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Each blog post focuses on vocabulary, with some of the more difficult words defined for you. You can download those words as an Excel file, and import them into your Personal Dictionary. Thereafter, you can play 3 word games to practise and test yourself. Doing so will intensify your learning.
Moreover, there is a crossword and a word search puzzle for every post, so you can test your English knowledge, before and/or afterwards!
Doing Puzzles – Educational and Fun
As someone who is learning a language, you may be looking for ways to make the learning process more engaging and fun. Did you know that doing puzzles such as crosswords and word searches can be a useful tool for learning a language? In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why these activities are beneficial for language learners and how you can make the most out of them.
TV and Radio – is the UK a nation of square-eyed couch potatoes
What were you doing before you came online to read this? Chances are, you were either watching conventional television, broadcast either from a satellite or antenna into your home, or streamed via internet on the plethora of streaming providers, also known as ‘streamers’. People in the UK spend on average 3 hours a day in front of the gogglebox, with the so-called ‘grey-brigade’ (the over 65s) spending as much as 2 hours longer staring into a screen.
Superstitions 2 – Find a four-leaf clover
I have defined some of the words (underlined) in the blog post, which you can add to your Personal Dictionary. Click on the Excel icon to download the word list to your PC or mobile device, which you can thereafter import into your Personal Dictionary. They are also listed below. Scroll down to...
Superstitions – don’t walk under that ladder
I was in my local pub a few weeks ago, and although I hadn’t intentionally gone to watch the rugby match that was on the big-screen, I found myself watching it, and heard a conversation about the possible outcome. One claimed that his favoured team would win, because he was wearing his lucky shirt, and they always won when he wore it, however, his friend was worried that not only were they not sitting in the seats they’d sat in the last time they’d won, they had also not ordered the same drinks, moreover, not the same as the last team their team played.
Dangers of plateauing – how to get out of the rut
One thing that all learners will have at times is plateauing, which is the phenomenon experienced by students, who despite continued practice, are unable to make perceptible improvement. Learners fail to acquire more higher-level vocabulary and phrases, which leads to a feeling of inadequacy.
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