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British English vs. American English: A vocabulary review Posted by Gabriele on Sep 20, 2013
How British is your English? How American do you sound? Check out this video review of vocabulary that is different in British English versus American English and see for yourself!
Idioms and phrases with numbers Posted by Gabriele on Sep 19, 2013
Today I am going to present to you a group of idioms and phrases to look at; one thing that all of these phrases have in common is there are numbers in them. To make learning these new idioms/phrases more fun, why don’t you try and guess what numbers go into the idioms/phrases below. Here…
Stereotypes of Americans Posted by Gabriele on Sep 17, 2013
Stereotypes are generalizations and oversimplified ideas about groups of people, but let’s face it we all have stereotypes about people. American’s have stereotypes about non-Americans (for example, American’s often think all Asians are short, Italians talk loud, and the British have bad teeth), and non-American have stereotypes about Americans. Let’s take a look at some…
A guide to English vocabulary related to social media Posted by Gabriele on Sep 12, 2013
I am no social media guru, but I thought I would put together a list of important terms in English related to social media, since I know you all use social media, and using social media is a great way to practice your English! In fact, if you are reading this blog post you are…
Common phrases for writing a postcard in English Posted by Gabriele on Sep 10, 2013
When on vacation it is very common to send friends and family postcards to let them know how the vacation is going and also to share with them a picture of the place where you are visiting. I’m sure all of you have written postcards before, but have you ever written a postcard in…
Let’s get together, for a get-together! Posted by Gabriele on Sep 5, 2013
I’m going to an event called a ‘gathering’ this weekend, which got me thinking about all the words we have in English for group meetings, like gatherings. Here are just a few: a meeting, a gathering, an assembly, a get-together. Although these are all synonyms they each have their own unique differences or connotations…
Go take a hike! Posted by Gabriele on Sep 3, 2013
“Go take a hike” is an expression in English that when said to another person means “get out of here” or “go away and don’t come back.” If you say ‘I am going to take a hike’ that does not mean the same thing. This just means you are going to go for a walk…