Gracia Castillo's Blog

A collocation is a set of words that normally go together. These “phrases” sound right and natural to native English speakers, they use them all the time. What you have to do is to learn them by heart and start using them whenever you speak or write!😊 e.g.  I am going to make an effort and learn 10 new words on a weekly-basis. Let's start learning four different sets: MAKE make a mess make a mistake make an effort make a difference make furniture make progress make room make trouble make money make a noise DO do nothing d o business do the cooking do the housework do someone a favor do the washing up do your best do the shopping do your hair do your homework SAVE save time save energy save money save one's strength save someone's life save something to a disk save space save yourself the trouble save someone a seat save electricity KEEP keep a diary keep a secret keep a promise keep calm keep control keep an appointment keep in touch keep quiet keep someone's place ...

Our world has changed due to Covid-19 and we have to adapt to these new changes. We have to reinvent ourselves and ADJUST our "normal" habits to the "NEW NORMAL". Therefore, I will give you some tips which I learned from Mr. Gregg Sotiropoulos and applied them myself. They can help you get the best out of your ONLINE LEARNING PROCESS. Set a LEARNING SPOT 📗. Choose the best place for you to receive your lesson and study when we are not together. Create a new atmosphere, the one YOU LIKE! Improvise a desk if you do not have one, have a bulletin board, have a pencil case, get a calendar and display some visuals on your wall. That space is YOURS and will motivate you to sit down and study in a comfortable environment. Check mine in the image above (It's between the living room and the bathroom), I improvised it! Create a DAY TIMER 🕐. This will help you use your quarantine time wisely. No more wasted hours or minutes during your day, it will help you monitor your...