Sockets and plugs Posted by Gabriele on Feb 7, 2013
I’m sure you have noticed, either in travel or when buying electronics, that we don’t all use the same plugs and sockets for our electronics. This can be more than a little annoying, especially when traveling, but today this little annoyance is going to offer us that chance to talk about some new vocabulary! First…
No worries Posted by Gabriele on Feb 5, 2013
“No worries.” Have you ever heard this phrase before? If you have ever been to Australia or New Zealand, or met a person from one of these countries, you likely have heard this phrase before. “No worries” is a very common Australian-English expression that means “do not worry about it”, “that’s alright”, “sure thing”, or…
In sports news: A family football game Posted by Gabriele on Jan 31, 2013
This coming weekend is the biggest game in American football, the Super Bowl! Football is one of American’s favorite sports. The football season that runs from September to the beginning of February every year takes over many American’s lives. During this season 32 different professional football teams play each other in games every Sunday (and…
How to use a hyphen Posted by Gabriele on Jan 29, 2013
A hyphen (—) can often be found between and in the middle of words in English. Take a look at this definition of the word hyphen to get a better idea of what a hyphen is and how it is used. hyphen: a punctuation mark that is used between some compound words or between the…
Telling the Time in English Posted by sasha on Jan 25, 2013
Learn how to tell the time in English with this helpful, easy to follow video: In this video, we’re going to learn how to tell the time in English. Here are some things you use to tell time… a clock an alarm clock a watch Here are some questions: What time is it? What’s the…
I’ll drink to that! (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Jan 24, 2013
Check out this fun video that reviews vocabulary for different types of cups and glasses. I bet you’ll learn at least one new vocabulary word!
America’s 57th Presidential Inauguration Posted by Gabriele on Jan 22, 2013
Yesterday was the United States 57th Presidential Inauguration, and second Presidential Inauguration for Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. It was a day full of celebration, with some of the fanciest celebrations taking place in the evening at Inaugural Balls. Since I live in Washington, DC I was able to go down…