Post Editing (Part I) Posted by Gabriele on May 14, 2012
Todays post is a little different than my usual posts. I’ve written this post with a number of common grammer and spelling errors that I want you to find. This is like a game of ESL hide-and-seek! Tomorrow I will re-post this exact same passage highlighting all the errors that I have made so you…
Make a Metaphor Posted by heather on May 12, 2012
Hello there! I hope that you have been having an enjoyable week. Today I have a poem for you. It is called What is the Sun? and is written by Wes Magee. Have a read through it. If you feel confident enough go ahead and read it aloud. What is the Sun? the Sun is…
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…
April showers bring May flowers Posted by Gabriele on May 6, 2012
We have a saying in English that goes like this: “April showers bring May flowers.” This is a simple saying, a rhyme, and a proverb that most English speakers know well. Since we have now entered the month of May and it is the time of year (in the northern hemisphere) that we start…