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Theatre Workshop in Spanish – 21st February

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Given the great success of our last Theatre Workshop, we are doing it again! If you missed the session on January, be sure to book for the February one here. "The world is a stage and we are the actors". So, is there a better way to learn Spanish than through theatre performance? Join us on Friday 21st February for a fun, sociable and playful theatre workshop, in which we will: work with brief dialogues to learn vocabulary and improve pronunciation use fun acting games play with improvisation exercises put together short scenes learn performing techniques applicable to real life situations You will [...]

How to retain new vocabulary?

2021-06-06T13:28:47+00:00

So, you happily learn a new word in a foreign language; Just a few days later you come across that same word, only to realise that you can’t even recall an inkling of its meaning… Like when you bump into an acquaintance on the street and you can’t remember their name. Frustrating! These tips will help you retain new vocabulary efficiently. Keep track of the new words you learn. Write them down in alphabetical order, together with their meaning, on a Word or Excel list or on a traditional A to Z alphabetic notebook. When you write something down, you [...]