Comment faire des mind-maps

In the video, I am making a mind map around the theme of “I am”. Here are some of the vocabulary items that you could include in your “I am” mind map: name : Hello, I’m Jacques nationality: I’m Moroccan age: I’m 50 years old status: I’m married/single/divorced profession: I’m a bank manager Interests: I’m [...]

The Linkword method

The linkword system is language learning technique that uses association to link words in your native language to help you remember words in the language you are learning. I discovered this technique when I realised the French for ‘I’m fed up’ sounds very similar to ‘Johnny Marr’ – the name of a well-known guitarist in [...]

learning specialised vocabulary

I am often asked for help with learning vocabulary related to a particular profession or area of expertise. However, I believe that all learners should be responsible for making their own glossaries or word lists. This is quite easy to do on the net. If for example you want to learn financial words to become [...]