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When you read in your own language, do you read every word? Of course not! You can read quickly and understand what you read without focussing in [...]
October 9, 2011
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Don’t be afraid. “All that ever holds somebody back, I think, is fear. For a minute I had fear. [Then] I went into the [dressing] room [...]
October 7, 2011
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Recently we’ve been giving you some tips to help you learn new words. Today we want to look at a different way to learn English faster [...]
October 5, 2011
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It’s funny how the human brain works. It processes huge amounts of information, and makes connections between different things. For [...]
September 30, 2011
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It’s apparently the first sign of madness, but it’s also a great way to help you practice speaking without the pressure of getting it [...]
September 29, 2011
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It’s easy to look up a new word in a dictionary. But how well do you remember the word, or the definition, or both? Next time you find a [...]
September 28, 2011
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People never stop learning. There will never be a stage in a person’s life when they can claim they have nothing left to learn. Methods of [...]
September 27, 2011
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When you read something in English, do you struggle to understand long sentences? This is quite a common problem, and it occasionally happens to [...]
September 26, 2011
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When I was at university, I learned something interesting from my friend on how to study Japanese in a fun way. We can do the same thing to help [...]
September 17, 2011
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1. Use a thesaurus When you learn a new word, look it up in a thesaurus as well as a dictionary. That way, you will find out the synonyms of the [...]
September 10, 2011
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Are you trying to learn English for a specific purpose? If your answer is yes, then be selective with your resources. Are you studying for [...]
September 5, 2011
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When I studied Japanese Literature at university, one of my favorite classes was Kaiwa class with Morita Sensei. Kaiwa means conversation in [...]
September 2, 2011
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Ready to give yourself a new English challenge? Stop using bilingual dictionaries (dictionaries that translate a word from English to your [...]
August 31, 2011
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When you read something in English, do you try to understand every word? By doing this, you limit your general understanding of the actual [...]
August 27, 2011
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Hello darlings! Today we’re gonna talk about listening, and there’s two tips to help you improve. Whoopee! Listening is sometimes [...]
August 26, 2011
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Hello darlings! Here is some lovely advice from Giri, about making mistakes (which he does a lot!). Based on my experience, many people are good [...]
August 21, 2011
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Hello darlings! Good news! Throw your text books out of the window, because you’re not gonna need them for any of our 6 great tips to help [...]
August 20, 2011