The average native speaker of any language uses around a tenth of his vocabulary in everyday speech. In other words, around 1200 to 2000.
Source: EnglishEnglish.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Me
- Señorita Cariño
- is Australian but living in Badalona, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
- I am TEFL qualified and have been teaching English for two years in Asia & Spain. This blog is to share information with my students and colleagues. I also provide English language writing services - writing, proof reading, editing and copy writing.
add me
Posts
Comments
teachers pets
-
Sun in el Born of Barcelona - One day more in Barcelona En la escena diaria, ellas van y vienen, ponen los problemas un ratito en los bolsillos, y se sorprenden de las personas qu...
-
Creating a Stellar Classroom Learning Environment: Lighting the Way to Success - As an 8th grade teacher who has navigated the choppy waters of classroom management, I’ve come to realize that a significant part of creating a conducive l...
-
-
-
A Guide To Country Dog Owners And Their Dogs, Part 1 - My adoring readers and/or fans will be aware that I am now the adjunct of Cairn terrier called Alan. Alan is keen on walks and gets a couple a day. This...
-
Quid pro quo - A lovely lady called Chirping Norton (well, I assume that isn’t actually her name, but) asked me very kindly if I would update the blog and then she said s...
-
Aug 31 - el recorrido - trip - [image: el recorrido] el recorrido (rreh-koh-REE-doh) noun: Vamos a hacer un recorrido por el sur de Italia esta primavera. - We are going to take a trip...
-
Look Down - Whoops! I missed the theme day. Too busy galavanting on the other side of the world. I discovered that wifi alone doesn't cut the mustard (in UK, Irelan...
-
Activewear, activewear… - “As much as people say they don’t want to be bothered, I think they really yearn for it.” Iris Apfel I’ve got to admit, when I first witnessed the latest f...
-
Into the woods - We walked home through the local park tonight. Football training was underway under the lights. It cast a glow through the avenue of oaks.
-
Cosmo Sept 2014 – Men’s Fashion Article - Try think of one word which might describe guys? Brave? Strong? Bad dancers? (ok thats two words, fine). Whatever your answer, I’m pretty sure “fashionista...
-
Vocabulary Exercise: Compound nouns – Clothing - Check out our vocabulary page on clothes and shoes, then try the exercise below! Level: Elementary and above
-
School year highlights - Discovery was probably the central idea (hahaha common core) of my second year of teaching 10th grade English (and high school in general). 1. Students - T...
-
HBO Show - Hello my dear students! Your trusty teacher is going to be on HBO show this winter. Stay tuned! Marina
-
The Injury - A full and detailed explanation of how I managed to impale myself on my boom pole in Lockhart River shall be following in a later post, however in order to...
-
-
Family - I have recently started to teach my 10th graders, the vocabulary related to the Family and our relationship with our parents and relatives. I've found this...
-
#136: My So-Called Life - Though very specific to white people who were going through an awkward phase in 1995 (basically anyone between eleven and forty), My So-Called Life’s reson...
-
Behind the words - In justifying his decision, Blair implicated Iraq in 9/11 by association, yet Iraq had nothing to do with that attack. Moreover, the terrorists used no sop...
-
It's Halloween in Nambroca - Look at the great Jack o'Lantern we made! It was our first! I'm pretty sure that we're the only people in Nambroca with a Jack o'Lantern.
-
Not politically correct, but… - I just finished watching the biggest loser. I used to be a much larger guy myself, so you would think maybe I’d be less judgemental? But really, if the gir...
-
lanzamiento wöw!!! - yellow t-shirts, green or blue choose your colours!!!! send me an email gemasegu@gmail.com choose the basic colur, and I put an stramping, co...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
news
-
CSIC clears up most-common food myths - SPAIN'S National Research Council (CSIC) has announced a new book series seeking to debunk widely-held myths through scientific answers – including whether...4 weeks ago
-
Living in fear for my family - COMMENT: I am a father-of-three and a small-business owner in Oakey. Several days ago, *The Courier-Mail *conducted water tests on the irrigation bore on m...8 years ago
-
-
-
No comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for commenting!