IDIOMAS
Thus, the ideal ones are those that meet
your needs.
MORAL
Choosing the suitable method that meets
your needs is essential to progressively
master a language
Vocabulary
Misconception: idea equivocada,
confusión.
Roller coaster: montaña rusa.
Stuck: atascado.
Thorough: profundo.
To face: afrontar.
To pop up: aparecer de repente,
aflorar.
To store: almacenar.
To tackle: abordar, tratar.
To wonder: preguntarse.
Tool: herramienta.
Ups and downs: vaivenes.
Expressions
In the wink of an eye: en un abrir y
cerrar de ojos.
To learn the ropes of something:
aprender a manejar el funcionamiento
de algo.
To meet your needs: satisfacer tus
necesidades.
To take the bitter with the sweet:
aceptar lo bueno y lo malo.
saturation and assimilation. Perhaps
what fails is not the time they devote to
learn the ropes of the language but the
method of acquiring it, which leads us to
the next point.
Many times a language is learnt without
taking into consideration the most suitable
method according to the students’
goals. Obviously the methodology that
can be used is not the same for somebody
who has to pass an SLP exam or for
those who just want to use the language
as a tool to communicate when on holidays
abroad, for example. When taking
an SLP exam a thorough practice of the
four skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading,
Writing) is needed, while focusing on how
to speak and understand a native speaker
should be the aim if the latter option is
the one considered.
Going deeper into this matter we can see
learners that wonder why they haven’t
passed an SLP test if they have been continuously
listening to foreign radio and TV
broadcasts, as they usually claim. The answer
is clear. These kind of activities are
very helpful to get to know the language
but they cannot replace the appropriate
methodology to face an SLP test.
Finally, let’s deal with the native/non-native
issue and the choice of the best Foreign
Language Academy. The perfect Foreign
Language Academy as well as the
perfect teacher do not exist. In both cases
you have to take the bitter with the sweet.
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