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Why American elections are long Posted by Gabriele on Mar 1, 2016
This time next year America will have a new president. But I’m sure you know that already because the news has been talking about the upcoming American presidential election for over a year already. The American presidential election season is very long and it seems to get longer every four years. This post is meant…
Animal Language English Video Posted by Gabriele on Feb 23, 2016
This post offers a listening comprehension exercise for ESL learners of all levels. The questions I list below, for listening and comprehension get harder the higher the number goes up, so if you are a beginner you may just want to focus on the first few questions; advanced learners should try to answer all the…
Amazing English Scrabble Words Posted by Gabriele on Feb 16, 2016
Have you ever played Scrabble? Scrabble is a popular word game in the United States. This game is played with 2-4 players, using a game board and ‘tiles’, which are small pieces of wood or plastic with letters on them. Each letter used in the English language is given a point value and players try…
A favorite English love song Posted by Gabriele on Feb 9, 2016
To get in the mood for the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday we are going to look at English love songs. Do you have a favorite English-language love song? If you don’t yet, hopefully you will by the end of this post. Before you begin reading though here are few musical related vocabulary words you will…
Having fun with homonyms in English Posted by Gabriele on Feb 2, 2016
Homonyms are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently, and have different meanings. The picture above shows how a person can play with homonyms in a humorous way. The first words in this graphic “a werewolf,” is a word that describes a mythical creature that is part wolf, part man. By using the…
Legal English Posted by Gabriele on Jan 26, 2016
“The person shall be given the opportunity to appear voluntarily at the hearing unless the person fails to appear or unless the person is detained pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection.” Did you understand that? This isn’t normal English and if you found it difficult to comprehend DON’T worry, but DO keep reading. A…
Using English to talk about “home” Posted by Gabriele on Jan 19, 2016
We have a saying in English that goes like this: “Home is where the heart is.” This saying generally means that your home will always be the place where you feel the most comfortable and loved the most. I think we can all relate to this saying, even though we may live in very different…