A bit of English every day

Welcome to my English learning support space! Here you’ll find some written explanations, as well as videos to help you become familiar with the sound of English from all around the world. Some of them are about learning the English language, but you can also find videos about traveling, cooking, music and many other topics. You’ll find shorts, reels, and longer videos so you can choose the format you like best. Just make sure you have your computer or phone settings on English in the language section! Learning to communicate in English with confidence can be a challenge, but there’s a secret to making it easier: put a little bit of English into your everyday life.

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The days of the week

It’s not easy to learn the days of the week in English even for native speakers - there are songs and nursery rhymes to help children memorize them and this strategy can help adults too. Perhaps the worst problem is the similarity of the names “Tuesday” and “Thursday”, but the strange spelling of “Wednesday” is a problem too, as it’s pronounced “wensday”. And of course it’s not “venerdì” as it might sound but “mercoledì”. A song like The Cure’s “Friday I’m in Love” could be a nice substitute for the classic “days of the week” songs for kids.

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