🎄20 Days Of Christmas
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.” —Harlan Miller
🎄Christmas Interior by Max Rimböck (1890-1956)
20 Days Of Christmas
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20 Days Of Christmas
🎄20 Days Of Christmas
💥Following the (Romanian) chaos of the last two weeks, when I was somewhat on the brink of a heart attack, I can now finally concentrate on the most beautiful days of winter.
💥I am going to start publishing the most beautiful Christmas paintings today.
🎄Christmas is the time of enlightenment, inner warmth, and profound joy, and I particularly liked what T.S. Eliot said in “The Cultivation of Christmas Trees”.
⚡️“Christmas in Romania means drummers dressed up in bearskins to spook evil spirits and joyous children in colorful apparel chanting at doorways: ‘Do you welcome the Christmas Eve’s carolers?’” – Iulia Halatz
🎄Let’s start growing our Inventory of Light with the most beautiful Christmas paintings.
Art by Carl Ivar Gilbert.
The Economist’s word of the year
The Economist’s word of the year for 2024
“The Greeks knew how to talk about politics and power”
The word of the year that the Economist settled on is kakistocracy: the rule of the worst.
“government by the worst element of a society,” 1829, coined (by Thomas Love Peacock) on analogy of its opposite, aristocracy, from Greek kakistos “worst,” superlative of kakos “bad” + -cracy. Perhaps the closest word in ancient Greek was kakonomia “a bad system of laws and government,” hence kakonomos “with bad laws, ill-governed.” – from www.etymonline.com
This is far from an ancient word, at least in English; indeed, it appears to be an antonym created to counter aristocracy. The earliest known use of kakistocracy was in the 1820s. The OED cites evidence for it from 1829, in the writing of Thomas Love Peacock, satirical novelist and poet.
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The Best Writing Tip/ Der beste Schreib-Tipp
❤️For our German readers
Hier ist der beste Schreib-Tipp, den ich kenne.
Bevor du etwas sendest oder teilst, lies es laut vor. Dies gilt für E-Mails, Social-Media-Beiträge, Artikel und sogar Textnachrichten, sofern sie als wichtig erachtet werden.
Es laut vorzulesen, als ob man einer Gruppe von Menschen eine Geschichte erzählt, ist der Schlüssel. Als ich früher meine Texte laut las, murmelte ich sie und verwendete nicht den passenden Ton oder die richtige Geschwindigkeit. Ich würde immer Dinge vergessen, und einige Teile würden immer noch schlecht klingen.
Ich habe damit in meinen frühen Schreibtagen angefangen. Überraschenderweise begann ich mit Poesie, und unsicher in meinen Fähigkeiten, ging ich kalkulierte Risiken ein, um sie zu verbessern. Es hat wie ein Zauber gewirkt.
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👋Hallo, Ich bin Iulia,
#Englischtrainer, #Texter #Lektor #Korrektor #Hauptmärchenoffizier #Jobhelfer #Journalist
💆Ihr freundlicher Lehrer für alles, was unter der Sonne liegt: Juristendeutsch, Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Marketing, Copywriting und kreatives Schreiben.
💆Wir können zusammenarbeiten, um deine personalisierten Inhalte zu erstellen, deine Englischkenntnisse zu verbessern und deinen Platz im Rampenlicht zu sichern.
✨Ohne ausgezeichnetes Englisch gibt es keinen Weg nach vorne!✨
✨Schau dir meinen YouTube-Kanal an: https://www.youtube.com/@iuliahalatz6344
PS: Wenn Sie mit mir arbeiten möchten, eine kostenlose erste Sitzung buchen oder mir eine Frage stellen möchten, fügen Sie bitte eine Notiz in Ihre Verbindungsanfrage ein.
Only English In The Classroom?/ Nur Englisch im Klassenzimmer?
❤️For our German readers
🔔Nur Englisch im Klassenzimmer?
💆Ja, ich habe auch internationale Studierende, mit denen ich keine gemeinsame Sprache spreche.
💆Meine Schüler haben nie Schwierigkeiten mit dem Verständnis, da ich bereit bin, alle Konzepte und Begriffe auf einfachere Weise zu erklären.
❤️Das größte Kompliment, das ich von meinen Schülern erhalten habe, war, dass sie Englisch gelernt haben, ohne zu merken, dass sie etwas gelernt haben. Der Kampf war nicht vorhanden.
✨Das ist die Kraft des Gesprächs NUR auf Englisch!
💸Dennoch stelle ich sicher, dass das Lernen auch außerhalb des Klassenzimmers stattfindet, indem ich meinen Schülern:
➡️Das Nachbereitungsblatt nach jeder Sitzung.
