25 de junio de 2021

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La película "La terminal" y el viaje angloparlante

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25 de junio de 2021

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La película "La terminal" y el viaje angloparlante

Viktor se vio obligado a entrar en un entorno en el que todo lo que le rodeaba estaba en inglés o en el que el inglés se convirtió en la lengua puente para las muchas culturas que pasaban por el aeropuerto. Tenía que empezar poco a poco, así que empezó a ver las noticias que daban en el aeropuerto. Informaban sobre la guerra civil en su país. Utilizando la fonética, pronunció las palabras que podía leer e interpretó el nombre de su país. Luego empezó a interpretar las frases que aparecían en los pies de foto de las noticias. Las noticias son un medio perfecto para que un hablante no nativo aprenda inglés, ya que muestran un lenguaje adecuado y un vocabulario variado para temas de gran importancia.

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June 3, 2021

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Fewer or Less - The Great Debate

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June 3, 2021

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Fewer Americans are exercising these days. Because of evaporation, there is less water in the pond. Since retirement, I’ve got fewer things to do during the day. Less podcasting, more rod casting. These are all wonderful examples of less and fewer being used in sentences. Seems simple, right? Not really. There are a lot of nuances that can complicate the usage of less and fewer, even for a native speaker. Fear not, with just a quick read of this blog, you too can distinguish the usage of less and fewer!

Benjamin Weinberg

May 19, 2020

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Double The Word Phenomenon

Benjamin Weinberg

May 19, 2020

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“The particular reason why this particular comedy hour stood out to me was due to Jerry’s focus on a peculiar aspect of the English language and how it was even strange to him even as a native speaker and whose English vocabulary is varied and mature. He was drawn to the fact that in the English language, we sometimes have this tendency to repeat certain words again or back to back and it can still make sense.”

Benjamin Weinberg

January 12, 2020

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Creating a Cover Letter

Benjamin Weinberg

January 12, 2020

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”What is a cover letter? Why is it important for an English learner to know about it and also how to create a good one? Well, a good cover letter can make the difference between landing that dream job or hitting refresh on the search results again to find the next job opportunity. Your experience and your professional background need to be succinct and summed up in a well-written way and the cover letter is your best way of doing that.”

Benjamin Weinberg

November 26, 2019

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Colons

Benjamin Weinberg

November 26, 2019

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“The colon is very useful in the English language, but it is also considered to be a bit underused as a means of punctuation within the world of grammar. You have to understand the circumstances for which a ‘colon’ can be used as well as a few examples of when it can show up in a regular sentence. If you can master colons, you can definitely count yourself as being advanced as an English learner.”

Benjamin Weinberg

July 22, 2019

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Stringing Together Semicolons

Benjamin Weinberg

July 22, 2019

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“Similar to commas, Semicolons are an important punctuation mark that plays a key role in many English sentences. When you think of a semicolon, think of it being a slight pause in a sentence between the two main clauses or parts that should be separated as you would do with a comma. You will want to use the semicolon in between two independent clauses within a basic sentence and this is especially true if there is no coordinating conjunction being used such as and, or, but, etc.”

Benjamin Weinberg

July 1, 2019

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Commas

Benjamin Weinberg

July 1, 2019

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“The Comma is an integral part of any English language sentence and while it may not come up all the time, it is likely to come up many of your sentences especially if they are longer than 10 sentences. The comma helps us to avoid run-on sentences or sentences that are too long-winded, which will distract the reader, and take away from the meaning of your sentence(s). Commas should be used moderately to not to introduce many pauses within your sentences.”

Benjamin Weinberg

31 de mayo de 2019

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Orden y estructura de las frases

Benjamin Weinberg

31 de mayo de 2019

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"¿Qué es la norma SVO? se estará preguntando. Buena pregunta. SVO significa Sujeto - Verbo - Objeto, que es el orden cronológico en el que se forman las frases en inglés. Otros idiomas además del inglés pueden formar oraciones como Sujeto - Objeto - Verbo, Objeto - Verbo - Sujeto u Objeto - Sujeto - Verbo pero sólo para este idioma en particular que estamos aprendiendo que es el inglés, nos vamos a quedar con Sujeto - Verbo - Objeto y la regla SVO".

Benjamin Weinberg

February 28, 2019

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Learning Strategy - Utilization, Not Memorization

Benjamin Weinberg

February 28, 2019

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Learning Strategy - Utilization, Not Memorization

“Many English language learners and students are taught from a young age to memorize, repeat, and regurgitate what they have been assigned by their teachers. When it comes to the main focus of English as a Second Language, there is a tendency for educators in this field to focus on having memorization be the main focal point for an English student’s language base when it should not be this way. Instead of memorization and repetition, we should instead focus on helping English language learners with utilization, which means putting the English grammar and vocabulary they have acquired for actual use.”

Benjamin Weinberg

February 12, 2019

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The Five Keys to Public Speaking

Benjamin Weinberg

February 12, 2019

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“It can be difficult to speak in front of another person when you are not so sure of your English abilities. You're probably comfortable when you talk to your family or your friends but you struggle to practice your English skills in front of random strangers. You're fine on the phone with your best friend and may have no problem talking to them one-on-one. You might even be comfortable speaking in front of a class to practice a dialogue that your teacher prepared for you.”