Ana Ferreira
Language-learning writer
Ana writes about reading and vocabulary — which books actually work at which level, and how to remember the words you meet instead of forgetting them by the next day. She reads across genres and levels and is happiest recommending the one book that finally makes reading in English feel easy.
Articles by Ana
- English Grammar from B1 to C1 — A Roadmap for the Structures That Actually Matter At B1 you know the basics; the road to C1 is a specific set of structures — perfect tenses, conditionals, the passive, nuanced modals. Here's the grammar that matters at each level and how to make it automatic.
- English News for Learners — Real News, Sorted by Level (Without the Doomscroll) News is the perfect daily English habit: fresh, useful, and endless. A level-by-level guide to news podcasts and sites for learners — from slow, clear headlines to The Economist.
- English Phrasal Verbs and Idioms — Why Lists Don't Work, and What Does Phrasal verbs and idioms are what make English sound native — and memorizing lists of them barely works. Here's why, plus the method that actually gets them to stick: learning them in real context.
- How to Learn English by Yourself — A Self-Study System That Actually Sticks You don't need a class to reach fluency — you need a system. Five inputs, a realistic weekly plan, the best free tools, and the self-study mistakes that quietly waste months.
- Can You Learn English While Sleeping? The Honest Answer — and What Actually Works Playing English audio while you sleep won't teach you the language — learning needs attention. But active listening will. Here's the truth about passive listening and the techniques that actually build your ear.
- The State of Reading in English 2026 — What 1,405 Graded Books Reveal About Learning to Read We graded all 1,405 books in our library by CEFR level. The data exposes a beginner-book desert, a classics glut, and why so many English learners quit reading. Full dataset included.