➡️Videos, die ich über eine Vielzahl von Themen gemacht habe, einschließlich Grammatikthemen, aktueller Nachrichten, der globalen Wirtschaft, neuem englischen Vokabular und grundlegenden wirtschaftlichen Konzepten.
➡️Artikel und Bücher aus meiner digitalen Bibliothek, die ich in 20 Jahren Lehrtätigkeit aufgebaut habe.
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👋Hallo, Ich bin Iulia,
#Englischtrainer, #Texter #Lektor #Korrektor #Hauptmärchenoffizier #Jobhelfer #Journalist
💆Ihr freundlicher Lehrer für alles, was unter der Sonne liegt: Juristendeutsch, Wirtschaft, Finanzen, Marketing, Copywriting und kreatives Schreiben.
💆Wir können zusammenarbeiten, um deine personalisierten Inhalte zu erstellen, deine Englischkenntnisse zu verbessern und deinen Platz im Rampenlicht zu sichern.
✨Ohne ausgezeichnetes Englisch gibt es keinen Weg nach vorne!✨
✨Schau dir meinen YouTube-Kanal an: https://www.youtube.com/@iuliahalatz6344
PS: Wenn Sie mit mir arbeiten möchten, eine kostenlose erste Sitzung buchen oder mir eine Frage stellen möchten, fügen Sie bitte eine Notiz in Ihre Verbindungsanfrage ein.
New video about the Second Verb in English!
🔔New video about the Second Verb in English!
🔔Mastering English grammar: The Second Verb: -Ing or Infinitive?
➡️Do you know when to use -ing and when to use to + infinitive after a verb? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
➡️Look at these examples to see how the verb forms are used.
I enjoy learning languages.
I want to learn a new language.
➡️Grammar explanation
A verb can be followed by another verb. The second one usually needs to change into the -ing form or the to + infinitive form. Which form you need depends on what the first verb is.
Verbs followed by the -ing form
When enjoy, admit and mind are followed by another verb, it must be in the -ing form.
I enjoy travelling.
He admitted stealing the necklace.
I don’t mind waiting if you’re busy.
Plese check out our video for more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgPLUjuvSAw.
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🔔Welcome to the most informative YouTube channel for English learners!
🔔As a passionate writer, I recognize the immense value of video content in today’s digital landscape. To enhance my teaching, I have embraced AI-generated video content, even though filmmaking isn’t my forte. By leveraging AI technology, I transform my articles into engaging videos, providing a rich resource for my students to continue their learning journey beyond the classroom. My video content covers a variety of topics, including trending news, the global economy, new English vocabulary, and essential economic concepts. Join me in exploring these subjects to support your quest for mastering the English language!
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New video about the Phrasal Verbs in English!
🔔New video about the Phrasal Verbs in English!
🔔Mastering Common Phrasal Verbs: A Fun Explainer!
➡️Phrasal verbs are two or more words that together act as a completely new verb with a meaning separate from those of the original words. For example, pick up means to grab or lift, very different from the definitions of pick and up alone.
➡️Popular in spoken English, phrasal verbs can be quite confusing because their definitions aren’t always easy to guess—and there are thousands of them. In fact, many of the base verbs used to form phrasal verbs are used in multiple different phrasal verbs with distinct meanings, which can add to the confusion.
➡️For multilingual speakers, in particular, phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult topics in learning English. To help simplify this complicated subject, what follows is our guide to understanding English phrasal verbs, including a list of the most common ones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2SGkTcDuWg&t=16s
🔔Welcome to the most informative YouTube channel for English learners!
🔔As a passionate writer, I recognize the immense value of video content in today’s digital landscape. To enhance my teaching, I have embraced AI-generated video content, even though filmmaking isn’t my forte. By leveraging AI technology, I transform my articles into engaging videos, providing a rich resource for my students to continue their learning journey beyond the classroom. My video content covers a variety of topics, including trending news, the global economy, new English vocabulary, and essential economic concepts. Join me in exploring these subjects to support your quest for mastering the English language!
🔔Follow our channel for more: / @iuliahalatz6344
📞 0722 841 053
📨 contact@cursinengleza.ro
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Only English In The Classroom?
🔔Only English in the classroom?
💆Yes, I also have international students with whom I don’t share a common language.
💆My students are never struggling with understanding, as I am willing to explain any concepts and terms in a simpler way.
❤️The greatest compliment I have received from my students is about making them learn English without being aware that they were learning anything. The struggle was nil.
