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If I wanted to learn about conditional sentences, I would read this post. Posted by Gabriele on May 16, 2013
Conditional sentences (sentences containing “if”) usually have two parts. One part is the result and the other part is the condition that the result depends on. To figure out which part of the sentence is which you just need to locate the word “if.” The condition of the sentence usually comes right after the word…
The Pony Express – how mail used to travel. Posted by Gabriele on May 14, 2013
Today I have a little American history lesson for you about something called the Pony Express. The Pony Express is piece of American history that most Americans learned about at some point in school. It is also the subject of a number of movies about “the wild west” of the United States. The Pony Express…
Hiking, backpacking, trekking, and tramping Posted by Gabriele on May 9, 2013
I love to hike! In fact I love hiking so much a few years ago I went on a 2,180 mile (3,508 km) 5-month long hike on something called the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian Trail is just one of many long-distance hiking trails around the world that attracts hikers like myself who like to be…
English words that have gender Posted by Gabriele on May 7, 2013
English is not known for having gender specific nouns like some other languages (for example Spanish or French), but gender specific nouns do exist in English. Because English does not have as many gender specific nouns as other languages, one nice thing about English is that you don’t have to worry about gender agreement between…
How animals eat their food! Posted by Gabriele on May 2, 2013
Check out this video entitled ‘How animals eat their food’, that I sure hope makes you laugh or at least puts a smile on your face. Okay, now I want to present some vocabulary related to how we eat and eating in general. First let’s look at how we eat, and to do that we…
Homographs are one reason why English is so hard! (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Apr 30, 2013
Check out this video on homographs and homographic puns!
Is English spoken here? (The answer may surprise you.) Posted by Gabriele on Apr 25, 2013
English is a very important language to know, no matter where you live. Though you already knew that because you are studying English! You may not know all the different places that English is spoken around the world though. Where is English spoken by the largest number of native speakers? What country has the highest…