Pinned7 things that helped me teach onlineThis year, as the pandemic hit and schools shut down, I had to re-invent myself as an online ESL teacher. Here’s a list of things I did to…Sep 3, 2020Sep 3, 2020
Back to School? 5 Tips for Easy Hybrid TeachingI was thrown into the deep end of hybrid teaching in October 2020. One day the Spanish government cut down the number of students who…Feb 28, 2021Feb 28, 2021
I was asked to lie to teach English.At the beginning I didn’t think much of it. I’d been warned this was common in Spain. Companies advertised native teachers and I’d better…Nov 1, 20201Nov 1, 20201
In praise of online teachingLike many others, a couple of months ago I was thrown into the new world of smart working. In my case, it involved the infamous Zoom…May 17, 20201May 17, 20201
How I used films to learn EnglishYes, I went to school. Yes, I studied English there. But did I learn how to communicate in English? Not really. School taught me who…Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017
7 signs you are FLUENT in your second languageNot sure whether you can write the magic word on your CV and live up to the expectations? Just watch out for these signs:Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
Why you should ditch your dictionaryWe all remember the first time we set off to read a book in English. At 14, my choice fell on The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. My…May 21, 2017May 21, 2017
How to remember English vocabularyMost of you have kept a notebook with all the new words noted down in alphabetical order. Some have carried the famous five-word list*…May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
On motivation to learn EnglishThe first question I always ask my students is why. I invite them to sit in front of me and say: “Why do you want to learn English?”May 11, 2017May 11, 2017
