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Once in a blue moon
🌕 Vi siete mai imbattuti nell’espressione “once in a blue moon”? Io credo di sì, perché se c’è una voce che compare in tutti i libri di...
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The most underrated of the Fab Four
Che hook per i beatlesiani! 😆 Però no, oggi parliamo di skills: speaking, listening, writing e reading. Vedo moltissimi ESL learners...
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Go the extra mile
Pronti a “dare il massimo” nel 2024? E anche: pronti per un altro anno di fatterelli (fun facts) e scorribande linguistiche?! 🤓 Allora,...
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Bilingual in 30 days? I'm afraid not...
I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses... But I cannot make you bilingual in 30 days. Attributed to Professor...
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Rabbit hole
Facciamo un esperimento: se dico “rabbit hole” … qual è la prima cosa a cui pensate? 🐰 Chi ha visto The Matrix in lingua originale forse...
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Silver lining
Senz’altro, vi sarà capitato di illustrare in inglese il “lato positivo” di qualcosa (prodotto, servizio, situazione, ecc.). E… siete...
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Play chess... or checkers?
Come possiamo descrivere (in inglese), un “fuoriclasse”, qualcuno che - nel proprio campo - è “una spanna sopra gli altri”? Cominciamo...
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The Handmaid's Maze
If you care about women's rights and future you should read (if you haven’t already) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, a shocking...
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The Guardians
Here is a good incipit in medias res, which plunges us into the center of the story, and reveals the mission of the main character -...
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Three rules
... Still scratching your head about what makes a good novel? 😉 There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows...
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I wanted you to see what real courage is
If you’ve ever wondered what real courage is, take a lesson from Atticus Finch - the famous character of Harper Lee’s To Kill a...
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As long as there’s one person to believe it, there’s no story that can’t be true
Looking for something in the Yuletide spirit, but without “outpourings of hypocritical pap and syrup”? Then Paul Auster’s Auggie Wren’s...
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The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast
Do you ever feel like you’re in a very bad play, full of melodrama, and screaming, and nonsense?! Actors are so fortunate. They can...
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Butlers only truly exist in England
Mr Stevens in The Remains of the Day, on the subtle (but clear) distinction between a “butler” and a “manservant”. The character - a...
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Reading was my escape and my comfort
“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice”. What does reading mean to you? If asked, I’d definitely...
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All the world's a stage
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women are merely players". That line was written in 1937 - and it couldn't be more relevant...
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