Archive for 'English Vocabulary'
Ordering out: How to order your eggs (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Mar 18, 2014
Here is a new video post about ordering eggs! This may seem like an easy thing to do, but there is a lot of vocabulary related to this simple task and here is your chance to learn it. Enjoy.
Life idioms Posted by Gabriele on Mar 13, 2014
Life is full of surprises – so here is another surprise – today we are going to be looking at idioms with the word “life” in them. First of all here is a great graphic from Grammar.net that helps to illustrate some of these idioms. These pictures alone aren’t enough to understand exactly what these…
Fears and phobias Posted by Gabriele on Mar 11, 2014
Boo! Did I scare you? Probably not, but I’m sure there is something out there that does scare you. What is it? Today’s post is all about being scared and what causes people to be scared. To start out take a look at all these synonyms for the word scared: frightened, afraid, fearful, startled…
It’s a baby: Baby related vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on Mar 6, 2014
Is there a baby in your life – maybe your own child, or a niece, nephew, or grandchild? Do you hope that one day this baby will learn to speak English too? Well if that is the case or if you just want to increase your vocabulary read on. This is a post about…
Musical idioms Posted by Gabriele on Feb 18, 2014
Take a look at this list of English idioms created by Grammar.net that are all music related. To help you learn these knew phrases I am going to define all of these idioms below (using a little more information than what is in the definitions in the picture above; keep in mind both definitions –…
For Valentine’s Day let’s learn some new love words in English. Posted by Gabriele on Feb 13, 2014
Valentine’s Day, the day of love, is quickly approaching (it is tomorrow), so it is time to get ready! You might want to check out these two previous posts (1 and 2) that I have written about this holiday. Then read on to learn some new words that you can use to refer to the…
Bryce Canyon National Park Video Tour Posted by sasha on Feb 9, 2014
Explore Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah in this short video tour. Learn about the amazing “hoodoo” rock formations and check out some of the viewpoints and hikes that you can enjoy here. “It’s only a 2-hour drive from Zion to Bryce Canyon National Park. There’s some beautiful scenery along the way. To start your…