English and French linguistic connections run deep and share many cognates or vrais amis, such as “animal”, “horrible”, “substance”, “importance” and lots more. However, there are instances when you might be deceived by the way words look. Faux amis, (false friends) or false cognates are pairs of words which seem to be linguistically connected but […]
Listen to the Spanish text here Once on a warm Spanish summer night, my friend S. and I were walking to the pub when our lives were changed forever. A 12 year old boy approached us smiling and without a warning asked my friend, “¿Tiene hora?”. When he left my friend turned round and asked […]
CABEZA, HOMBROS, PIERNAS, PIES Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies x2 Ojos, orejas, boca y nariz Cabeza, hombros, piernas, pies!
Learning a second language has countless benefits at any age. Acquiring a foreign language at a young age has additional advantages which no child should miss. Below we have listed some of the reasons which go beyond the linguistic realm. COGNITIVE BENEFITS Aside from linguistic advantages, children who learn a second language early in life […]
Canción de la mañana Good morning song Buenos días niños ¿cómo estáis? Buenos días niños ¿cómo estáis? Buenos días mamis, Buenos días papis, Buenos días niños, ¿cómo estáis? Muy bien! Good morning children, how are you? Good morning children, how are you? Good morning mummies, Good morning daddies, […]
France is still one of the most popular summer holiday destinations. If you are heading that way, refresh your memory with this classic holiday French vocabulary list. S’il vous plaît (see-voo-play) – please Je suis (zheu swee) – I am Je cherche (zheu share-sh) – I’m looking for Je veux (zheu veu) – […]
In a recent interview, British astronaut, Tim Peake admitted that learning Russian had been “the single most difficult aspect” of his training. It is hard to believe that learning a second language was more demanding that all the preparation astronauts travelling to the International Space Station (ISS) must undertake. This includes enduring huge amounts of […]
There are 45 million Hispanophones in the United States who speak Spanish as their first or second language. The Spanish speaking community rose from 10% of the US population to 13% from the year 2000 to 2010. This means that the US is the second largest Hispanophone country after Mexico. And somewhat surprisingly, there are […]
Knowing which kind of learner you are will help you make the most out of your learning time. Scientists and psychologists have devised various ways to identify how people learn best. According to one of the most popular methods, the VAK model, students fall into one, sometimes two, of these categories: visual, auditory and kinaesthetic. […]