False Friends

Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 This week we are going to look at some false friends between English and Spanish. False friends are what we call words that look very similar but the actual meanings of the words are very different. It is very common to see a word and try to...

«Still and Yet»

Stage 5 Stage 6 Two words that can cause some confusion for English learners are the words ‘still’ and ‘yet’. Here is a basic explanation of when we use each word: Download Exercise   – We use ‘still’ to communicate that something is in progress. It could...

«Fórmulas de Saludo en Inglés»

El saludo constituye un acto social comunicacional. Como fenómeno transversal multiétnico está presente en la práctica común de todos los pueblos, aunque si bien en la forma difiera de una cultura a otra. En opinión de los etólogos, compartimos pautas de...

«Christmas Idioms»

Stage 7 Stage 8 Stage 9 As we are in Christmas mode at the moment, I thought it would be a great time to look at some Christmas and Christmas inspired idioms that are in common use. Not all of these are only for use around Christmas time, but some of them can be used...

«The Future Perfect Tense»

Stage 5 Stage 6 This month’s blog is about the future perfect tense. This particular tense is one that a lot of language learners seem to struggle with. To form the future perfect tense we use ‘will have’ and a past participle. For example, «I will...

«Dependent Clauses»

Stage 7 Stage 8 This week we are going to look at two very common types of dependent clauses. But first, let´s just revise what a clause is. A clause is any group of words with a subject and a main verb. We have two types of clauses – Main clauses and Dependent...

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