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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.)
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.
We have 9 super-weird but existing English words for you. The question is:
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...
Have you tried learning English with music yet? This is the perfect way to have fun while you improve your English skills.
Az elmúlt hetekben arról beszéltünk, hogyan lehet hatékony a cégeknél történő, kihelyezett nyelvtanfolyam. Megnéztünk különböző szcenáriókat. Ma a céges nyelvtanfolyamban résztvevő legnépesebb táborral foglalkozunk: ők az irodai környezetben dolgozó munkatársak, a pénzügyesek, a beszerzők, a HR-esek.

Watch out, it’s 1st April

Why did the first day of April become April Fools’ Day? Is it a global phenomenon? What are the craziest and most famous April Fools’ Day pranks?

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Talk shows to learn English conversation

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

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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