Archive for 'English Language'
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Posted by sasha on Sep 8, 2014
Our journey around the USA to some of the country’s many national parks continues today. This park is actually located in two states – read on for more! Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Year Established: 1934 Location: Tennessee and North Carolina Season: The park is opened 24 hours all year long. Some roads, campgrounds…
Let’s put this one to bed and other English idioms. Posted by Gabriele on Aug 28, 2014
How are you feeling? Sleepy? If you are, then this probably isn’t the post for you as I’m going introduce a number of expressions and phrases with word ‘bed’ in them. So, reading this might make you even more tired. But if you are wide awake and ready to learn some new English phrases you…
Power English Posted by Gabriele on Aug 24, 2014
Informal English is fine to use when talking to your friends, family, or traveling as a tourist, but what about when you really want to make a good impression on someone or when you are using English for business? These are times when you will want to use more formal English, or what I call…
Rocky Mountain National Park Video Tour Posted by sasha on Aug 5, 2014
Take a short video tour of the amazing Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, including a few trails, some viewpoints, and a couple of beautiful lakes. The written post from last month can be found here for more information about the Rockies. “Rocky Mountain national park is located in Colorado. Our trip begins at the…
Rocky Mountain National Park Posted by sasha on Jul 29, 2014
Name: Rocky Mountain National Park Year Established: 1915 Location: Colorado, USA Season: Open year-round. Visitor Center hours vary by season. Cost: $20 for private vehicle, $10 for motorcycles, cyclists and hikers (good for 7 days) Accommodation: There are only a few campgrounds inside the park. Nearby communities offer guest houses and hotels. Brief Description: Rocky Mountain National Park has elevations…
Redundant words in English – time to cut them out. Posted by Gabriele on Jul 22, 2014
Redundant words are words that are extra, not needed, and/or repetitive. Sometimes people use redundant words to emphasize a point or to try and make what they are saying seem stronger or clearer, but usually redundant words do exactly the opposite. Redundant words often make a person look like they don’t know what they are…
English: Same word, two spellings. Posted by Gabriele on Jul 10, 2014
Last month I wrote a post about some common spelling rule differences between British and American English. That post was about spelling rules that can be applied to many different words, in systematic ways, in either America or Great Britain. This post is about specific words that are just spelled differently in these two…