Being infinitely curious, as I am, I find this site eternally interesting: Sayings and Phrases. You might too. … [Read more...]
Learning Italian?
October 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
If you want something Italian to read, check out Blog Italia which lists a whole host of blogs on many different subjects. You should find Blog from Italy there too, but it will not help you get a handle on the Italian language!Hop over there and see just how vibrant the Italian blogging … [Read more...]
The mathematical present perfect
May 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The present perfect tense is the bane of many an Italian striving to learn the English language. Us teachers say things like: 'The present perfect connects the past to now' or 'The present perfect is the present result of a past action' and whilst our honest intention is to help our charges … [Read more...]
A success story
April 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
One of my students; and I deal with the less advanced levels; managed to land what could well be the job of this person's dreams. This person attended two interviews and spoke in English in both of them. I should also mention that my student also happened to have just about the perfect CV for … [Read more...]
Getting confused
January 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I've been preparing some material on sentence composition and managed to confuse myself after trying to understand the difference between adjuncts and adverbials. Adverbials can be adjuncts apparently, but not always. Then there is presenting all these nuggets of grammatical knowledge to … [Read more...]
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