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Food Idioms (Part II) Posted by Gabriele on Apr 20, 2012
Yesterday I introduced you to ten new food related idioms, today I have ten more! First though, here are some important points about idioms to keep in mind. Native speakers of English use idioms all the time. Thus a strong knowledge of idioms will help you to be a better speaker and negotiator. There…
Food Idioms (Part I) Posted by Gabriele on Apr 19, 2012
In a few previous posts I began covering related idioms that are grouped around specific topic areas. Today that topic area is going to be food! In fact there are so many food related idioms (that I think are important) this is going to be the theme of tomorrows post as well. You might…
Goodnight or Good Evening? Posted by Gabriele on Apr 17, 2012
I was recently walking down the street around 7:00pm and a non-native English speaker said to me “Goodnight.” I replied back to him, “good evening.” This started me thinking about the important difference between the use of these two phrases “goodnight*” and “good evening” in English. It is important to know what each means…
Play with Palindromes Posted by Gabriele on Apr 16, 2012
A palindrome is a word, phrase, (or even a number) that can be read the same way in either direction (left to right to right to left) and have the same meaning. Palindromes exist in many languages and they can be a a lot of fun! There are some common palindromes in English that are…
Tax Time Posted by Gabriele on Apr 15, 2012
It is tax season in the United States! In fact April 15th is “Tax Day” every year in the United States. Since April 15th falls on a Sunday this year, US Income taxes are due on April 17th this year, but April 15th is the day that people always think of as “Tax Day” in…
Acadia National Park Posted by Gabriele on Apr 13, 2012
Here is another post in my series on America’s National parks. Acadia National Park is located in the state of Maine in the northeastern region of the United States, along the the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. In total, the park consists of more than 47,000 acres (190 km2). This national park is located…
Card Games: War Posted by Gabriele on Apr 12, 2012
War is a children’s card game played in many parts of the world. No strategy is involved in this game. All that is needed to play this card game is: a deck of card, the simple ability to recognize which of two cards is higher in rank, and to follow a few simple rules…