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To learn French or even any language you absolutely need to have a vocabulary base. It is thanks to this that sentences can be built, whether in writing, speaking, understanding or listening. Also, it is best to learn vocabulary with the appropriate gender of words. In French there are genders and many pronouns. But don't panic, you have to go step by step and that's how the sentences become more and more meaningful.  It is also important ...

The building blocks of all living things are cells. The fact that life is cellular is one of the characteristics shared by all life on earth. Unicellular organisms are made up of just one cell, but roughly 1 billion years ago, cells began to group together and specialise to become multicellular species like animals and plants. What features do all cells share? A cell membrane encloses every cell. A phospholipid kind of lipid and a combination of...

This is not just aimed at GCSE students. It is for anyone wishing to improve their maths- or you could just try these for fun!   So let's start off with something easy. 1) In maths a letter can be used, which is called a variable. This variable can be the letter or "a" or "x" or any other letter. This letter can mean any number possible. We can give it a value. So where we say "x" is equal to 1 , Now "x" is 1.  Here you are given...

have you ever found yourself struggling to recall a new word you learnt by heart in another language? We've all been there don't worry! This blog is mainly interested in discussing how vocabulary is acquired, and how the following techniques will help you remember better. learning new words is almost the same in every language, there are some common words that can be easily caught, and others would take time and a whole process. However, the goo...

Learning Spanish or any other language takes time and effort. However, there is no reason to be discouraged: the results are fabulous and open up unsuspected possibilities that include interesting conversations, entire libraries suddenly open before our eyes and the possibility of accessing foreign digital content. It is precisely the latter that I would like to talk about today. While taking classes is important and we can even learn with a spe...

When you decide to learn a new language, you have to be prepared to take a commitment with yourself, why? Because the progress you make will depend on you, as a speaker of English as a second language I realized this over time. Here I'll give some tips that will help you to success and not to give up on the road.  Consume as much content in Spanish as you can. If you enjoy watching TV, reading books or listening to music, the best you...

An animal cell is the unit of creation for the animal kingdom. It definitely can't be seen unless you use a microscope. It is surrounded by a double layer membrane called plasma membrane which is mainly formed from phospholipids along with embedded proteins and cholesterol. The plasma membrane unit consists of two sides, a hydrophobic one and a hydrophilic one. Inside the cell we can find a semifluid matrix called cytoplasm in which all the org...

Learning a new language can be a challenging, but rewarding experience. English is a particularly useful language to learn, as it is widely spoken around the world and is the primary language of international business, science, and media. Here are some tips and strategies for learning English: Immerse yourself in the language. When learning a new language, immersion is very important. Watch English TV shows and movies, listen to Engl...

Hello, my dear student! With you Valeria, and we are going to talk for a bit about Russian. You probably guess that nowadays English is the most popular language around the world, for that reason learners for Russian can face to some grammar difficulties. While English grammar includes a wide range of tenses and conditionals, Russian one stands out with linguistic cases, features of masculine, feminine and neutral genders, declensions for nouns,...

Use Mrs Vandertramp as a easy way to remember the verbs that take être as it's stem in the past tenses! Many people who are learning French find it difficult to remember which verbs take être over avoir, using this simple phrase, you can learn the verbs and their past participles with ease. M - Monter - past participle - monté  R - Retourner - past participle - retourné  S - Sortir - past participle - sorti V - Venir - past participle ...

Feeling like you don´t want to leave home but need to learn Spanish? No worries, here a few tips to help you improve the language: 1- Listen to the radio in Spanish or some good podcasts online, such as "A-Zero To A-Hero" or "News in Slow Spanish", that are specifically conceived for learners.  2- Watch some movies in Spanish with subtitles, they can be set in Spanish or your native language. IYou can go for your favorite movie or for basic...

As a doctoral student, I have a lot on my plate from tasks related to my work to courses, and exams. And above all of this, I have to maintain a life and work balance This can not be done without time management, so here are some of the tips that I use in my life to make my time management more efficient. The first tip is that we own all of our time. We think that we do not have enough time to do things. I read this quote once, ''At any given mo...

Taking GCSEs can be an intimidating task for any student, and it is essential to plan thoroughly in order to succeed.It requires dedication and hard work, and many students feel overwhelmed by the pressure to perform well. On top of that, the topics covered in the GCSEs can be intimidating, leaving many students feeling anxious or uncertain about their ability to succeed. However, there are also those who take on the challenge with enthusiasm an...

An Algorithm in simple terms means the logic which we build for solving a particular problem.In other words in order to cook a meal we have to add different ingredients to it, but we have to add the ingredients in a particular order else the meal will not be tasty. The order of adding ingredients is what makes a meal tasty similarly the order of code we build is also known as algorithm. In more simpler terms they are instructions we define for d...