Artículos escritos por profesores particulares de Inglés nativos

To be honest, what we’re going through is nothing compared to what our ancestors went through periods of war and famine. Yes, we do have all the necessities of food, hot water, electricity, television, even internet with endless entertainment at our fingertips.   However, it should be recognised that staying in quarantine at home is tough psychologically and denying there is an issue will probably leave you feeling even more depressed. Most...

Americans I am an American. A Texan to be exact. What do they say? Everything is bigger in Texas. Including homes, and home listings. I come from a very rich neighborhood. Where simple rent can cost about 1,000 dollars a month. This, 1,000 dollar fee, is a simple flat. To further explain, it would be a spacecious, maybe a one bedroom. Depending on the area, and its entitites. I have found myself in the need of a new home. I currently live in the...

Firstly, I must define what I consider to be a good teacher: Someone who is passionate about advancing the knowledge of their students, both English and the world in general. Someone who both makes the "ride" of learning English enjoyable and as little painful as possible (some pain is still inevitable in learning) whilst focusing on reaching the objectives that the student set out: be that passing an exam, increasing confidence in speaking or m...

Uneasiness I find myself being unable to sleep. 3 am, I wake up. 6am, again, I rise. Finally, 9am, a decent time to get up. I find myself uneasy of being in a new city. It is the adventures that await that have me on the edge of my seat. It is like living in New York City. I live in the center of everything in Spain. It is a city known as Madrid. Everything happens here, fashion, love, and passion. I am mesmirized by it. I have been here in the ...

Cuando los nativos conversan entre ellos, rara vez los escucharás decir “I’m very tired”. No es que esté mal ni que sea formal, es sólo que a las personas nos encanta explicar las cosas de manera más simpática y desenfadada. En castellano ocurre igual y es muy común escuchar expresiones tales como “estoy muerto”, “estoy reventada”, “no doy más” ó “me caigo de sueño”, ¿verdad? Hoy te voy a explicar 11 maneras diferentes de decir “I’m very ti...

Description:   This is a guide that will give to  you the most important keys and help to learn spanish and survive in a spanish spoken country. If you are thinking about travelling to take vacations or a bussines trip this is the best way to do it without givingup by trying. Section 1: In this section you will learn greettings, remember you can´t be too polite or unpolite, when you need to ask for somethig you must greet and look them...

When I was studying to achieve the FCE i had the terror of not passing it as i had been working hard for months. The day of receiving the marks arrived and... I passed it! But that is not the point of the post, as I would like to explain how did I prepare for the exam.  First of all, if you don't want to go to an academy to prepare it, is read a lot and become rich in vocabulary. I would also reccommend you write down the words you don't kn...

  Surround yourself in English. Put yourself in an all English speaking environment where you can learn passively. The best way to learn is through speaking. Practise every day. Make yourself a study plan. Decide how much time a week you are going to spend studying and stick to it. Establish a routine. Tell your family and friends about your study plan. Get them to push you to study and also don’t let them interrupt you. Practise the...

     Writers have always enjoyed inventing words. Lewis Carroll and Roald Dahl, two of our favourite authors, created whole lexicons of new words as part of the worlds they imagined (see previous blog posts). One of the best-loved poems in the English language is Carroll’s nonsense rhyme that begins ‘Twas brillig and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe …’ You won’t find many of the...

The first thing I always ask my students is permission to correct their mistakes and if they want me to correct as we go through the lesson or if they want me to correct at the end of the lesson.  Here are two of the most common mistakes I have found that most students have Make and do! Oh you know this one!  From beginners to advanced students make and do always cause problem. In its simplest terms make is for something that you creat...