InTuition Languages Blog

I just had lessons before we went shopping.We bought chocolate and made cakes.

Alessandra did not learn English at school and she is finding learning a new language in her thirties tough going.  I gave her the first two parts of the test to do and she came out as Elementary.  We have decided to start from basics to give her a firm foundation on which to build. [...]

I just had lessons today.We are going to play bowlling today.I think it will be interesting.But I can’t play it.

My name is Maxim.I am twelve.Today is my first day in England.I am from Russia,Moscow.I am in the sixth form.I play hockey very well.

My student, Henry, and myself have been talking quite a lot today about the theatre in London.  I was telling him about my favourite theatres such as the Donmar and the Royal Court.  We looked at various reviews of a play I saw last night at the Royal Court.  It is called Love, Love, Love [...]

This is my first blog so please bear with me. Is there a protocol? Anyway, my student arrived this afternoon. She landed at Stanstead and it took her longer to reach Wokingham from there than it did to fly from Italy. Hey ho! She seems very nice. As far as we can ascertain she has [...]

My student, Larissa has never been to England before, and it seems England is living up or should I say, living down to her expectations as it has been horrible wet & rainy since she arrived! However, she was also told the food might not be very good, but so far, we have surpassed her [...]

The last day of two fantastic weeks.  Pierre arrived fluid in EuroEnglish, and leaves fluent in English.  He has made the jump from exclusively Latin grammar, to germanic structures and verbs.  His days of failing every English exam are vorbei and in future he will integrate into anglosaxon teams with little difficulty. I am convinced [...]

To be successful in international business, you must be not only bilingual (preferably more) but also bicultural. Most international business deals fail due to human, ie cultural, factors. So Homestay is an ideal time to focus on the individual’s cultural training needs. As my other job, I deliver this training to blue-chip companies around the [...]

Last week I wrote that feedback clearly shows that the most valued aspect of any language course is always interpreter training.  This will involve some preparation on your part.  There are no books or material on the internet, so it is necessary to script pieces, based on experience of working across languages.  You will need to [...]