✨That is the power of conversation ONLY in English!
💸Nevertheless, I make sure that the learning also happens outside the classroom by sending my students:
➡️The follow up sheet after every session.
➡️Videos made by me about a variety of topics, including grammar themes, trending news, the global economy, new English vocabulary, and essential economic concepts.
➡️Articles and books from my digital library that I have built in 20 years of teaching.
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👋Hi, I am Iulia,
#Englishcoach, #copywriter #editor #proofreader #chieffairytalerofficer #translator #journalist
💆Your friendly teacher of all things under the sun: legalese, business, finance, marketing, copywriting, and creative writing.
💆We can work together to craft your personalized content, polish your English-speaking skills, and secure your place in the sun.
✨Without excellent English, there’s no path forward!
✨Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@iuliahalatz6344
✨PS: If you want to work with me, book a preliminary free session, or ask me a question, please include a note in your connection request.
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The Article in German: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2024/12/04/only-english-in-the-classroom-nur-englisch-im-klassenzimmer/
The Article in Spanish: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2025/01/06/only-english-in-the-classroom-solo-ingles-en-el-aula/
The Article in Dutch: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2025/05/09/only-english-in-the-classroom-alleen-engels-in-de-klas/.
The article in Greek: https://blog.seocopywriting.ro/2024/12/10/only-english-in-the-classroom-%ce%bc%cf%8c%ce%bd%ce%bf-%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%b3%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ac-%cf%83%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%cf%84%ce%ac%ce%be%ce%b7/
New video about the Passive Voice in English!
🔔New video about the Passive Voice in English!
🔔What is the passive voice?
➡️In general, the active voice makes your writing stronger, more direct, and, you guessed it, more active. The subject is something, or it does the action of the verb in the sentence. With the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by some other performer of the verb. (In case you weren’t paying attention, the previous two sentences use the type of voice they describe.)
➡️But the passive voice is not incorrect. In fact, there are times when it can come in handy. Read on to learn how to form the active and passive voices, when using the passive voice is a good idea, and how to avoid confusing it with similar forms.
🔔The difference between active and passive voice
➡️While tense is all about time references, voice describes whether the grammatical subject of a clause performs or receives the action of the verb.
➡️Here’s the formula for the active voice:
[subject]+[verb (performed by the subject)]+[optional object]
Chester kicked the ball.
➡️In a passive voice construction, the grammatical subject of the clause receives the action of the verb. So the ball from the above sentence, which is receiving the action, becomes the subject. The formula:
[subject]+[some form of the verb to be]+[past participle of a transitive verb]+[optional prepositional phrase]
The ball was kicked by Chester.
➡️That last little bit—“by Chester”—is a prepositional phrase that tells you who the performer of the action is. But even though Chester is the one doing the kicking, he’s no longer the grammatical subject. A passive voice construction can even drop him from the sentence entirely:
The ball was kicked.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNkGOgdbw4&t=8s
🔔Welcome to the most informative YouTube channel for English learners!
🔔As a passionate writer, I recognize the immense value of video content in today’s digital landscape. To enhance my teaching, I have embraced AI-generated video content, even though filmmaking isn’t my forte. By leveraging AI technology, I transform my articles into engaging videos, providing a rich resource for my students to continue their learning journey beyond the classroom. My video content covers a variety of topics, including trending news, the global economy, new English vocabulary, and essential economic concepts. Join me in exploring these subjects to support your quest for mastering the English language!
🔔Follow our channel for more: / @iuliahalatz6344
📞 0722 841 053
📨 contact@cursinengleza.ro
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The Best Writing Tip
Here is the best writing tip I know.
Before you send or share something, read it out loud. This applies to emails, social media posts, articles, and even text messages, provided they are deemed important.
Reading it out loud as if you were telling a story to a group of people is the key. When I used to read my writing aloud, I would mumble it and not use the appropriate tone or speed. I would always forget things, and some parts would still sound bad.
I started doing this in my early days of writing. Surprisingly, I began with poetry, and unsure of my abilities, I took calculated risks to enhance it. It worked like a charm.
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Hi, I am Iulia,
#Englishcoach, #copywriter #editor #proofreader #chieffairytalerofficer #jobhelper #journalist
Your friendly teacher of all things under the sun: legalese, business, finance, marketing, copywriting, and creative writing.
We can work together to craft your personalized content, polish your English-speaking skills, and secure your place in the sun.
Without excellent English, there’s no path forward!
PS: If you want to work with me, book a preliminary free session, or ask me a question, please include a note in your connection request.
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