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
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- 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.
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Barcelona Cathedral today - Catedral de Barcelona La catedral alberga las reliquias de Santa Eulalia, patrona de Barcelona. En el claustro se encuentra el "Patio de los Naranjos", u...
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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...
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The Country Diary of a Virus Avoiding Monkey - It is LOCKDOWN in the village!!! 70% of people in the village are over 70 (some have dodgy chests etc), and the remaining 30% are either children or adult...
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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...
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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...
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Work it, Barbie! - “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a wom...
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August Theme Day - My City's Skyline - Here's the ever changing view of the city from Gladstone Road in Highgate Hill. Plenty of cranes around the monolithic "Tower of Power", 1 William Stree...
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Visitors Guide to Estonians - This article was originally published in the inhouse visitor magazine for AQVA Hotel and & Spa in Rakvere My name is Louis Zezeran and I am an Australian S...
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Vocabulary Exercise: Compound nouns – Clothing - Check out our vocabulary page on clothes and shoes, then try the exercise below! Level: Elementary and above
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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...
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HBO Show - Hello my dear students! Your trusty teacher is going to be on HBO show this winter. Stay tuned! Marina
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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...
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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...
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#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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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How to help residents affected by the recent floods - VARIOUS charities and organisations – local and national – have set up channels for members of the public to help those affected by the storms and flash fl...1 week ago
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Secret tape not the only talking point - THE reasons behind a decision to release a secret expletive-laden recording of former Chief Justice Tim Carmody are almost as juicy as the tape is expected...8 years ago
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