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English Teacher and Online Course Creator. Love languages and travelling.

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Common problems with verb patterns in English Don’t make these mistakes — they confuse people…

Common problems with verb patterns in English 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/dvphcsoshv

This is a tricky topic, so I hope it helps
#learnEnglish #englishgrammar

10.03.2026 13:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Common Problems with Verb Patterns in English Don't make these mistakes - they confuse people...

New article on @Substack - do you make these mistakes in #english verb patterns?

Check here 👉

06.02.2026 14:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🔥 New quiz alert!

This short verb patterns exercise will help you practise “verb + to do / verb + doing” in useful, spoken-style phrases.

Do it here 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/gyehvybzvp

#verbpatterns #englishgrammar

02.02.2026 15:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How well do you understand numbers in English? Check yourself with our free #listening test: https://f.mtr.cool/mtcwiqxuhj

#englishlearning #englishlistening

22.01.2026 14:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When we speak, the flow of sound has no interruptions except for when we take in air to breathe or to organise our thoughts. So, we don’t make pauses between words the way they are written in a text. This makes listening harder than reading.

#englishlistening

06.01.2026 11:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What's your favourite activity when learning a new language?

17.12.2025 10:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I still remember how I couldn’t PRONOUNCE even simple words in Polish 🇵🇱 and felt desperate. Now I communicate in it without any problems.

I don’t care what level I am. Just being able to use it EASILY in any situation means the world to me.

You CAN do it 💪

15.12.2025 12:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language I’ve tried quite a few language courses over the past few years, and I keep noticing the same problem. They explain …

Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language - my new article on @Medium 

https://f.mtr.cool/kjerfbbkrt

#languagelearning

13.12.2025 17:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Most language courses I've tried in the last few years have very little practice of the material studied. But without practice, it's very hard to grow your language skills.

❗ Practice is the key to learning a language, not lengthy explanations and word lists!

#languagelearning

11.12.2025 10:12 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Ability to use a language is a skill which is learnt by TRYING TO DO it - practice is more important than just memorizing stuff

08.12.2025 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Well, trying again… for the 4th time 🤯 What’s wrong with me?

07.12.2025 11:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“Learning-of anything, anywhere- demands energy and attention from the learner. One person cannot learn anything for anyone else. It has to be
done by your own personal effort. Nobody else can transmit understanding or skills into your head.“

(from ‘Learning teaching’)

07.12.2025 10:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Really? 😅😍 OMG 🎉
#francais

13.08.2025 08:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A nice weekend in summer #krakow

16.07.2025 14:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Daria Storozhilova's Certificate of Achievement for Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture This course investigated the relationship between language and cultural identity and the role that language plays in intercultural communication.

🔥 So proud to get my certificate for Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture on @FutureLearn: www.futurelearn.com/certificates... #FLlanguageculture

09.07.2025 13:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s kinda funny how I don’t switch to English when I am in Prague even though I don’t speak any Czech. It’s like my brain says to itself, ‘You’re in a Slavic language zone - speak Polish’ 😀

13.05.2025 08:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I obtained the Busuu language certificate - Beginner A1 Italian on #Busuu

At last 💃

21.04.2025 10:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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English everyday phrases that are not translated literally 🤯

#learnenglish #englishspeaking

09.03.2025 18:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why #listening understanding is so hard in a foreign language - reason 1️⃣

😱 Unfamiliar sound system

Our brain might ignore unfamiliar sounds of the target language making it hard to recognise some words.

💯 Learning #pronunciation is important

#learnEnglish

10.02.2025 14:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I am finally back to learning Italian after a break.

Very rusty 😱

It's not a good idea to take long breaks when you're an A1 learner.

08.02.2025 11:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Decoding the generations: the language of Gen Z and Gen Alpha - Collins Dictionary Language Blog Decoding the language of Gen Z and Gen Alpha can leave you scratching your head! Here is some vocabulary to keep you in the loop!

blog.collinsdictionary.com/language-lov...

11.12.2024 15:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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11.12.2024 03:22 👍 4649 🔁 563 💬 172 📌 63

I have the same icon 😆

Gave up a couple of weeks ago but studied daily for several months

So, it’s just not you 😅

09.12.2024 14:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

AI has really sped up my course production process 💃

What used to take 2 hours now takes about 20 minutes *hat off*

09.12.2024 12:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Do you properly punctuate informal messages in your own language or ‘Who the hell needs commas and full stops in messengers’?

#englishgrammar

04.12.2024 13:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Recent films that are quite easy to understand, even for #englishlearners:

🎬 A man called Otto
🎬 Thelma
🎬 Find me falling

Of course, they are still not as easy as learning materials, but it’s a good start if you really want to watch something authentic.

02.12.2024 16:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just read a funny post from an Irish friend of mine how she had to translate a phrase ‘for ages’ to an American while boarding a plane in Dublin.

If there are any Americans seeing this - do you understand what this phrase means? Would you ever use it yourself?

❤️ #englishes

30.11.2024 13:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Trying to revive my rusty A1 in #german. It’s been years 😢

I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯

Fingers crossed 🤞

28.11.2024 12:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

We’ve been listening to a pattern … ARE THEY GONNA … in fast speech - wow, natives say it fast! 🚀

Why?

A few ‘grammar’ (non-content) words together are not usually pronounced carefully - the meaning is usually clear from the context

Chances are you do the same in your own language

27.11.2024 15:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Agreement of nouns and adjectives in Italian is craaazy 😅 and don’t forget the verb forms 🤪

#englishlearners are so lucky adjectives in English don’t change in most cases, and most nouns just add -s for plural.

#learningitalian

26.11.2024 10:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0