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Giving thanks in English Posted by Gabriele on Nov 24, 2015
The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States is a time when people give thanks for the people and things they have in their lives. In honor of the upcoming American holiday of Thanksgiving I have some idioms and expressions for you that are all about giving thanks. Emphatic expression of thanks: I can’t thank you…
Is it ‘this’ or is it ‘that’? Posted by Gabriele on Nov 17, 2015
Do you know when to use the English words ‘this’ or ‘that’ correctly? If you don’t, you have come to the right place, because our topic today is the correct use of these words. ‘This’ and ‘that’ are words that fall into the category of words called demonstratives. Demonstratives are words used to indicate something…
You’re fired! Posted by Gabriele on Nov 10, 2015
Before he started running for president of the United States, the billionaire Donald Trump had a television show called The Apprentice. In this show different professionals competed to be hired by and work for Donald Trump. Most of the people weren’t hired; in fact on a weekly basis someone was fired, on national television. The…
Articulate. Posted by Gabriele on Nov 3, 2015
Just a heads up (or warning) this post is intended for advanced ESL students. If you aren’t an advanced learner, you can give this post a try, and I hope you won’t get frustrated if you have trouble understanding the video this post is based around. If you do find this English too advanced for…
A “thrilling” Halloween Posted by Gabriele on Oct 27, 2015
It is almost Halloween, so let’s look at something scary to get us in the mood. Do you remember Michael Jackson’s famous song and music video Thriller? If you don’t know this early 1980’s hit song – here is your chance to learn all about it. Beware though, this music video has some scary scenes…
5 of my favorite idioms in English Posted by Gabriele on Oct 20, 2015
I recently read a fun and interesting post on a blog that I’ve shared with my readers before, the TED Blog. This post was about idioms from around the world that can’t be translated literally (or exactly). It is a great read. You might want to see if your native language was represented in the…
English Pop Quiz Answers Posted by Gabriele on Oct 14, 2015
Here are the answers to yesterday’s quiz (to take the quiz click here): Part 1: belts, bell, cow, book, sheep Part 2: cry, be, tell, riding, will not come Part 3: e) all the above, c) all the countries of the world where English is the most prominent language, d) Washington, DC, a) Halloween, b)…