Could it be "not at all"? I learnt that as a way to respond to "thanks". I don't know if people use it, though.

You recall perfectly. The IPA symbol for a glottal stop is a question mark ? but without the dot at the bottom.

Hi Magg, It's funny but it turns out I also work in a "Language School" (Academia de Idiomas) in Spain! Ha ha. Believe me, I do understand what you are saying. I agree with you in everything you said above. Perhaps the only difference is that, in

13 year old students are the most difficult to manage, at least for me. They are so full of hormones, ha ha. Ok, this is what I do and it doesn't go bad: <ul class="anf_list"> <li>From the first day I try to be very clear and

Hi Magg. I usually work with Longman books, but I've had a chance to look at some of the Oxford ones and I think they're pretty good, especially the Headway or New Headway line. I don't like that much English File, but that's just my personal

Hi all, I also haven't visited the forums for quite a long time, but I think the improvement is great! I'm amazed with the new "face"! Great job, people!

Hi all I do think the same as you: repetition brings no real learning or developing of any skill needed to learn a language. However, I find drilling very useful in some specific occasions. For example, with little children when they are

Hello Edward, There are tons of different sounds in English and in Spanish. For one thing in Spanish we only have five vowel sounds (a, e, i, o and u). But in English there is a difference between long and short vowel sounds. On the other hand,

Hi pieanne. I also absolutely love the Harry Potter books. JK Rowling has already announced that the sixth book will be released on 16th July this year. There are tons of good websites where you can browse some information about the new book. I

Very funny It reminds me of some mistakes my students make in their compositions. I usually write this kind of mistakes on the board and we have a laugh together