Archive for 'English Language'
Grand Canyon National Park Posted by sasha on Oct 22, 2013
Our series on American National Parks continues today with one of the most famous parks not only in the USA, but around the world. Name: Grand Canyon Year Established: February 26, 1919 Location: Northern Arizona Season: The south rim is open all year round weather permitting. The north rim is open mid-May to mid-October. Cost: …
Silent letters in English Posted by Gabriele on Oct 15, 2013
The presence of ‘silent letters’ in English words is one aspect of learning to read and speak English that many English language learners find difficult and unfortunately the English language has a lot of silent letters. Silent letters in words are letters that are written in the word, but not pronounced when the word…
Expressing opinion Posted by Gabriele on Oct 10, 2013
There are many expressions we use in English to share our different opinions, such as expressing strong or neutral opinions. If you feel very strongly about a subject, you are probably going to express your opinion in a very strong way, with strong language, but if you are uncertain or unsure about something you…
Real World English – American slang Posted by Gabriele on Oct 1, 2013
How about learning some American English slang? Slang is informal speech, and it is regularly used by native speakers of all languages, but it is not always easy to learn as it isn’t often taught in classes or schools. Below I have lists ten common slang terms in English you might want to learn. Why…
British English vs. American English: A vocabulary review Posted by Gabriele on Sep 20, 2013
How British is your English? How American do you sound? Check out this video review of vocabulary that is different in British English versus American English and see for yourself!
Idioms and phrases with numbers Posted by Gabriele on Sep 19, 2013
Today I am going to present to you a group of idioms and phrases to look at; one thing that all of these phrases have in common is there are numbers in them. To make learning these new idioms/phrases more fun, why don’t you try and guess what numbers go into the idioms/phrases below. Here…
Common phrases for writing a postcard in English Posted by Gabriele on Sep 10, 2013
When on vacation it is very common to send friends and family postcards to let them know how the vacation is going and also to share with them a picture of the place where you are visiting. I’m sure all of you have written postcards before, but have you ever written a postcard in…