Listening can be one of the trickier skills to practise when learning a foreign language, but don’t worry it just takes time. Every single person learning a foreign language has at some point found the listening aspect a bit too difficult. That’s where we come in. Underneath we’ve compiled a selection of Spanish Listening Videos…
What Are Graded Readers? Why Should You Use Them? For me when I’m learning a language, the two most important things are input and speaking. It might sound simple and it kind of is. I try and take in as much input as I can; learning words, grammar, sentence structures. Then as soon as I…
Easy Spanish Books For Beginners! Check Out Our Current Spanish Graded Reader Selection Looking to improve your Spanish? Sick of boring textbooks that do nothing but teach you grammar? Want a more enjoyable and immersive way to improve your reading skills? Spanish graded readers are the answer! With these books, learning Spanish has never been…
Whether you’re looking to learn Dutch or you just find it interesting to learn about different languages, we want to answer some of the commonly asked questions about Dutch for you. About Dutch How many people speak Dutch? Approximately 23 million people speak Dutch, meaning it’s way down on the list at position 56 in…
Reading is often thought of as one of the easier of the skills when you’re learning a language and in Spanish this is no different, but this doesn’t mean that the skill can go ignored. Like every language skill, reading needs to be used and practised for it to flourish and for you to be…
So you’re thinking about learning Arabic, and it’s our job to convince you that this is a good idea? Well we think that Arabic is the perfect language to learn and here are some of our reasons why. Reasons to learn Arabic Arabic is one of the six official languages of the UN. The other…
How I prepared for the A2 DELE I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to move to Madrid for five months and join an intensive language school. There they took me from being an absolute beginner to taking my A2 DELE exam. Then I stayed with the school and did private lessons for two…
What are idioms? An idiom is a phrase or expression that we use to describe something that when looked at objectively, the words don’t actually make sense, for example ‘a storm in a teacup.’ If you take away the situation we use it for, it’s pretty meaningless and impossible. Idioms normally developed much further back…
What is the TOEFL? Firstly, for those of you who aren’t familiar with the TOEFL. It is one of the most recognised English language proficiency exams and it stands for Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test is graded using the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference), meaning you will be given a level…