An inspirational quote is a sentence or a saying that you can use to encourage yourself in the good times as well as the bad and to remind yourself of your goals. An encouraging statement works, given that it’s meaningful and you really believe it. In addition to feeling good, there are other benefits – by repeating inspirational quotes, you can expand your vocabulary with very little effort. For this reason, we have put together a collection of inspiring quotes…
Both English and Spanish have a lot of phrasal verbs: verbs which get a new meaning when combined with a preposition, a particle or both. (Note that they aren’t always called phrasal verbs when talking about Spanish, but may be called verb constructions or expressions.) It’s often impossible to figure out the meaning of a phrasal verb by looking up the meaning of its parts, so the combination must be learned by heart. For example, the English verb ”look” appears…
Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series “Learn English”! In this series, we will handle universal topics such as happiness, travel and relationships from different angles. The series is suitable for basic and intermediate level English learners. While you listen, you can follow the script of the podcast under the audio track. The topic of the first episode is “My recipe for happiness”. Click the play button and improve your listening comprehension skills! My recipe for happiness…
Sanni Hakkarainen, teacher of English and French from the Classical High School of Tampere, participated in a WordDive pilot project where she could use WordDive to support her teaching this spring. She used WordDive as a part of the teaching materials for the second, third and seventh English courses as well as for remedial classes. – Using WordDive didn’t affect the grade, so utilization of the app varied a lot. Some of the students got really excited while others used…
How to hold an effortless conversation in a foreign language One of the greatest moments of your language studies is when you suddenly notice that you’re able to use the new language in an actual conversation. However, speaking might seem hard, even when you have a good command of basic vocabulary and grammar. What can you do if the conversation just doesn’t seem to flow? START TALKING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE The best way to learn to talk is to…
