Spelling test
március 2, 2024
There are “unmentioned” letters in English. Letters that cannot be found in the English alphabet, however you will find these letters in English words in dictionaries…
It wasn’t as easy to find these great resources as we thought it would be: Penguin’s great selection of books graded by 8 levels, from starter to level 7.
Az üzleti angol nyelvtanfolyamnak sok előnye van, akár csoportos, akár egyéni oktatás folyik a munkahelyeken. A legnagyobb előny az, hogy aktuális problémákra tudunk gyors megoldásokkal válaszolni, és akár egyik hétről a másikra tudjuk emelni a kollégák munkavégzésének színvonalát. Erre mutatunk egy példát.
Sitting in the shade, doing some crosswords can be relaxing. And it can be frustrating, too, depending on the difficulty. What we have found can be both but it’s a kind of positive and motivating frustration when you bump into a word that you have never heard.
Do you know the difference between a barbecue and a garden party? They have less in common than you would expect...
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.)
Make the most of what you watch
február 25, 2024
We found a technological novelty a few years ago that has proven to be a great tool for language learners since then. The magic letters were LLN: language learning with Netflix. And 3 years later LLY came out…
Make it playful ’24
február 18, 2024
Five years ago we posted a collection, an album with photos of billboards. Not great ones, not original or beautiful billboards. They were all printed with ridiculous and horrendous typos. Now we added 11 more photos.
Technology, Entertainment and Design
február 11, 2024
It’s hard to find someone who hasn’t ever seen or heard of these three letters side by side: TED. It’s much easier to find someone who, though they regularly watch or listen to TED presentations, has never wondered what TED stands for.
New English Words
február 3, 2024
New words pop up every day and what seemed to be relevant yesterday may disappear for good in our ever-changing world. And also, there are words and phrases that have already existed but a new meaning got attached to them in a new context.
Human translators vs CAT
január 28, 2024
It was about 4 years ago when we posted a blog entry about the big question: ❓ Are human translators still better than computer translators❓