Dar un discurso en inglés si no es tu lengua materna, no es nada fácil, ¿cómo se las apañan algunos famosos cuando hablan en inglés? Did you catch King Felipe’s speech in the British parliament this week? What did you think of his English? Although we can imagine that he’s had access to the best…
Welcome to The Baker’s Dozen, a series of posts that will be looking at the world of baking and sharing with you a traditional recipe. When you start talking about food and culinary experiences, the UK doesn’t generally come out very well. If you mention British food most people here would tell you how awful…
For many of us, summer is a time to catch up on some reading. In this month’s Spread the Word, we’ll be looking at expressions related to the world of books and reading. So, are you a bookworm? That’s someone who loves to read. We can also refer to a book lover or an avid…
There are many important sporting events held in June and two prime examples are Royal Ascot and The America’s Cup. This month’s Spread the Word uses these two events as inspiration as we look at equestrian and maritime idioms created centuries ago and still in use today. Our first stop is the racecourse at Ascot, Berkshire, England where every…
Before introducing the subject of this post I would like you to consider the following word: Rock The first association that occurs to you is probably this: However, as with any polysemic word (one with multiple meanings) there are other possibilities. In this case, a verb: ‘to rock’ which refers to the kind of movement…
La semana pasada en King´s Training tuvimos las primeras dos sesiones de nuestro programa complementario de formación para profesores, the Teacher Forums. Los foros son sesiones de dos horas de discusión a las cuales cualquier profesor de King´s Training puede acudir y aportar ideas para el coloquio y debate sobre la metodología y práctica de…
At this time of year we are inevitably drawn to words that mark the change of season. In this post we will take a look at the words that describe the coming of spring and also see how we can extend their use to describe change in other contexts. When a plant or tree blooms, it…
If you are a learner of English you may think that reading Shakespeare is something you do when you have acquired a very high level in the language. This is not the case. It is possible to read and enjoy Shakespeare from a relatively low level. In fact, like any text, Shakespeare’s writing can be…
La gente con frecuencia piensa que en el aprendizaje de idiomas solo existe un camino para llegar al nivel deseado. Nada más lejos de la realidad. El aprendizaje de idiomas depende de la combinación de objetivos individuales, del tipo de alumno que seas, de la manera que te sientes con respecto al idioma y de…
Actualmente en King´s estamos enfocando la formación de nuestros profesores en el aprendizaje del inglés por medio de tareas (Task-Based Learning o TBL) y en cómo esta técnica puede ayudar a nuestros alumnos a progresar. Task-Based Learning es una técnica muy importante dentro de nuestra metodología de enseñanza. El principio es que los estudiantes deberían…