5 methods for learning a language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RscGvKxeYVI I have been teaching languages for several years and one of the things I hear most often is: “I am not capable” and “thank you Maria I had fun today”. You might think that these two things are contradictory but I will explain why this is not the […]
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Prepositions of place A – IN
Prepositions of place A – IN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCtl3VbdS5w&t=23s When you talk about a place what preposition do you use? Do you go IN piscina or A piscina? Are you IN or A casa? Today we are talking about prepositions! Prepositions are particles that serve to link words, specifying the relationship between them. Prepositions of […]
Verbi riflessivi e verbi reciproci
Verbi riflessivi e reciproci https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bsDS6pvr90 Questa mattina mi sono svegliata alle 7, mi sono alzata, mi sono lavata, mi sono vestita… (This morning I woke up at 7 a.m., got up, washed myself, got dressed…)and then I asked myself: what is it that my Italian students find difficult? Of course, reflexive verbs!!! I decided to […]
What I have learnt from living abroad
Have you ever thought about how learning another language can improve you? And how living in another country can change you? Today I want to tell you about my experience and the benefits I have gained from it. Living abroad and learning foreign languages has been one of the best experiences of my life. Why? […]
What is your learning method?
I’ve always been told that I learn quickly, although I don’t think so. On the contrary, I’ve always thought I had problems concentrating and when I’m studying I need to write things down in order to remember… I can read something 100 times, but if I don’t write it down with my hand, I’ll need […]
Can you learn a language if you are already over 30?
Most of my students are over 30, and inevitably the day comes when, while we are having lesson, they say to me: “You know Maria, I don’t have the brain of a child anymore!” and inside me I ask myself: “Why are you telling me this?” So, the question I ask myself is: “Can you […]
Is it important to study grammar when learning a language?
Last week I met a new student. She is American and has studied Italian for a year, achieving a B1 level. But when she speaks, her level is that of a beginner. It brought me back to the time when I moved to Brighton six years ago. I had studied English at school for five […]
Quindi, infatti, davvero, inoltre – how do you use them?
When I start a class I always have a chat with my students, both to get them to practice normal everyday conversation and to build rapport with them. Then, when it’s really time to start, most of the time I start by saying, “Quindi… iniziamo la lezione!” (“So, let’s start the class!”) Punctually, by the […]
Discover your language level
What is your level of Italian? A1 or B2? Did you know that the level of a language can be classified with acronyms ranging from A1 to C2? And that knowing your level is essential when studying a language? When I lived abroad, I had no idea what these abbreviations meant, however from an A2 […]
12 objectives for learning a language in 2021
What is the difference between the italian word obiettivo and obbiettivo? Nothing! Obiettivo, which in Italian means “goal”, can be written with one or two bs! in the past the first form was the correct one, but now both are accepted. Do you have an obiettivo, a goal? I’m talking about your goal for 2021, […]
