Archive for 'English Vocabulary'
Onomatopoeia Posted by Gabriele on May 20, 2012
This is a really fun word to say in English! Click here and you should be connected to a link where you can hear how to pronounce this word correctly. What does this funny word mean? Onomatopoeia is the word we use to describe words that imitate or suggests the source of the sound that…
Foreign Words in English (Part IV) Posted by Gabriele on May 11, 2012
Nobody knows for sure how many words there are in the English language because new words are being added all the time, but the number of words is estimated to be between 250,000 and a million. One reason for English’s large vocabulary is that it is a very inclusive language, meaning it absorbs words from…
The Family Tree Posted by Gabriele on May 10, 2012
Since I have been writing about plants and gardening in my last few posts I thought I might discuss a different kind of “plant” today, the family tree. A family tree is not a real plant or a real tree, but is in fact a chart representing family relationships in a hierarchical way. I…
Conversation Practice: Animals and Pets Posted by heather on May 9, 2012
Today I thought we could try something new. One thing people who want to learn English sometimes struggle with is getting to practice talking. Of course we can’t quite practice in the traditional sense of standing in a room and chatting but we do have our Facebook group! So here is what I am going…
Garden Vocabulary Posted by Gabriele on May 8, 2012
Here is some important gardening vocabulary you will need to know if you want to grow an English speaking garden 🙂 Below is also a picture of a garden with a short description of what is in the picture. In this short passage I use vocabulary outlined below as well as some new vocabulary that…
Extracurricular Activity: Cheerleading Posted by heather on May 2, 2012
A few weeks ago I told you about the extracurricular sport of colorguard. Remember, extracurricular means something that happens outside of, or is not part of, the normal school curriculum. If you are struggling with the word curriculum, it means all the subjects that are taught during a school year. Today I’ll tell you about…
Busking: Living Statues and Mimes Posted by Gabriele on Apr 26, 2012
One of my favorite type of buskers is the ‘live statue’. It is so much fun to watch these artists at work. The term “living statue” refers to a mime artist the stands still or poses like a statue and moves very rarely to the amazement of people passing by on the street. Living statue…