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Let’s just laugh. July 12, 2015. Originally posted on soundtrek. Everyone makes embarassing mistakes when they learn another language. I spent my whole year abroad in Italy telling people that I had 23 asses (ho 23…. Read Article →. Learn English fact #2. July 8, 2015. How many different ways can you pronounce the letters “ough” in English? Read Article →. Learn English fact #1. July 6, 2015. Only two English words end in “-gry”. Do you know which ones? Read Article →. Be awesome. Learn a language. View ...
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Can’t get to class? 5 tips to improve your pronunciation at home | Lirean
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Can’t get to class? 5 tips to improve your pronunciation at home. May 8, 2015. When studying a language at home, it’s all too easy to forget about pronunciation. There are loads of resources out there to help you create structured plans for grammar and vocabulary, but when it comes to studying pronunciation, it can be difficult to know where to start. If you’d like to improve your pronunciation but you’re not sure how to go about it, try some of these ideas:. 4 Remember: When you learn a new word, rememb...
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Let’s just laugh. | Lirean
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Let’s just laugh. July 12, 2015. Here’s to mistakes. Beautiful, glorious, hilarious mistakes. Everyone makes embarassing mistakes when they learn another language. I spent my whole year abroad in Italy telling people that I had 23 asses (ho 23 ani), instead of saying I was 23 years old (ho 23 anni). But mistakes are a normal part of learning. It’s our attitude to them which makes the difference between being afraid to open our mouths and getting stuck, or having fun and learning. Learn English fact #2.
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The Benefits of Learning a Language | Lirean
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The Benefits of Learning a Language. May 12, 2015. Mert Arkan's WordPress Blog. Here’s a great infographic from Kaplan. Http:/ www.kaplan.com/. And found on http:/ larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/09/04/the-best-infographics-about-teaching-learning-english-as-a-second-or-third-language/. Do you speak another language fluently? Can’t get to class? 5 tips to improve your pronunciation at home. Why adult learners have strong accents – and how to reduce yours. →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Lirean is a London-based company dedicated to creating smart, intuitive tools that revolutionise language learning. We draw from research in brain sciences and linguistics to make learning fast, fun and long-lasting. We’re a multinational team with combined expertise in neuroscience, language teaching, design and software engineering. Our company philosophy stems from a passion for languages and a desire to make tools which bring language learning to the next level. We believe:. Learning should be fun:.
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Learn English fact #1 | Lirean
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Learn English fact #1. July 6, 2015. Only two English words end in “-gry”. Do you know which ones? They are angry and hungry. Can you pronounce the difference? Be awesome. Learn a language. Learn English fact #2 →. 4 responses to “ Learn English fact #1. Pingback: Fun English fact #1 bohemiotx. July 6, 2015 at 7:08 pm. July 6, 2015 at 7:09 pm. Axually, it is pretty subtle, iddn’t it? July 7, 2015 at 1:34 pm. Liked by 1 person. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public).
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Learn English fact #2 | Lirean
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Learn English fact #2. July 8, 2015. How many different ways can you pronounce the letters “ough” in English? There are 7 in common use in British English:. Through (rhymes with “blue”). Though (rhymes with “go”). Cough (rhymes with “off”). Plough (rhymes with “how”). Rough (rhymes with “stuff”). Borough (sounds like the “er” sound in “brother”). Ought (rhymes with “taught”). Can you pronounce them all? The Oxford Advanced Learner Dictionary. Learn English fact #1. Let’s just laugh. →.
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Be awesome. Learn a language. | Lirean
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Be awesome. Learn a language. June 30, 2015. Why adult learners have strong accents – and how to reduce yours. Learn English fact #1 →. One response to “ Be awesome. Learn a language. June 30, 2015 at 10:30 am. I couldn’t agree more🙂. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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Why adult learners have strong accents – and how to reduce yours. | Lirean
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Why adult learners have strong accents – and how to reduce yours. June 8, 2015. In investigating the child’s brain, we may be able to help keep our own minds open to learning for our entire lives. But pronunciation struggles aren’t all fun and games and toilet humour. So why is pronunciation so hard for adults? What does this mean for those who learn languages later in life? Do adult brains maintain enough plasticity to accommodate new languages, or are neural networks set in stone? Hazan, V. et al&#...
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