Here is your small cookie for the day. Do you know the difference between fun and funny? Fun: Something or someone enjoyable. It can be used as an adjective to describe enjoyable activities, objects or people: The fair had attractions,…
These words are all quite similar – they can all take you from one place to another. Now let’s take a look at what the differences are and how you can use them well in sentences. Travel: The is a general…
In Spanish, I have learnt about reflexive verbs. Well, in English, there is only one thing that can be reflexive: pronouns. When you are referring to yourself or doing something for yourself, you must use a reflexive pronouns. This rule applies to…
Your cookie for today is a group of a few more common Spanish-English errors. These little errors are easy to make but easy to fix, too. WRONG ✗ RIGHT ✓ “I’m doctor/I’m actor” “I’m A doctor/I’m AN actor” “You have a reason”…
Forming continuous verbs is fairly easy, because the form is always the same: verb + ing However the words that come before this verb change, depending on who you are referring to. Below is a list of the ways to…
Today I’m going to tell you a story that will teach you some vocabulary, and then I will include a video with which you can practise listening to the Australian accent. On the weekend, I went diving with a friend…
Last week on January 26, Aussies all around the country celebrated Australia Day. Every country has a national day where they celebrate the day their nation became a country. In my last post, I explored the history of the discovery and…
The country we call Australia is very young, with our European roots coming from Great Britain. However a lot happened before the British declared the federation of Australia. Here is some history of how Australia was discovered and founded: Why is it called…
Hello, Aussies in training! I hope you enjoyed the first half of my Aussie diminutives series this week. Part one focused on words with an easy sound at the end: “-ie”, which sounds like “y”. This post features words ending with…
A lot of people find it difficult to understand Australians when they speak. However it’s not necessarily the accent. Australia has almost a full vocabulary of slang. Here’s the secret: the majority of our slang words are shortened words or ‘diminutives’. If you want…
On January 26, we celebrate a national holiday called Australia Day. This is a day where we all come together during the summer and celebrate everything that makes our country great. You can think of is as an Australian Thanksgiving. In recognition…
I’ve met a lot of English learners during my time working at an English school. Some people start in the same classes but finish with different levels. Some couples travel together but many times one half of that couple is…
I was at a party one night and my Colombian friend was bored. There was no dancing! He was sitting quietly in the corner. The Australian host of the party asked his Mexican girlfriend what was wrong. Here’s how the conversation…
The most common frustration I hear from English learners is how difficult it is to learn phrasal verbs. They are almost non-exisistent in other languages, and so I am always getting requests to write how to learn them. First of all, what…
Sometimes when we translate into another language from our own, we use our native grammar and it doesn’t always work. Here are some examples of common mistakes I hear from Spanish speakers, which may also happen with other speakers of…
When 2016 ended, we all partied hard, but I have another tradition on New Years Eve that is very personal to me. Throughout the year at the end of every day, I write down a moment that has brightened my day.…