Tag Archives: sports
English Phrases from Baseball Posted by Gary Locke on Mar 31, 2021
I probably spend too much time referencing baseball in this blog. After all, this is a page devoted to helping you learn and understand the English language. However, American English is filled with words and phrases which come directly from baseball. It has been called the national pastime for a reason. Even if you know…
Why Do Americans Call Football Soccer? Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 21, 2018
A tournament doesn’t get to be called The World Cup if it’s only played in a handful of countries. We call it the World Cup because it is played all over the world. And the sport is known by the same name everywhere. Well, almost. While the rest of the world calls the classic round-ball…
The Winter Olympics Posted by sasha on Feb 8, 2018
The 23rd edition of the Winter Olympics starts tomorrow. This year, the games are happening in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It will be the first ever Winter Olympics in South Korea. They previously hosted the Summer Olympics in the capital of Seoul in 1988. South Korea tried to get the winter games unsuccessfully in 2010 and…
Let’s play ball: Sports seasons in America Posted by Gabriele on Oct 28, 2014
No matter what time of year it is, there are professional sports being played in the United States. These sport seasons are predictable and regular, just like the seasons of the year. Today I am going to introduce you to the seasons for five major sports leagues in the United States. I’ll also share some…
Sunday Funday Posted by sasha on Aug 27, 2013
As Sunday is the end of the weekend, most people think of it as the day before going back to work all week. However, it’s better to think of this last day of the week as “Sunday Funday.” That means you should have as much fun as you can before heading back to work from…
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…
Extracurricular Activity: Color Guard Posted by heather on Apr 11, 2012
One of the extracurricular* activities that I used to take part in when I was in high school was color guard (sometimes written as one word -> colorguard). Every day we would practice as a group, train our fitness levels and then several times a week we would also practice with the marching band. History…