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12/12/2025

Learning a second language and its culture has its difficulties but it opens up a bunch of opportunities

26/11/2025

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26/08/2025

Spelling is not always a good pronunciation guide – but the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a reliable system that shows you exactly which sounds are in each word. In this blog, we’ll take a look at what the IPA is, and why it’s one of the best self-study tools for English.

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet?

The IPA was first developed in the late 19th century to represent standard English’s forty-four vowel and consonant sounds. By looking at the IPA symbols in an English Learners’ dictionary, we can quickly see that ‘moon’ /muːn/ doesn’t rhyme with ‘foot’ /fʊt/ – despite the identical ‘oo’ spelling.

The IPA also shows us that ‘moon’ does rhyme with ‘blue’, ‘blew’, ‘through’, and ‘shoe’, because they all contain the sound /uː/.

Moon /muːn/
Blue /bluː/
Blew /bluː/
Through /θruː/
Shoe /ʃuː/
I love showing students that the word ‘through’ has just three sounds in it: /θruː/. The spelling makes it look so complex, but in fact, you just need to make three sounds to say this word clearly (admittedly, ‘thr’ takes a bit of practice, but the rest of the word is just one sound). This is a great example of how the IPA helps learners understand speaking and listening in English.

14/08/2025

NEWS
5 Most Spoken Languages in the World

4. Spanish
Number Of Speakers: 543 million

Spanish is the official language in 20 countries and with over 543 million speakers worldwide, it boasts its position among the top 5 in our list of the 25 most spoken languages in the world. Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Knowing Spanish can allow you to appreciate masterpieces of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Pablo Neruda in their original forms, certainly more enjoyable than trying to make sense of the translations.

1. English
Number Of Speakers: 1348 million

If you know English, you have all that is needed to communicate with the world. 1.3 billion people use English in their daily conversations, and as the world’s most commonly spoken language, English is the official language of international business.

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3. Hindi
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17/07/2025

To obtain Mexican citizenship, you generally need to establish legal residency for five years (or two years if married to a Mexican citizen or if you have Mexican children) and demonstrate ties to Mexican culture and history. You'll also need to pass exams on Mexican history and culture. Additionally, if you have Mexican parents or children, or are seeking to live abroad, you might be eligible for citizenship at birth even if born outside Mexico.

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