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IPA ælfəbɛt Part I – Vowels (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Jan 15, 2013
Watch this video and learn more about the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and how to look up new English words in the dictionary and pronounce them correctly!
Winter Sports Posted by Gabriele on Jan 10, 2013
Winter is in full-swing*, which makes this a great time to talk about winter sports and activities because even those who live in warm environments love to get away to take part in the cold weather fun! One of the most classic winter sports is skiing. Skiing is a pretty broad term as there…
Not so happy feet (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Jan 8, 2013
Are your feet happy? One of mine isn’t, watch this view to find out why? And learn some helpful foot related vocabulary while you are at it!
Beginning and ending idioms Posted by Gabriele on Jan 3, 2013
With one year just ending (2012) and a new year now beginning (2013), it is the perfect time to review some idioms and expressions related to the beginning and ending of experiences and activities. Below I’ve listed some idioms and expressions that you can use to talk about the end of 2012 and beginning…
New Year’s resolutions Posted by Gabriele on Jan 1, 2013
The new year is a time for reflecting on the past, including old habits, and thinking about the future, including making new goals. It is a common tradition for people around the world to make New Year’s resolutions* on the first of January, which happens to be today! A New Year’s resolution is a…
Winter art project – a snowflake (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Dec 27, 2012
Oh the weather outside is frightful* But the fire is so delightful** And since we’ve no place to go Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! These are some lyrics from an American Christmas carol, which I have highlighted here to get you in the mood for the video I have for you…
The twelve days of Christmas Posted by Gabriele on Dec 25, 2012
Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate! In honor of the Christmas holiday today I would like to introduce you to a popular English Christmas song. The Twelve Days of Christmas is a famous English language Christmas carol* that describes a series of gifts that are given on the 12 days between Christmas day (the…