Archive for 'English Vocabulary'
English vocabulary for time, history, and eras. Posted by Gabriele on Jul 28, 2014
We divide time up in many ways, for example: seconds minutes (60 seconds = 1 minute) hours (60 minutes = 1 hour) days months (28-31 days = 1 month) years (12 months = 1 year) decades (1 decade = 10 years) centuries (1 century = 100 years) This type of vocabulary for talking about…
Doctor, doctor give the news in English. Posted by Gabriele on Jul 24, 2014
There is a song in English that goes like this: “Doctor, doctor give me the news I’ve got a bad case of lovin’ you No pill’s gonna cure my ill I’ve got a bad case of lovin’ you” I think this song about doctors is a good introduction for us to look at the different…
There are signs everywhere in English! Posted by Gabriele on Jul 15, 2014
There is song in English with a chorus that goes like this: Sign, sign, everywhere a sign , Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind, Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign? This song is very fitting because today’s post is about signs in English, signs that you will see on the…
Extreme sports and English vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on Jul 8, 2014
It is the time of year when people are outside enjoying the nice weather and often even playing some sports with friends. Today I thought we’d look at some vocabulary for different sports in English, but not regular old sports like baseball or volleyball, extreme sports or xtreme sports. Extreme sports are sports that are…
How HOT is it? Posted by Gabriele on Jul 1, 2014
It is now summer, at least in the northern hemisphere, which means the weather outside is getting hotter. Today I thought I would introduce you to a number of new ways to say ‘hot’ in English. This way you will have many more words to choose from the next time some asks you, “What…
Spell it right! Posted by Gabriele on Jun 26, 2014
I know that I would be lost without spell check on my computer and I bet most of you feel the same. After all it is really important to always spell check your work, but even when you (and I) do proofread and spell check our work, mistakes still slip through. We are all humans…
Spellcheck: American vs. British spelling Posted by Gabriele on Jun 19, 2014
We all know that there are vocabulary differences between British and American English. In fact, I have written about this topic in the past, but today I thought we would take a look at this summary infografic by Grammar.net that highlights more than just vocabulary differences. Here you can see that there are a number…