Early morning start VS late night: the best times to study

Let me start with a disclaimer: there is no general consensus among scientific studies about what the most effective time of the day to study a new language would be. So as a general rule of thumb, it’s worth trying different options, and if an early morning start works best for you, then stick to… [Continue]

April 10, 2019 | 0 comments

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER

LANGUAGE LEARNER An English language learner must follow a set of rules when learning English as a second language. If you are a language learner in English here are 5 tips on what you need to do. 1. Do not be scared If you don’t believe in yourself you will find it hard… [Continue]

April 5, 2019 | 0 comments

Irish English: words and idioms of the Emerald Isle

I had the pleasure of living in Dublin for about two years: it’s a beautiful, friendly city. Ireland as a whole is a fantastic country, full of breathtaking landscapes and lovely small towns waiting to be discovered. While travelling to Ireland certainly doesn’t require learning the Irish language (in fact, Irish Gaelic is spoken by very few people nowadays),… [Continue]

April 2, 2019 | 0 comments

SPEAK WITH THE CORRECT INTONATION

INTONATIONS Intonation and how to use them. WHAT ARE INTONATIONS There are three main patterns of intonations in English, they are: Rising intonations, falling intonations, and fall rise intonations. So how do we use intonations Intonations are variations in spoken pitch. It indicates attitude and emotion of the speaker. For example, We… [Continue]

March 31, 2019 | 0 comments

“When the going gets tough” and other English proverbs

Last week we talked about tongue twisters, which are a fun way to improve your pronunciation. Akin to tongue twisters, proverbs are short sentences that are typically unique to a language, and widely known to native speakers. When the going gets tough, the tough get going is an example of English proverb. Since proverbs are idiomatic… [Continue]