Your English skills, a book and hot cocoa

There’s something about autumn that screams “cuddling” and “hot cocoa” while reading a good book. But, reading a good book is more than a simple pleasure of life: it’s a great way to improve your second/foreign language skills. It helps you learn and reinforce words, put them in context, learn correct (and by that I … Read more

Skype lessons, or distance learning with a live teacher, what is it like?

October is time for magic. Colourful leaves, roasted chestnuts, long, rainy nights and of course – Halloween! I must admit that I’ve felt a bit of that magic since I first started teaching English to children online through our e-learning platform and Virtual Classroom. Skype lessons for young children From the first day on, I’ve been … Read more

I miss you

Girl already missing friends as her train pulls out the station

I miss you, or do you miss me? Get ready for some brain juggling on the verb to miss! Can you spot the difference in sentence construction between: Tu me manques and I miss you? Miss and manquer: a question of personal pronouns Indeed, in English “I” does the missing, while in French, “you” are … Read more