Cecilia Viana
Use Google Docs to Learn English
You can use Google Docs to learn English. Here is how: Write your sentence and let the document underline the mistake. Click on the...
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Cecilia Viana
- Mar 23
- 2 min
Keep your sentences right; don't do this! (Part 2)
In this post, I’m going to ask you to put your detective hat on to help me discover problems in the negative sentences that follow. These...
Cecilia Viana
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Keep your sentences right; don't do this! (Part 1)
In this post, we are going to explore how to make positive sentences, more specifically, how to avoid the four mistakes I see more often....
Cecilia Viana
- Feb 24
- 5 min
How to talk about yourself in English
Whether you are starting to learn English or you are a seasoned student, it is always a good idea to brush up on this topic, since...
Cecilia Viana
- Nov 26, 2021
- 1 min
Learning English: Where to Start
Getting started can be overwhelming: there is so much to learn! What should you do first? In this video I give you an overview of the...
Cecilia Viana
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
Are you saying these words wrong?
Anyone who has studied English knows that pronunciation is not a walk in the park. Mastering the sounds of English can take a while, but...
Cecilia Viana
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Five Common Phrasal Verbs with Get
Ohh phrasal verbs, who doesn’t love them? Especially if they start with the verb get. How exhilarating! Now, being serious, learning...
Cecilia Viana
- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
10 common uses of the verb "get"
I got the idea to write this post from my students, because I get this question all the time. And this is because the verb get is so...
Cecilia Viana
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
-ed in the past: how do you pronounce it?
When it comes to spelling, regular verbs in the past are easy: you just need to add -ed to the base form of the verb. However, when it...
Cecilia Viana
- Aug 4, 2021
- 2 min
Have you figured it out yet?
“I’m really bad at English”, “I’ve tried to learn many times, but failed”, “English is too difficult for me”, “I’ll never be able to...
Cecilia Viana
- Mar 10, 2021
- 4 min
How to learn any language fast
In his TED talk “How to learn any language in six months,” Chris Lonsdale, a New Zealand linguist, educator and psychologist graduated...
Cecilia Viana
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
If you are learning a language, speak it as if you were playing a video game
This is a piece of advice given by Marianna Pascal, an inspiring Canadian woman who may be familiar to those who have watched the movie...
Cecilia Viana
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
Si estás aprendiendo un idioma, hablalo como si estuvieses jugando un videojuego
Este es el consejo que nos regala Marianna Pascal, una inspiradora mujer canadiense que puede resultarles conocida a quienes hayan visto...
Laura Boue
- Feb 22, 2021
- 2 min
Los tipos de cerebros bilingües
En su charla TED, Los beneficios del cerebro bilingüe, Mia Nacamulli analiza los distintos tipos de cerebros bilingües y menciona algunos...
Cecilia Viana
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
Cómo aprender un idioma rápido
En su charla TED “Cómo aprender cualquier idioma en seis meses”, Chris Lonsdale, un lingüista, educador y psicólogo neozelandés graduado...
Laura Boue
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
Come again? El temido inglés kiwi
Extracto de una conversación entre un nativo y un inmigrante recién llegado: -Can I have a ‘pin’ please? -I don’t have one, sorry....
Laura Boue
- Aug 23, 2020
- 2 min
Reflexiones de una madre estudiante de corazón
Antes de ser madre pensaba que las mujeres en licencia por maternidad eran muy afortunadas: están en casa con sus bebés, tienen mucho...
Cecilia Viana
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Estudiar en casa o en instituto: esa es la cuestión
Hace unos años, dando clases en un instituto de inglés con alumnos adultos de varios países, me encontré con una situación para mí...
Cecilia Viana
- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
¡Qué impresión!
En estos casi seis meses desde su nacimiento, Language Nook me enseñó mucho. Una de las cosas que más me llamó la atención fue lo fácil...
Cecilia Viana
- Mar 26, 2020
- 2 min
El tiempo es arena en mis manos
El tiempo vuela, todos lo sabemos. Estamos viviendo un momento muy especial como sociedad y me resulta muy interesante la experiencia...