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Game on!

2020-08-05

GAME APPS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING - Language game apps help turning language learning and practice into fun.

How to throw an English garden party?

2020-08-03

Do you know the difference between a barbecue and a garden party? They have less in common than you would expect...

Research can be fascinating

2020-07-29

Do you ever wonder about the origin of words? Some words have amazing stories or legends surrounding their origin. For example, most learners of English, sooner or later, come across the famous story behind the word ”sandwich”. (Should you not know that, click on the link below.)

Harness your curiosity

2020-07-26

In other words: If you are interested in something and want to find out about it in articles, books, videos, podcasts: look for them in the language that you are learning.

Test your English, just for fun

2020-07-23

We have 9 super-weird but existing English words for you. The question is:

The secrets of learning a new language

2020-07-20

Do you know who polyglots are? Lydia Machova’s TED talk about the secrets of learning a new language has close to 8.5 million views...

Talk shows to learn English conversation

március 11, 2023

On the wide range of TV shows there’s no better programme to learn English conversation than talk shows. Their recipe to get you addicted is simple: a host, several celebrity guests, interviews and short game or comedy segments…

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Test your reading speed

február 25, 2023

If you look at the title line of this post it’s quite obvious what “wpm” stands for. If your reading speed is 250 wpm it means you can read 250 words per minute. Is 250 wpm a high reading speed?

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Make the most of Youtube and Netflix

február 19, 2023

Three years ago we found a technological novelty that has proven to be a great tool for language learners since then. Now we have found that it merged with another application…

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Learn 7 new English words

február 11, 2023

We would like to introduce you to 7 words that are either new or are used more and more frequently in a new context in 2023…

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Find the best online tools

február 4, 2023

Learning focus: word endings or suffixes >> Tip: a great online resource that you can rely on for finding words with the same ending, for practice and vocabulary expansion.

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