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Musical idioms Posted by Gabriele on Feb 18, 2014
Take a look at this list of English idioms created by Grammar.net that are all music related. To help you learn these knew phrases I am going to define all of these idioms below (using a little more information than what is in the definitions in the picture above; keep in mind both definitions –…
For Valentine’s Day let’s learn some new love words in English. Posted by Gabriele on Feb 13, 2014
Valentine’s Day, the day of love, is quickly approaching (it is tomorrow), so it is time to get ready! You might want to check out these two previous posts (1 and 2) that I have written about this holiday. Then read on to learn some new words that you can use to refer to the…
Athletes to watch in the Winter Olympics Posted by Gabriele on Feb 11, 2014
With the Winter Olympics now underway what athletes are you watching? Who are you hoping will win gold? Today I’m going to introduce you to a number of American athletes that have a lot of fans here in the United States. You may want to keep an eye out for these athletes and see how…
Winter Olympic Sports Posted by Gabriele on Feb 6, 2014
Let’s learn the names of all the Winter Olympic sports and also learn a little bit about each sport! If you do this, when you are watching the games over the next weeks you can practice your English, by quizzing yourself on these new vocabulary words. These are the sports represented in the 2014 Winter…
It’s time…for the Winter Olympics! Posted by Gabriele on Feb 4, 2014
The Winter Olympics are coming so let’s get ready! My next 3 posts are intended to help get you in the spirit for the Winter Olympic Games. This first post will be about the games themselves; then we will look at the sports that are featured in the Winter Olympic; and finally we will look…
Bundle up it is going to be a cold one out there – verbs for winter Posted by Gabriele on Feb 3, 2014
It has been a cold winter so far this year in the United States with many winter storms, and it seems like the storms just keep coming! This makes it the perfect time to review some winter weather vocabulary. Today we are going to focus just on verbs that are used in the winter…
Groundhog Day – it’s today! Posted by Gabriele on Feb 2, 2014
Today is a good day to ask: what is a groundhog and why does it have its own holiday in the in United States? First of all, a groundhog is small furry, four-legged rodent that makes its home in the ground. Groundhogs don’t really have their own holiday in the United States, but they…