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Zion National Park Video (Part Two) Posted by sasha on Jan 11, 2014
In the second part of our journey through Zion national park in Utah, we hike through the Narrows, visit the Emerald Pools, enjoy a cookout under the moonlight, and finish up with the Canyon Overlook trail. “Our journey in Zion national park continues with a hike into the Narrows. On the way in, you can…
A space and a hyphen can make a difference in meaning Posted by Gabriele on Jan 2, 2014
There are a number of words in English that are written with or without a hyphen or with or without a space, for example check in vs. check-in, and the space and hyphen makes a difference in meaning! Usually the difference is a change in the part of speech of the word, such as…
Bryce Canyon National Park Posted by sasha on Dec 27, 2013
We’re sticking in Utah for the next couple of posts about national parks in the USA. Check out our post on Zion if you missed it last month. Name: Bryce Canyon Year Established: 1928 Location: Southwestern Utah Season: Open year-round 24 hours a day except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Cost: …
Zion National Park Video (Part One) Posted by sasha on Dec 23, 2013
Located in southwest Utah, Zion National Park is one of the most beautiful places in the USA. In part one of our video tour, check out the scenic drive there from the Grand Canyon, eat in a local saloon, see the campground and lodge, explore the visitor’s center and museum, and hike the Watchman Trail…
The other names for the days of the week Posted by Gabriele on Dec 19, 2013
I’m sure you learned the names of the days of the week in English very early on in your first English class, so I hope you know them well by now. Today I have a more advanced lesson on the days of the week in English. Today we will look at the days of the…
How do you spell that again? Posted by Gabriele on Dec 17, 2013
Today I have another post to help you with your spelling in English! I’m going to tell you about 8 words, and you will have to guess what the words are and then figure out how to spell them. The spelling part is the trickiest part because all of these words have unusual spellings…
Spelling test! Posted by Gabriele on Dec 3, 2013
Growing up I’m sure you had spelling tests in school. I did at least, and I hated them, spelling has never been my strong suit*. And unfortunately, I continue to make frequent spelling mistakes in my writing today. Part of the reason for this is that English has words that aren’t spelled the way…