English Language Tips

MixTree Languages: A non-profit English School in Amsterdam’s city centre Since opening its doors as a non-profit cultural centre in 2014, MixTree Languages has become the leading institute for learning English in Amsterdam. MixTree offers a wide variety of courses to suit students’ individual levels and needs. At MixTree, it’s not just about learning a language but about building a…

Affordable, quality English courses in Amsterdam Centre MixTree Languages has recently moved their English school to a new location in the heart of Amsterdam. MixTree Languages opened in 2014 as a non-profit organisation whose goal was to celebrate Amsterdam’s diversity and share its many cultures through group English classes and cultural events. The sense of community continues to be at the…

6 Tips to Improve Your English Speaking   Speaking in a foreign language, and especially to a native speaker, can be challenging for language learners. It is hard to keep up, and you feel uncomfortable and afraid to make mistakes. Sound familiar? You are not alone. But don’t worry! With these tips to improve your English speaking, you’ll feel comfortable…

What is the difference between British English and American English?   To the untrained ear, British English and American English sound almost the same. But don’t be fooled: there are many differences between the two. You’ll start noticing it once your English gets better. But don’t worry too much about that, as there’s a list of them below!   Accent…

Best games to learn English   Lots of learning can be achieved by studying and reading books. However, never forget that learning can also be fun! If you have friends around who may want to improve on their English, you can play some great games. Find inspiration in the list below for afternoons and evenings filled with fun. You’ll notice…

Best English grammar exercises   Knowing many English words is a great way to get started on learning English. However, without knowing grammar you will hardly be able to string a sentence together. You can resort to reading grammar books, but this will get boring very quickly. Difficult is also that there are many different aspects to English grammar. Try…

How to learn business English – 5 tips!   Are you looking how to learn how to order a beer in a pub in English? Perhaps you want to buy a loaf of bread at a bakery or strike up a simple conversation with a total stranger. Whatever the reason, you’ll find out soon enough that simple English phrases are…

How to prepare for the IELTS exam Do you want to go to university in Amsterdam? Do you need the IELTS exam for university entrance? Then read the tips below to get you started on the right track. Read widely One of the best ways to prepare for IELTS is to read as many different genres as possible. This means…

What’s your English learning mindset? “She just has a natural talent for languages!”…As someone who supports English language learners, this is a sentence I hear on a regular basis. Everyone knows someone who can just ‘pick up’ a language seemingly very easily and then compares themselves unfavourably to that person. English Learning Mindset In our English classes at MixTree Languages…

New Year, new English lessons: but how do I stay motivated? So, you’ve joined a new English class, but how do you stay motivated to go to your English lesson during the cold and dark in Amsterdam? By understanding what is motivating you to learn English! English lessons Whether it’s because of your work or studies, or because you enjoy…

New Year resolutions: learn English in Amsterdam! We all know that goals are useful for giving our lives direction and purpose, and this is also true for learning English. So, if your New Year resolution is to start English classes, it’s important to create useful goals which will support your English learning. Learn English language goal Here is an example…

English lessons in Amsterdam: a great opportunity to speak, speak, speak!   One of the most effective ways to improve your English is to find English lessons which give you as many opportunities as possible to speak English.   Why should my English lessons be about speaking?   Part of the reason is that when you speak with another person…

Improve your English: Set language goals! “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” Yogi Berra We all know that goals are useful for giving our lives direction and purpose, and this is also true for language learning. So it’s important to create useful goals which will support your language development. Here is an example…

The best books to learn English When you are learning or trying to improve your English, reading a book is a great idea. Reading a book is an enjoyable thing to do. But did you know it can also help you improve your language skills? That is an added bonus! Using English books can help you improve your vocabulary and…

Accommodation in Amsterdam Are you looking for a place to stay near MixTree Languages?  Here are some suggestions for finding convenient hostels, rooms in apartments, and hotels in Amsterdam or close to Amsterdam:  Booking.com (It is also possible to search for long stay accommodation on the Booking.com website. To find the most relevant solutions for you, you can insert your dates…

Typical English Expressions? Part of the fun of learning English as a new language is to learn the typical expressions people use in everyday life. To sound like a local, you should be able to use some idioms What is an idiom? An idiom is defined as “a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning…

How to learn English? So, you want to learn English – but you are not sure where to start? Don’t worry, there are lots of tips and tricks that will help you with answering the question ‘’how to learn English?’! How to learn English for Beginners If you are a complete beginner when it comes to learning English, start off…