Archive for September, 2012
Conifers Posted by Gabriele on Sep 21, 2012
What are conifers? Well to answer that questions I had a great video for you to watch and to go along with that video some vocabulary about conifers and trees in general. Before watching the video below let me define a few words for you: bark (noun) – the tough protective outer part of a…
Talk Like A Pirate Day Posted by Gabriele on Sep 19, 2012
Did you know there is an International Talk Like a Pirate Day? Well there is and it is today! This “holiday” has been celebrated since it was created by two Americans, who love pirates, in 1995. Certainly this is not a normal holiday, the primary basis of this special day is to simply talk like…
An elephant never forgets Posted by Gabriele on Sep 18, 2012
In English we have a saying that goes like this: an elephant never forgets. I recently heard someone say this and I started wondering where this saying comes from. Today I am going to explore with you the origin of this saying and how it is used in English. The saying ‘an elephant never forgets’…
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Posted by Gabriele on Sep 17, 2012
Here is another addition in our exploration of amazing American National Parks. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is found in the state of North Dakota. This is the only national park in the United States dedicated to a former American president. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th president of the United States, interestingly his distant cousin, Franklin…
Comma Practice Exercises Posted by Gabriele on Sep 15, 2012
It is time to practice using commas in English! Yesterday I went over some important rules about comma usage, and today you get to put these rules into practice. Take a look at the two paragraphs below and try to figure out where commas need to be added. When you are finished, scroll down the…
Common Comma Usage Posted by Gabriele on Sep 14, 2012
The last few days we have looked at rules related to capitalization along with some practice in this area. Today I thought we would look at another aspect of English grammar, commas. I will admit that the usage of commas in English is not my strong point, but I’ll do the best to explain…
Capitalization Practice Posted by Gabriele on Sep 13, 2012
Yesterday, I wrote a post highlighting the major rules of capitalization in English. Today is your chance to practice these rules! I have a number of sentences below in which you have to find all the words that need to be capitalized and capitalize them. The answers to this exercise are below. And here is…