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English Pop Quiz Posted by Gabriele on Oct 13, 2015
Dear Readers, Hi, readers! Hi, readers? Hi…is there anyone out there? We haven’t had a great deal of comments on the blog recently and so we are beginning to wonder if there is anyone out there reading? We thought we’d find out by posting a little quiz and see who is up for the challenge…
Hershey – America’s Chocolate Posted by Gabriele on Oct 6, 2015
Hershey’s Chocolate is America’s chocolate! I won’t say this means Hershey’s is the best chocolate, everyone has a different opinion on that, but it is a chocolate that has a long history in American culture. The Hershey Company is the largest chocolate manufacturer in America and it is also one of the oldest chocolate companies…
Sorry, can you repeat that? Posted by Gabriele on Sep 29, 2015
Have you ever had to ask someone to repeat him or herself because you didn’t understand them? Of course you have! We all have had to do this at times, but it is particularly common for ESL speakers, particularly while you are still a beginner at speaking English. Needing to ask a speaker to repeat…
The Oxford Comma Posted by Gabriele on Sep 22, 2015
Commas are used in a number of different ways in written English; one of those ways is separating items in a list or series. For example: I have two cats, three fish, and one dog. When a common is used in this way it is called a serial comma. The last comma in this sentence…
English for going to the library Posted by Gabriele on Sep 17, 2015
A library is a building or room that contains a collection of books, magazines (which are also called periodicals), films, music, and other materials that people can look at or borrow for free. In fact, libraries are great places to go to practice learning a language – there are so many free materials for you…
Catching the school bus Posted by Gabriele on Sep 8, 2015
It is the time of year in the United States when children, adolescents, and some adults are headed back to school. In honor of this ‘back to school’ time of year we are going to take a look at an iconic part of going to school as an American – riding a big yellow school…
Hurricane Katrina Retrospective Posted by Gabriele on Sep 1, 2015
In the United States, the city of New Orleans is commemorating (both celebrating and mourning) the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; a natural disaster that devastated this city and the surrounding towns of the American Gulf Coast. The 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina has been in the news a lot in the United States. Over…