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The Primavera English Blog
Word of the Month: Realize
Shana Goodwin
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September 1, 2022
The word realize can be confusing because in Spanish, the verb “realizar” means “to perform or carry out,” (basically, the second meaning of the verb realize in English. It’s much more common to use a verb like “to complete” or “to do” rather than realize...
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Word of the Month: Potential
Shana Goodwin
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August 1, 2022
What does the word “potential” mean? As an English teacher, I’m inspired every day by my students’ potential: they all have dreams and goals that they are working hard to fulfill, and I know they’ll go far!
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Word of the Month: Lecture
Shana Goodwin
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July 1, 2022
What does the word “lecture” mean? This word has a false cognate in Spanish: “lectura,” which means “reading,” so my students often use lecture incorrectly, when they mean to say “reading.” The words both come from Latin, but the Spanish translation of lecture is closer to “conferencia.”...
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Word of the Month: Career
Shana Goodwin
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June 1, 2022
What does the word “career” mean? The word career has a cognate in Spanish: “carrera.” However, this word is mostly used (at least here in Paraguay) to refer to one’s chosen university field of studies rather than one’s professional career. It’s important to note that in English, the word does not refer to...
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Word of the Month: Free-for-all
Shana Goodwin
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May 1, 2022
While May’s “Word of the Month” isn’t really a word you might find yourself using a lot, it’s a great example of a compound word. Compound words can be confusing...
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Word of the Month: Majestic
Shana Goodwin
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April 1, 2022
What does the word “majestic” mean? Recently, some of our staff members went on a camping trip to Iguazú Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentina. We arrived at Iguaçu National Park quite early in the day, and hopped on a tour bus for the scenic drive down to the waterfall. On the way, we saw a small capybara ...
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Word of the Month: Resource
Shana Goodwin
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March 1, 2022
As ESL teachers, we are constantly adding to our resource library, or our supply of books, games, useful websites, and other material we can use for classes. Of course, our most important resource is our teaching staff, or our human resources. We couldn’t exist without them!
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Word of the Month: Fresh (fresco)
Shana Goodwin
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February 8, 2022
When I sat down to write this post, I thought of the word “fresh” immediately: the weather has been so wonderfully refreshing and cool this week after several weeks of super hot and humid weather!
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Word of the Month: Habit (hábito)
Shana Goodwin
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January 1, 2022
Happy New Year! We’re expecting great things to happen in 2022, and we’re especially excited about all that our students will achieve this year. One word we talk a lot about at the end of the year and the beginning of the new year is “resolution.” What is a resolution? Basically, it’s the decision to stop a bad habit and replace it with a good one...
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