“What’s the difference between ‘sweets’ and ‘candy’?”

This is a common question in the English classroom, just like “what’s the difference between ‘chips’ and ‘fries’?” and many more.

The first skill that each student wants to learn is speaking. Therefore, this is the skill that should be practised the most.
The question that will then follow from a student is “how can I practise outside the lesson if I don’t have anyone to speak with?”

Many students say to us “my problem is that I think in Italian, then I translate the phrase” and this is a problem. Mainly because the construction of the phrases are completely different.
So what’s the solution to this?
Think directly in English!

A great way to increase your listening skills is to watch TV in English. This is no secret, but many questions arise after this:

If you are writing an email to your professor, doing an essay in English or a paper for university, you will always be told ‘your writing must be formal’. That seems quite obvious, but the question that directly follows from this is ‘what is formal?’