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Differences between British English and American English Both versions of the English language have the same roots, but they differ from each other in various ways. The most major differences include spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary and use of some tenses. Below you will find a few examples of these differences. Spelling Most differences …
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Online Spanish learning resources Don’t wait any longer and start practicing or learning Spanish today with these free online resources. Check out every resource, choose your favourite and start learning! Curso de Espanol This site offers grammar rules and exercises to practice them. There is also a film series with text spoken …
15 colourful idioms in English A horse of a different colour Meaning: a situation that is different to what you first thought it was. Example: I thought that she was his sister, but she turned out to be his girlfriend. That’s a horse of a different colour. With flying colours Meaning: with …
One of the big challenges when learning a foreign language is finding the best ways to remember second language vocabulary. There will be masses of new vocabulary to digest and memorize and it takes time, patience, diligence, and organisation to build up a good repertoire. As always with anything related to foreign language …
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Job interview in English – how to prepare yourself? Employers often want to check your English speaking skills before they employ you. You can write what you wish in your curriculum vitae, but if you cannot prove that in face-to-face conversation , then your claims end up to be solely wishful thinking. Speaking in …
Learn Danish Let’s start off with some motivation and information on the language: Danish is a northern Germanic language. It is one of the Scandinavian languages. Over 5 million native speakers speak Danish. Apart from Denmark Danish is spoken in Northern Germany, Norway, Sweden, Greenland and other Danish-speaking communities around the world. …
Los cinco mejores consejos para criar niños bilingües Hoy en día, hay cada vez más personas que han decidido criar niños bilingües. Los niños pequeños aprenden segundas lenguas con mucha facilidad, pero ¿qué tienes que hacer para asegurarte de que tus hijos se conviertan es verdaderos bilingües? La gente viaja mucho más que antes y …
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Language learning resources for children So you’re learning foreign languages and you’re passionate about it? You want to share this passion with your kids? That’s a great idea! Introducing languages to children at a young age makes it easier for them to start and also later on when they are teenagers and will …
The Latin or Romance languages are also known as Romanic languages. They are the modern languages which developed from spoken Latin somewhere around the 7th century AD in southern and western Europe. The Latin or Romance languages include Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. There are currently about 330 million native-first-language Spanish speakers in …
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Online resources to learn English Check out these online resources to start learning or improve your English: They include courses, grammar, vocabulary, speaking and pronunciation exercises, podcasts, language exchange and apps. Find out which resources suit you best and get learning! BBC’s Learning English provides courses on three levels of difficulty. Each …
