Archive for May, 2012
I do not think it means what you think it means Posted by Gabriele on May 17, 2012
“I do not think it means what you think it means.” This is a line from a famous American film from the 1980’s called Princess Bride. This line is spoken in the following conversation between two characters, Vizzini and Inigo Montoya. Vizzini: He didn’t fall? INCONCEIVABLE*. Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do…
English Immersion Day Posted by heather on May 16, 2012
No doubt during your language studies you have received lots of advice about the best way to “become fluent.” One of these ideas that often comes up is to immerse yourself in the culture and the language but just how do you do that? Here’s some ideas of what a language immersion day might look…
Post Editing (Part II) Posted by Gabriele on May 15, 2012
Todays (Today’s) post is a little different than my usual posts. I’ve written this post with a number of common grammer (grammar) and spelling errors in it that I want you to find. This is like a game of ESL hide-and-seek! Tomorrow (Tomorrow) I will re-post this exact same passage highlighting all the errors that…
Post Editing (Part I) Posted by Gabriele on May 14, 2012
Todays post is a little different than my usual posts. I’ve written this post with a number of common grammer and spelling errors that I want you to find. This is like a game of ESL hide-and-seek! Tomorrow I will re-post this exact same passage highlighting all the errors that I have made so you…
Make a Metaphor Posted by heather on May 12, 2012
Hello there! I hope that you have been having an enjoyable week. Today I have a poem for you. It is called What is the Sun? and is written by Wes Magee. Have a read through it. If you feel confident enough go ahead and read it aloud. What is the Sun? the Sun is…
Foreign Words in English (Part IV) Posted by Gabriele on May 11, 2012
Nobody knows for sure how many words there are in the English language because new words are being added all the time, but the number of words is estimated to be between 250,000 and a million. One reason for English’s large vocabulary is that it is a very inclusive language, meaning it absorbs words from…
The Family Tree Posted by Gabriele on May 10, 2012
Since I have been writing about plants and gardening in my last few posts I thought I might discuss a different kind of “plant” today, the family tree. A family tree is not a real plant or a real tree, but is in fact a chart representing family relationships in a hierarchical way. I…