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Dictations In English: Tiny Recordings Make A Big Difference To Your Listening Skills
When I talk about dictations, what comes to mind? I live in France where the word for dictations is ‘dictée'. For French people, a 'dictée' evokes a French language classroom at school and a French teacher reading out a passage from a book carefully. The students...

My Review Of The Language Habit Toolkit
“Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life.” Gretchen Rubin The internet houses a bizillion habit quotes (just Google the expression “habit quotes” and you’ll see what I mean). I chose that one because: It’s poetic I like architecture It’s...

How To Have A Conversation In English Thanks To Movies
Want to have a conversation in English? A lot of people are simply looking for some to speak to in English. Does that sound like you? No matter where you are in the world, that’s quite an easy problem to fix. You can go on an app or website like Tandem or iTalki where...