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Marleen
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Translanguaging
A made-up word? No, not all. It is a term that describes how students learn a new language using various mother tongues. Students who do...
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Marleen
Dec 8, 20201 min read
Three ingredients
Self-belief and confidence in your own ability to speak another language are essential. So do believe you can. Trying to get the...
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Marleen
Nov 1, 20202 min read
Learning styles
For a while, I haven't written a blog as I got too busy with teaching. This is good news for sure. Just a quick update that English a...
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Marleen
Sep 3, 20202 min read
My host country. Superlatives
What can I say anything other than how great Italy is. From a historic point of view, it's one of the youngest countries in Europe. It...
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Marleen
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Back to basics. Point it out!
Demonstrative words. If you like to point something out whether it is nearby or far away you can do this easily. The only thing you need...
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Marleen
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Enrichment
Primarily as a hobby, we hosted dinners for tourists in our Florence home for the past two years. The benefits were plentiful. We enjoyed...
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Marleen
Aug 6, 20202 min read
Trading in bulbs
Onion futures act I did not know that trading in humble, but delicious goods as the onion can lead to the introduction of laws. In 1955...
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Marleen
Jul 30, 20201 min read
The next step. The nuances of obligation.
Nuances More than any other language I have encountered English caters for an amazing amount of expressions to order or strongly advise...
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Marleen
Jul 21, 20201 min read
Back to basics. Give an order!
Must or Have to The key difference between using - must -and -have to - is found in the obligation you want to express. If it is a law or...
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Marleen
Jul 14, 20202 min read
Granted a rich word!
Take for Granted The verb to grant as well the noun a grant is multi-layered. The word popped in my head because of my life turning...
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Marleen
Jul 7, 20202 min read
Quote. What is your first thought?
Association Depending on whether you are a pure linguist or firstly an entrepreneur at heart, you will associate a quote or a quotation...
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Marleen
Jun 30, 20202 min read
The next step. Ability or capability?
Ability and capability Both nouns are often used interchangeably. This is not wrong but there is a difference. Ability means that you are...
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Marleen
Jun 23, 20201 min read
Back to basics. Yes I can!
If you start speaking a new language it is very handy if you can tell someone what you can or cannot do. In this way, you can avoid...
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Marleen
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Fine line between jargon and clarity
Catchphrases Fieldcore a great company I worked for, uses " Field Services Focused on World-Class Execution", a slogan to attract...
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Marleen
Jun 14, 20202 min read
The next step. The future tense or not?
Climate Change My concern for the future state of our planet is perfect for talking about the use of the future tense. To continue living...
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Marleen
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Back to basics. The present continuous
Ongoing action The present continuous or progressive is the most used verb tense in the English language. The present, I work, is not...
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Marleen
Jun 6, 20202 min read
MoM - Minutes of Meeting
Necessary or redundant? Given the sector, whether it is business, politics or education minutes have different degrees of importance....
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Marleen
Jun 1, 20201 min read
Back to basics. The Simple Present
Don't forget the 3rd-singular - s - The conjugation of verbs in English is indeed more straightforward than in many other languages....
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