Of all available teapots, perhaps English teapots are one of the most elegant styles. The teapots made of bone china are typically floral and have a dainty, fragile look that make you feel like royalty when you touch them. With care, they will last for many lifetimes and serve many guests. Bone china is not your only option, however. Now…
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Learning Spanish Grammar Online And The Preterite Tense
The Preterite Tense The preterite tense is another topic that seems to confuse English speakers of Spanish. English speakers learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the preterite with the imperfect and vice versa. Both tenses describe actions that took place in the past. But I think English speakers just learning Spanish have a tendency to confuse the two because…
Mexican Living Survival Tip 3 Finding Work
Though I have written a lot on the issue of expatriation to Mexico, one of the most common questions from the “younger crowd” is, “Can I find work?”. This is, in a way, a pathetic commentary on life in America. Younger people, though those I know will not admit this, are wanting to escape America for the simple reason that,…
Music 101 The Key To Pronunciation And Accent Reduction
“Without music life would be a mistake” These are the words of the famous German Philosopher Frederik Nietzsche, and as a specialist in pronunciation and Accent Reduction for non-native English speakers, I can attest to this regarding the English language. English is a musical language, as is Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, and many other languages. The trick to speaking English with…
Teaching English In China Across Various Age Groups
“China is a great breeding ground to attest the growing popularity of English in the East. Couple of decades ago, the percentage of people who knew English was at a miserable 2-5%. Now, with the globalization of trade, the percentage has jumped up to a much acceptable 50-55%. This includes people from different age groups learning English. The students section…
Sat Vocabulary You Don T Have To Memorize The Dictionary
My mother explained how students developed their SAT Vocabulary skills in the 1950s. “I sat down with a dictionary one summer,” my mother said, “and memorized all of the words I didn’t know.” Of course, my mother has a stellar vocabulary, but today’s student who wants to master SAT vocabulary doesn’t have to go so far as reciting passages from…
Tips For Learning Spanish From Home
Learning Spanish is not an easy process, but with some guidance in the right direction you could be grasping the lingo within no time. As opposed to conventional Spanish lessons, learning at home is becoming a more preferable way to pick up the language with a wide range of source materials specifically designed for home tuition. By following through a…
Transcending Interactive Language Lessons With Eurotalk
Those who are utilizing the Internet to shop for the best language programs available to students of beginnings, intermediate as well as advanced speaking abilities are without a doubt familiar with EuroTalk.(www.eurotalk.ie) Specializing in mainstream languages, such as Russian, German, English, French, and Spanish, the company has also made available teaching packages for the more exotic language choices, including Hawaiian,…
An Acronym By Any Other Name
I don’t know about you but I loathe acronyms. Yes, I know they have a convenience factor but they also seem to me to be potentially sinister, redolent of George Orwell’s Newspeak. Our field has its fair share of them and woe betide anyone who uses one wrongly. Never, for example, say ESL or TESL when you mean ESOL or…
Learning The Alphabet And Language Of Spain
The Spanish alphabet only has three more letters than the English alphabet, ch (che), ll (elle) and n (ene). All three letters simply follow the letter from the English alphabet which starts with the same or similar letter. The Spanish alphabet is as follows: a,b,c,ch,d,e,f,g,h,I,j,k,l,ll,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z. However, there is some controversy over the letters “w” and “k” due to their similar…