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I haven’t been active on this account for a while, but I’ve just finished listening to Andrew Huberman’s podcast about how to study and learn, and for me, a teacher and a student, it’s happened to be so insightful! Just let it sink in: learning is offsetting forgetting 💡

I strongly recommend watching it: https://youtu.be/ddq8JIMhz7c?si=mYpjowg5iWoV1Ww3.

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…complained one of my students.
‘Are you a Harry Potter fan?’, I asked.
‘Noo, I don’t like fantasy!’, he replied.
‘Ah.. 😕’

So, how to choose and then enjoy reading books in the original language?

Reading books in English is one of the most effective ways to learn the language. It helps you learn new vocabulary and fixed expressions, see grammatical structures in context and understand their function, identify different styles and improve your language intuition (very important skill).

Swipe for 6 important tips ➡️

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Back to basics. Prepositions of TIME.

A lot of my students (if not all) find English prepositions rather confusing. It’s good to revise the use of prepositions from time to time, so let’s start with ON, IN and AT.

☝🏻 If you want to remember something better, personalize it! Make your own example with a new word/expression!

Aww, you LOVE ‘very’!! And sometimes it’s ‘very-very’ or even ‘very-very-very’..

Unfortunately, the number of ‘very’ doesn’t change the degree of your expression..

So, what does? To sound more interesting we have to remember to use strong/extreme adjectives, for example:

Instead of ‘very interesting’ we can say ‘fascinating’, ‘captivating’, ‘gripping’, ‘exciting’. Just imagine how one word will change the whole message!!

See more examples and start using them NOW! 🙌🏻🪄

A lot of... Lots of... Loads of... A lot...

What’s the difference? 🤔

‘A lot of’, ‘Lots of’ and ‘Loads of’ have the same meaning and refer to a large amount of something:

* There are a lot of books in the library
* There’s lots of snow in the mountains
* I’ve got loads of things to do! (colloquial)

They can be used with countable and uncountable nouns. Remember to put the noun after ‘of’ ➡️ Lots of ... (what?)

‘A lot’ or ‘Loads’ (without ‘of’) don’t mean quantity, they are adverbs and mean ‘very often’ or ‘very much’.

* I like it a lot. ( = very much)
* He doesn’t play basketball a lot these days. ( = very often)
* Thank you loads! ( = very much - colloquial)

As you can see, the secret here is ‘OF’ 🙌🏻

Let’s practice! 🤓
Take a minute and write a couple of sentences in the comments or send me a message.

Happy Easter! 🐰🥚