40 words that didn’t exist 40 years ago
március 9, 2020
FAST ENGLISH WEEKLY TIPS ⏩ ⏩ UPDATE YOUR VOCAB
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...
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.
If you sit down today with a cup of tea or coffee, allow us to recommend something to read.
As the weekend was approaching, more and more “snow-promising” clouds were gathering, so we started to work on a blog entry that’s in sync with the expected white weekend...
Last week we posted part 1 of our traditional mini-series, Word Of The Year. After 2019’s “climate emergency”, 2020’s “pandemic” and 2021’s “vax”, at the end of 2022, with 93 percent of the total votes, a Word Of The Year for 2022 was announced: “goblin mode”
Year by year, Oxford Dictionaries announce the Word Of The Year. Trending words and phrases are tracked and analysed for a 12-month period. The winner usually sums up in one or two words the most significant event, discovery, crisis or trend of the given calendar year...
KEEP CALM et parlez Franglais
március 3, 2020
English is full of French words and expressions …
Make the most of Netflix
február 28, 2020
This weekly tip is for Netflix users and for those who are wondering whether it would be a good move to get a Netflix subscription. We have found a Google novelty that came out this February, called LLN, which stands for Learning Languages with Netflix.
Instant Quiz
február 25, 2020
An instant „DID YOU KNOW” quiz for advanced learners of English: >>> see image <<<
Mi mindent tanultam a japánoktól?
február 13, 2020
Az első szakdolgozatomat jó pár évvel ezelőtt Japánról, a nemzetköziesedés – azaz kokusaika [国際化] (magyar fonetikával: kokuszajka) – folyamatáról írtam. Ennek keretében az ország és az ott lakók számos erényét és egyben a nyitási szándékokat hátráltató, az igazi nyitottságot akadályozó tényezőket is igyekeztem feltárni. Ebből szeretnék néhány gondolatot átadni.