Archive for 'English Vocabulary'
Cousin’s Day Posted by Gabriele on Jul 24, 2013
Today (July 24) is Cousins Day! The perfect day to review how you are related to the various types of cousins you have in your life: first cousins, second cousins, third cousins, first cousins once removed, etc. After reading this you’ll probably realize you have more cousins than you even knew! First cousins often…
Footwear – expand your shoe vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on Jul 9, 2013
There are so many kinds of footwear out there! It might be impossible to name them all, but I have tired to think of some of the most common types of shoes you will see around to put together this video so you can start to expand your shoe vocabulary using more specific words related…
Summer jobs Posted by Gabriele on Jun 27, 2013
During the summer months (June, July, August) in the United States teenagers and college students are out of school and looking for jobs – summer jobs! It is very common for young people in the US to work during the summer months to save money (maybe to buy a car or to save for college…
Learn to speak a different type of English – legalese Posted by Gabriele on Jun 20, 2013
I recently spent some time reading a whole bunch of laws for a licensing exam and it reminded me how different legal English is from regular English. In fact we have a special name in English for legal language, it is called legalese. You might not know the word “legalese,” but take a look…
Making Plans in English Posted by sasha on Jun 20, 2013
Learn useful questions and phrases for making plans in English with this easy to follow video. Practice your listening and pronunciation, and then watch a conversation where two people make plans over the phone. Good for both teachers and students of ESL! A: Hello. B: Hey Peter, what’s up? A: Who’s this? B: It’s Sasha…
On-line dating: Are you ready to meet your mate? Posted by Gabriele on Jun 13, 2013
According to recent statistics (http://www.theweddingreport.com/bz/index.php/one-1-in-six-6-couples-meet-online/) 1 in every 6 couples in the United States now meets on-line. This is a lot of people meeting online! People are meeting and dating via the internet all over the world, so this information is probably not big news to you, but there is a lot of interesting information…
Where are all the cicadas – we’ve been waiting 17 years already! Posted by Gabriele on Jun 11, 2013
Where are all the cicadas? First of all, what are cicadas? Cicadas are insects, so yes this post is about insects. They are a unique insect though, certainly worthy of a post of their own! There are many different types of cicadas, but the most well-known type is one that hibernates for 17 years…