by stephaniewindle on September 22, 2020 at 2:06 am

What do dogs, a lake, sunglasses, Mount Kilimanjaro and a banana all have in common? Not sure? They’re all examples of nouns. If you didn’t recognize these words as nouns right away, don’t […]

by stephaniewindle on September 14, 2020 at 7:13 pm

When’s your birthday? Mine’s in June! Or is it July? Or maybe January? Learning the months in English can be tricky (challenging)! And then there’s the added problem of memorizing each […]

by stephaniewindle on August 31, 2020 at 11:55 pm

Caterpillar, cockroach, cricket, oh my! Did you know that there are over 900 thousand different kinds of insects, which makes up 80% of the world’s animal species? Don’t worry, though; you […]

by Francisco J. Vare on August 19, 2020 at 1:05 pm

Once upon a time, there was a fair boy at the fair, and he was really fair! There was also a bat flying around a bat, a friend of mine in a mine and a man with a bow bowing …

by Michael Cristiano on August 17, 2020 at 10:18 pm

English is spoken in more than 70 countries around the world. You can use English as you road-trip through all 50 states of the United States of America. You can speak with locals in English as you […]

by architamittra on August 10, 2020 at 7:42 pm

Look at these two sentences: Can you bring some flowers for Mary? Can you bring some flowers to Mary? Do these sentences have different meanings? The answer is yes—these sentences have different […]

by Michael Cristiano on August 5, 2020 at 1:01 pm

What’s your favorite time of year? Do you prefer the sun, sand and hot weather? Or do you like the snow and the cold? How about something in the middle: warm, but not too hot, maybe a few clouds …

by architamittra on July 13, 2020 at 9:27 pm

It’s time for a short quiz! Do you have too many ideas for a project but you struggle to put them together? Are your essays marked poorly despite all your grammatically-correct sentences? Have you […]

by architamittra on July 6, 2020 at 10:00 am

Do you like being outdoors? Would you like to fall asleep in the grass, looking up at the stars? How about a walk in the woods, playing hide-and-seek among the trees, with your friends? If all of […]

by architamittra on July 1, 2020 at 5:28 pm

Pop quiz! Oh no! Remember, when your teacher would spring (give without notice) a surprise quiz on your class, and you would immediately (right away) go into panic mode? Well, do not worry, these are […]

by architamittra on June 29, 2020 at 11:48 pm

“How are you feeling today?” “I am good, thanks!” “No, how are you, really?” “I am….” At times, both native English speakers and language learners can find it difficult to answer […]

by sophiemcdonald on June 24, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Reading the correct train times when heading to a job interview. Double-checking that box of hair dye to make sure it won’t turn your hair green. Understanding the small differences between words […]

by Adrianne Elizabeth on June 17, 2020 at 10:50 pm

Questions are a useful part of all languages. Asking questions helps you figure out where the train station is, what you’re ordering from a restaurant or what time you’re meeting a friend. In […]

by jamespearce on June 10, 2020 at 8:03 pm

There’s a common expression in English that says “variety is the spice of life.” It means in order for things to be interesting, they need to be new, different and constantly changing. But […]

by Dhritiman Ray on June 8, 2020 at 9:27 pm

“And I will, but you won’t And I do, but, but you don’t We won’t budge either way But we like it, we like it” These lines from Katy Perry’s song “Agree to Disagree” show that just […]