THE POWER OF STORY TELLING

Telling stories is fun and a great way of connecting to other people!

Here is a video with interesting considerations and great advice on this subjet:  

Don't miss it, I can't recommend it too highly!

LOTS OF GREAT TRANSLATION EXERCISES!

Translating sentences is a good way of practicing structures and comparing languages!
If you want to improve your translation skills, you are lucky: there are useful online websites which provide lots of exercises!

For example:
                           1.exercisesonline.com, where you'll find practice according to your level

                           2.lawebdelinglés offers good grammar explanations for each level and great              translation practice of the different grammar points. 

  

                  

SUMMARY WRITING :)

Capturing the essence of a text requires practice: we should focus on the basic information and express it in a fluent and comprehensible way. 
Here's a web that can help you a lot in improving:  caribexams, it provides lots of exercises with sample answers!

STANDARD VS NON-STANDARD ENGLISH

Another interesting linguistic issue is the value of standar and non-standard varieties of English.

Here is an interesting speech by Professor David Crystal on the subject. Don't miss it!