However, recently they’ve been complaining that it’s difficult to find at least 2-3 different idioms in one place: you have t...
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Jorge

Open up your mind! Learn english! Three easy steps wich support you!

      Come on! What are you waiting for! English ain't only bussines language but a world language. Knowing english you'll have access whatever kind of culture in books, movies, songs. Open up your mind! Learn english!  ...
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Carol

Why Learn English Through Conversation?

There are three processes, (among others) involved in learning English through conversation: 1. By having conversations, we get more exposure to the target language. New items and structures then become available f...
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Tusclases

“Lo que con mucho trabajo se adquiere, más se ama.” Aristóteles.

Los que imploran mirando al cielo, los que siguen caminando aunque les tiemblen las piernas, los que siguen luchando aunque todo parezca perdido. Los que sufren pero no se quejan, porque saben que el dolor pasa, el sudor seca, el cansancio termina....
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Rita

The importance of phonics in the learing of the children

Phonics is a branch of linguistics where the sounds and physical properties of human speech sounds are studied. Phonics reading is highly essential in every child education. It is not uncommon to find parents who question the importance of phonics...
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Tusclases

Artículo Bilingüe. Exámenes de la Universidad de Cambridge y TOEIC. (Bilingual article)

Spanish version   Hoy en día, tener fluidez en Inglés es algo que cada vez más colegios, universidades y empresas están exigiendo a alumnos, profesores y empleados.   Y este fenómeno está presionan...
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Helen

What is bilingualism? Does it influence your cognitive development?

 "One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way" Frank Smith  I'd like to start my blog with an extremely engaging topic called «Bilingualism and Bilingual Education». Everyone has heard abo...
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Tusclases

4 lessons businesses can learn from Formula One Motor Racing

I recently visited the F1 testing in Barcelona and I was lucky to have a paddock pass and also entry to the Renualt Sport garage area. The trip was forming part of my research for a course I will be hosting at ESIC Valencia on the 6-7th of June 2017...
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