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INTERNATIONAL TONGUE TWISTER DAY
Who would have thought? There really are celebratory dates for anything! November 7th celebrates International Tongue Twister Day. As keen linguists, we love challenging ourselves with word games, and tongue twisters in your second language can be a fun way to test your pronunciation skills. Do some tongue exercise today with these amusing phrases in […]
FIND OUT YOUR LEVEL
Whether you are studying in a group, privately or by yourself is always a good idea to see where you are at every so often. Moreover, if you need to describe your level to apply for uni abroad or a job where your language skills will be taken into account, giving a good idea of […]
GET YOURSELF MOTIVATED
7:30am February 2005. A thick, white sheet of snow had covered the heath overnight. Despite wearing skiing gloves, I could still feel the cold numbing my fingers. Had anyone looked from above, they would have seen a black dot going round the field, then entering the adjacent park and coming out again seemingly going nowhere. […]
ITALY IN NUMBERS
Italy measures approximately 116,400 square miles Italy is one of the most densely populated nations in Europe with 60,674,003 inhabitants The capital of Italy is Rome, known as the Eternal City, is almost 3,000 years old In 2007, a dog named Rocco discovered a truffle in Tuscany that weighed 3.3 pounds. It sold at auction […]
BRAZIL IN NUMBERS
Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world by both land area and population The population in 2016 is around 209 million people Brazil covers 3 time zones Around 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil Brazil is one of the 77 founding members of the United Nations There are around 2500 […]
BASIC ITALIAN VOCABULARY (FREE downloadable and printable)
Basic Italian vocabulary: numbers, colours, months of the year, days of the week and much more. basicvocabulary
TRADITIONAL PAELLA RECIPE (bilingual text)
Traditional paella originated in the Valencia region of Spain. It’s believed that its origins are a blend of Roman and Arab influences. The Romans introduced irrigation in this area and the Arabs brought rice. The rest of the ingredients would be what was local to the region and accessible for the peasants who traditionally cooked […]