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Where are all the cicadas – we’ve been waiting 17 years already! Posted by Gabriele on Jun 11, 2013
Where are all the cicadas? First of all, what are cicadas? Cicadas are insects, so yes this post is about insects. They are a unique insect though, certainly worthy of a post of their own! There are many different types of cicadas, but the most well-known type is one that hibernates for 17 years…
You will never believe how old these words are! Posted by Gabriele on Jun 6, 2013
You, hear me! Give this fire to that old man. Pull the black worm off the bark and give it to the mother. And no spitting in the ashes! Surprisingly, if you said these strange sentences to your ancient ancestors, say 15,000 years ago, they might understand you. Researchers in England recently identified 23…
So, you think you know something about the United States… Posted by Gabriele on Jun 4, 2013
A lot of people around the world think they know a lot about the United States of America based on what they see on TV or in the movies or even if they have been to the United States on a short trip, but do they really know that much? Today I have a 15-question…
Protest vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on May 30, 2013
Living in the capitol city of the United States, Washington, DC, I see and hear a lot of different protests. Protesters often come from around the country and the world to meet together in this city to make their wants and desires about political, systemic and environmental change known. Today I thought I would introduce…
Tag questions in English are easy to make, aren’t they? Posted by Gabriele on May 28, 2013
There are a number of ways to ask questions in English. You can ask a simple yes or no question: Do you like milk? Or you can ask a wh- questions: Where is the milk? Another way to ask questions in English is by using tag questions: You bought milk yesterday, didn’t you? Tag questions…
Goodbye in English Posted by Gabriele on May 23, 2013
So long, farewell…no, wait, don’t go yet I am just getting started! What I meant to say was “hello” and “welcome” to today’s post about saying “goodbye!” To start out take a listen to this song from the classic American film The Sound of Music in which the children in the film are singing about…
Hello in English Posted by Gabriele on May 21, 2013
When you first greet someone in English you can say ‘hello’ or you could spice up your greeting with a number of other ways of saying ‘hi.’ This post is all about different ways you can say ‘hello’ in English. To start let’s look at one of my favorite ways for saying ‘hello,’ which was…