Hi Everyone!!
I have been doing a lot of Reading lately about how I can improve my cognitive skills in order to learn and retain what I have learnt more efficiently. After doing some research I have come across a few articles that point towards food being one of the most important contributors to building an efficient 'learning' brain.
I have been doing some experimenting with this concept and changing some things in my diet. I have to say that I have been rather surprised by the outcome. I have noticed that by eating less frequently and more nutrient rich foods that I'm able to concrete more and also my memory has sharpened. This has not only had a great impact on my general well being, but also my ability to learn, retain and recall information has increased significantly.
= Has anybody had a similar experience?
= Does anyone eat a certain food to help with cognitive functioning?
= Do you believe the saying 'we are what we eat' to be true?
Have a nice day everyone :)
In my opinion as an English Teacher and a student, I know first hand how difficult it is to stay motivated. By just learning a new language throught a textbook and talking on italki for an hour a week is not going to help completely with your development. We need to find a way of completely immersing ourselves in the target language. And this can be done through short stories, news articles, podcasts and TV. By keeping ourselves surrounded by our target language will help with our development more rapidly. And when we begin to see development our motivation increases with it.
Something that has worked for me while studying Spanish is creating weekly projects for myself. By finding a subject that I’m interested in like a news report on global warming then creating something such as a poster or a dialogue, maybe even a short story depending on the topic. This way the motivation stays strong, and not only do we learn a new language, but our knowledge on the subject increases too. This method has been working for me for some time now.
= Do you have a method that keeps you motivated?
Hi Everyone
I had a very interesting conversation with one of my students the other day about about what year we would visit if we had a time machine.
Question:
=If you could go back in time and visit 3 different periods throughout the history of the Earth, what periods would you visit and why??
bonus question:
= In this period, If you could change anything to make the world a better place today, what would you do??
Have a nice weekend Everyone :)
Happy Friday everyone!!
I'm super nervous today as I'm going to be running my first marathon this weekend here is Sevilla. I feel like I'm ready for this race after four months of painful preparation. However I have only ran 21 miles and I'm not to sure what to expect on the last 5 miles.
= Has anyone ever ran a marathon? or another endurance even similar?
= Can anyone please give me some race preparation advice?
= What is the best thing to eat the night before the race?
Have a nice day and weekend :)
Hi everyone!
I thought I'd add some useful idioms for you guys learning English. Idioms are used in everyday spoken and written English as well as many other languages.
Here's some common English idioms:
IDIOM MEANING
A blessing in disguise A bad situation that turns out to be good
Speak of the devil The person suddenly shows up that we where just talking about
to cut/make a long story short To explain or tell something briefly
The best of both worlds An Ideal situation
To bite the bullet To get something out the way, or over with because it is inevitable.
Have a nice day :)
Hi Everyone
I discovered a book two years ago that has literally changed my life. Since then I have read this book nearly 4 times and dip into it every single day.
= Do you have that one special book that you take everywhere with you?
= How long have you had this book?
= How does it make you feel when you read it?
Have a nice day :)
