The Christmas holidays are the biggest family holiday in Italy. Like Easter, they are part of the canonical Christian holidays with many rituals andculinary traditions. Christian holidays have ancient roots in pagan times and...
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French author Emile Zola and Le Naturalisme
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Random Acts of Kindness
Did you know February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day? Make someone smile by using some of these phrases in the language you’re learning. SPANISH ¡Que pase un buen día! Have a nice day! ¡Cuídese! Take care! ¡Qué lo pase bien...
Practing German with tongue twisters
It does not matter which language you learn, you will always have some sounds that will irritate you where you are not sure how the pronunciation goes. Many of the German students have difficulties with the German R and the ich...
Sant Jordi Day in Barcelona
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Meet Our E-Tutors: 5 Questions with Helga
In developing Living Language Platinum we hired a crew of language teachers from all over the world. These native speakers will contribute to this blog, answer questions on Twitter and our forums, and teach small group sessions...
The Benefits of Learning a Fictional Language
Are you passionate for fictional worlds, books, and languages? This passion can take you beyond hobby: there are real benefits to learning fictional languages. Read on to find out how it will make you better at languages in...
Books for Cultural Diversity: Italy
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