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The other names for the days of the week Posted by Gabriele on Dec 19, 2013
I’m sure you learned the names of the days of the week in English very early on in your first English class, so I hope you know them well by now. Today I have a more advanced lesson on the days of the week in English. Today we will look at the days of the…
How do you spell that again? Posted by Gabriele on Dec 17, 2013
Today I have another post to help you with your spelling in English! I’m going to tell you about 8 words, and you will have to guess what the words are and then figure out how to spell them. The spelling part is the trickiest part because all of these words have unusual spellings…
The many meanings of “gig” Posted by Gabriele on Dec 12, 2013
Have you seen or heard the word gig used before? Click here to listen to how it pronounced. I use this word relatively frequently to talk about work, but there are a number of meanings for this word, not just about work, and I thought it would be interesting to look at all of those…
The American flag Posted by Gabriele on Dec 10, 2013
The American flag is well known around the world, but do you know what the different parts of the American flag represent? Today you are going to find out! The first American flag is reported to have been sown by a woman named Betsy Ross in 1776. The American flag has changed some over time…
Should I use ‘from’ or ‘since’ in this sentence? Posted by Gabriele on Dec 5, 2013
I was listening to a news report on the radio last night and heard a non-native speaker of English, make a very common grammar mistake, misusing the prepositions ‘for’ and ‘since.’ So, I thought today I would write a review of how to use these words correctly as prepositions when talking about time. In…
Spelling test! Posted by Gabriele on Dec 3, 2013
Growing up I’m sure you had spelling tests in school. I did at least, and I hated them, spelling has never been my strong suit*. And unfortunately, I continue to make frequent spelling mistakes in my writing today. Part of the reason for this is that English has words that aren’t spelled the way…
You can’t have Thanksgiving without Pumpkin Pie! Posted by Gabriele on Nov 28, 2013
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States and all around the country people are sitting down to eat a lot of food. There are many traditional foods cooked and served on Thanksgiving Day in America, including: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables like carrots, sweet potatoes, and green beans. Even though…