IELTS. How to get a higher score within two months

By Maria Fernandez

In this lesson I give you three tips to help you get a higher score in your English exam. This is what I did to pass the entry exam for my Master’s in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh.

Read More

This is the fastest way to improve your English listening skills

By Maria Fernandez

Understanding spoken English can be a real challenge, even if you’re at an advanced level. In this lesson I give you my best tip on how to improve your English listening skills fast.

Read More

My journey to English fluency

By Maria Fernandez

An insight into my journey to English fluency. It’s been exciting, at times frustrating, and often inspiring. But, above all, it’s been a life-changing experience.

Read More

English speaking practice with Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18

By Maria Fernandez

One of the biggest pleasures of learning English, is being able to read the wonderful books that English-speaking authors have written. Read out with me one of the most beautiful poems ever written in English.

Read More

How to improve your English writing without a private teacher

By Maria Fernandez

Good writing is elegant, simple and clear. Bad writing is ugly and confusing. In this post I show you how to write elegant sentences in English.

Read More

English pronunciation practice. The long & short vowels

By Maria Fernandez

What”s the difference between “ant” and “aunt”, “ten” and “turn”, “fill” and “feel”? The answer: not just the length of their vowels. but also how they’re produced.

Read More

Three things I wish I’d known years ago about fast English learning

By Maria Fernandez

Imagine learning English many times faster than you’re doing at present. Knowing what your brain likes and dislikes when it comes to learning will give you a big advantage.

Read More

4 great ways to learn English efficiently & 3 horrible things to avoid

By Maria Fernandez

Once you choose to learn English efficiently, your progress will be amazing. But how do you make good use of your English learning time?

Read More

9 simple ideas to enjoy learning English

By Maria Fernandez

The more you enjoy learning English, the more English you’ll learn, and the faster you’ll learn it. Here’s how you look forward to your English lessons.

Read More

3 English exercises to make super fast progress

By Maria Fernandez

I often did these 3 English exercises when I was learning the language. Let me show you step by step the best way to do them.

Read More

The 6 steps that build your English learning habit

By Maria Fernandez

Having an English learning habit kills procrastination, removes excuses, and leaves a clean path for fast and steady progress.

Read More

9 tips on how to keep up your motivation to learn English

By Maria Fernandez

Taking up a language is easy. The difficulty is in finding the motivation to persevere, and the power to ignore the negative thoughts that lead to failure.

Read More