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Comparatives and SuperlativesComparatives and Superlatives

This awful lockdown we are all experiencing due to COVID-19 has brought me back to this website. Having to teach my students online because schools are closed led me to

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5 tecniche per apprendere qualsiasi lingua5 tecniche per apprendere qualsiasi lingua

È arrivato settembre e come ogni anno fa capolino il bisogno di porsi un obiettivo da raggiungere dopo la pausa estiva: per qualcuno si può trattare della perfetta forma fisica, per altri andare

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Little Tony e Little Pony: coppie minime e fraintendimenti comuni per chi apprende ingleseLittle Tony e Little Pony: coppie minime e fraintendimenti comuni per chi apprende inglese

Sta spopolando da un paio di giorni la notizia del distratto pasticciere sicialiano e della povera bambina che si è ritrovata a spegnere la sua nona candelina su una torta con

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Lingue e coloriLingue e colori

  Learning a language is not just about substituting a word with another word and this is true also for colours. I colori sono semplici, giusto? Sono una delle prime

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Falsi anglicismi – 40 parole inglesi che un Italiano usa, ma un Inglese no!Falsi anglicismi – 40 parole inglesi che un Italiano usa, ma un Inglese no!

Chiesi un giorno ad una mia alunna che cosa avrebbe fatto dopo la lezione: “I am going to gag”, rispose. Ovviamente si riferiva al fatto che sarebbe andata in palestra

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Skype Translator launched!Skype Translator launched!

For years Skype has been breaking down geographical barriers, allowing us to communicate all over the world for free and to keep in touch with friends and family. What Skype

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The suffix –wise… grammar-wise!The suffix –wise… grammar-wise!

  Wise is often used as a suffix in spoken English; actually, it seems to be one of those “magic” versatile words that are used in a lot of different

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British accents and dialects – Northern Ireland, Wales, ScotlandBritish accents and dialects – Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland

NORTHERN IRELAND Many of the accents spoken in the province of Ulster share common features with Scottish English. Here are some distinguishing features: 1)      Diphthongs in words like goat and

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British accents and dialects – the Midlands and the North of EnglandBritish accents and dialects – the Midlands and the North of England

THE MIDLANDS As the word suggests, this is the “centre” of England. Here we can distinguish between East Midlands and West Midlands. The most famous dialect is the one spoken

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British accents and dialects – Southern BritainBritish accents and dialects – Southern Britain

Southern English has some common features that can be grouped as follows: 1)       “r-dropping”: the “r” at the end of a word is not pronounced. Actually, it sounds similar to

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