livelylanguagesJul 14, 20203 minHow to hone your foreign language listening skillsIt is often said that developing foreign language listening skills is the hardest skill to master, yet it’s also one of the most...
livelylanguagesJul 30, 20192 minThe French word ‘on’ – bijou but big on usefulness!You may remember being taught in school that the French for ‘us’ is 'nous'. And then you may have been told that 'on' in French is the...
livelylanguagesJan 18, 20192 minThe absence of tags in French and SpanishWe are so used to using tags in English that we don't even think about them, do we? That's one I’ve just used, but there are loads more,...
livelylanguagesFeb 21, 20172 minWe have Shrove Tuesday – the Spanish have ‘Carnaval’…Shrove Tuesday for us – Carnival for them! So, it's a week tomorrow until Shrove Tuesday when in Britain we traditionally have pancakes,...