Archive for 'English Vocabulary'
Winter weather vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on Dec 6, 2012
It is beginning to look a lot like winter in much of North America (and much of the northern hemisphere in general), particularly in the more northern areas of the continent. So, now is the perfect time to go over some winter weather vocabulary. Below are the definitions of some important winter weather vocabulary. blizzard…
Leaving fall by looking at leaves (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Nov 29, 2012
Here is a video looking at leaves and leaf vocabulary as a farewell to fall. Enjoy!
No Shave Novemeber (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Nov 27, 2012
It’s the end of November, which mean you may be seeing more hair, facial hair that is, than usual! Have you ever heard of No Shave November or Movember (mustache + November = Movember) before? In the month of November many men grow their facial hair out to raise money and awareness for men’s health…
English Kitchen – Homemade Chili and Detroit Coney Dogs Posted by sasha on Nov 21, 2012
With the cold winter coming, this video teaches you how to make some delicious homemade chili that’ll warm you right up. You can even use the chili to make yourself a Detroit style Coney hot dog. Learn some useful English vocabulary while you learn how to cook! You will need a cutting board, measuring cups…
‘Big’ and ‘small’ and much more! Posted by Gabriele on Nov 15, 2012
Adjectives that describe the sizes of different people, places, and things are very common. Among these adjectives are the very common words ‘big’ and ‘small.’ If you follow this blog regularly you likely already know what these words (big and small) mean, as they are very basic English words, and this blog is written…
It’s Election Day! Posted by Gabriele on Nov 6, 2012
After over a year of campaigning, the United States presidential election is finally here! As I’ve mentioned before all national (and most regional) elections in the United States are held on the first Tuesday in November, which is today. So, today people around the United States will be going to their polling places to cast…
What’s that on your head? Posted by Gabriele on Oct 25, 2012
There are so many things you can wear on your head – other than just hair! (Side note: In English we don’t usually say that a person “wears” hair on their head, it is better to say a person “has” hair on their head.) This post is all about the different types of things people…