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The major rivers of the USA and their culture. Posted by Gabriele on Mar 31, 2015
The longest river in the United States is well known to all American school children because of its fun and funny name: the Mississippi River. Mississippi is a fun word to say, go ahead give it a try. It is also a fun word to spell. I remember as a child learning how to spell…
Some of the most unbelievable words in English! Posted by Gabriele on Mar 24, 2015
Get ready to learn some new words – some new and unbelievable words! Take a look at the infographic below from Grammar.net. Do you recognize any of the words you see there? No. Well, me neither! These are some crazy English words for sure. They are not common words to say the least, but I…
A look at some Irish English for St. Patrick’s Day Posted by Gabriele on Mar 17, 2015
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to all and may the luck of the Irish be with you! Today, Saint Patrick’s Day, is a holiday celebrated in various ways around the world, such as with parades, wearing the color green, and drinking beer! As you may know the Saint Patrick’s Day holiday originates in the country of…
Ward off bad luck on Friday the 13th Posted by Gabriele on Mar 10, 2015
In the Western world, Friday the thirteenth, is considered an unlucky day. The reasons vary for why people think that a Friday that falls on the 13th day of the month is bad luck, but it is fair to say, that if you are superstitious, you will take extra care this Friday. So, let’s take…
English idioms about the human body Posted by Gabriele on Mar 3, 2015
Let’s look at some idioms in English that go from head to toe. Here is our first one! “From head to toe” is an idiom that means ‘from the top to the bottom’ or ‘the entirety of something.’ To have a little fun with this I want you to try and guess which body parts…
The Redwoods: Old trees filled with wonder Posted by Gabriele on Feb 24, 2015
There are perhaps no trees more amazing than the redwood trees. There certainly are few trees older than the redwood trees, which makes them special, and definitely worth your time to read about today. In this post I am going to introduce you to these amazing trees and one place where they are being preserved…
Useful phrasal verbs in English Posted by Gabriele on Feb 17, 2015
Here are some things you should know about phrasal verbs in English before we go any further: Some phrasal verbs are intransitive (intransitive verb cannot be followed by an object) and some are transitive (transitive verbs can be followed by an object). Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable (this means the object is placed between…