Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Fast Food in America

Read this article from the Spot On website and tell us what you think!

1. Do you like any fast food? (Be honest! I love french fries and milkshakes, for example :-)

2. How often do you eat fast food? How often do you think the average European eats fast food?

3. Are there laws in Europe for labelling fast food with calories, fat content, etc.?

4. Do you think labelling fast food with calories, fat content, etc. can make a difference in how often
people eat it?

Tell us what you think in the comments below or by email! (tutor@virtualingua.de) If you are a student with us already, this counts as a tutored exercise, if not, test our tutoring for free!

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Virtualingua News

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Of course, there will continue to be longer updates, activities and links on the Virtualingua blogs.
Enjoy!
-Your English Tutor

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

International Hand Gestures



Learning a language doesn't always only involve words...maybe you use hand gestures in your home country that have a very different meaning in different countries. The video above shows this, so does the article you can read here.

Did you ever make a big mistake with body language or hand gestures? Tell us about it in the comments below or by email! (tutor@virtualingua.de) If you are a student with us already, this counts as a tutored exercise, if not, test our tutoring for free!