PinnedElisabetta7 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…7 min read·Sep 3, 2020----
ElisabettaBack 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…4 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
ElisabettaI 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…4 min read·Nov 1, 2020--1--1
ElisabettaIn 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…3 min read·May 17, 2020--1--1
ElisabettaHow 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…4 min read·Jun 11, 2017----
Elisabetta7 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:5 min read·Jun 2, 2017----
ElisabettaWhy 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…4 min read·May 21, 2017----
ElisabettaHow 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*…3 min read·May 14, 2017----
ElisabettaOn 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?”3 min read·May 11, 2017----