Top tip: Reverse image search

by | Tips, Tools

  Ever wonder where that photo came from? Reverse image searching is one of those tools that has many applications, from checking to see if your Tinder date used stock photos in her profile, to digging deeper with your web research. Here’s an example of one...

Free online tool to help you with pronunciation

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  Here’s a little known website and app that I recommend to many people who ask me how to pronounce a word: Forvo. Forvo provides crowd sourced pronunciation for tens of thousands of words across different languages, by speakers of different nationalities...

Little things, big differences

by | Games, Learning, Tips

  In my first job after university, I worked for one of my country’s leading investment banks. Year after year, they were making 20%+ return on equity (about 3 times the amount as their competitors), and profits were increasing each and every year. From...

EFL + ESL Kindergarten Game: Battlefield

by | Games, Kindergarten

  Battlefield is a simple and fun game for children to practice vocabulary, numbers, and even grammar. In passing, I note that I’m not fan of the number of EFL/ESL Kindergarten games that have violent names or themes. Children are seated in pairs on the...