Archive for 'English Language'
ESL Home and Furniture Posted by sasha on Dec 19, 2012
Learn how to talk about the rooms in your home and your furniture. Easy to follow instructional video with a voiceover and English subtitles. ” My apartment is in Building 3. It’s on the 7th floor. This is the hallway. In my apartment, there’s a kitchen, a living room, an office, two bedrooms…
Numbers between one and zero (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Dec 13, 2012
Here is a video looking at how to say fractions and decimals. This video focuses on numbers between one and zero (1-0). Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Posted by Gabriele on Nov 8, 2012
In my a previous post this month I introduced the idea of pumpkins being symbolic with the fall season in America. Pumpkins are certainly associated with both Halloween and Thanksgiving, the two big fall holidays, but there are other foods associated with this season too. Today I am going to start a two-part serious…
Pot bellies, muffin tops, and love handles – what are you talking about? Posted by Gabriele on Oct 18, 2012
We have some very weird ways of talking about the human body in English, especially when it comes to talking about fat or excess fat on the body. Today I have picked three slang expressions that are commonly used in English to describe bodies. Below I explain what these expressions mean and where they come…
Once in a blue moon Posted by Gabriele on Oct 17, 2012
Once in a blue moon – have you ever heard this expression before? Do you know what it means? The expression ‘once in a blue moon’ means ‘rarely.’ It refers to something that does not happen very often. Here are two examples of how to use this expression in context. Examples: I only go…
What is a panagram? Posted by Gabriele on Oct 14, 2012
Take a look at the sentences below. All of these sentences are panagrams. I want you to try and figure out what a panagram is before I tell you. All the information you need to know to figure out this riddle is below, but to help you out here are two more clues. 1. Panagrams…
Vowel sounds: Is the letter y a vowel? Posted by Gabriele on Oct 13, 2012
If you ask an elementary school child who speaks English to tell you the vowels they will likely say “a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.” This is what I was taught about vowels as a child, it is what I have taught my ESL students, and it is still what children who are…