Sitting in the shade, doing some crosswords can be relaxing. And it can be frustrating, too, depending on the difficulty. What we have found can be both but it’s a kind of positive and motivating frustration when you bump into a word that you have never heard.
Do you know the difference between a barbecue and a garden party? They have less in common than you would expect...
Do you ever wonder about the origin of words? Some words have amazing stories or legends surrounding their origin. For example, most learners of English, sooner or later, come across the famous story behind the word ”sandwich”. (Should you not know that, click on the link below.)
In other words: If you are interested in something and want to find out about it in articles, books, videos, podcasts: look for them in the language that you are learning.
We have 9 super-weird but existing English words for you. The question is:
November celebrations around the world – part I
november 7, 2021
Though all the shopwindows and store decorations are suggesting Christmas is around the corner, we are more than a month away from the year-end festivities and there are lots of other celebrations before we start decorating the Christmas tree…
Learn & Practise English with your favourite actors, singers, movies, series and talk shows
október 30, 2021
Part 2: Select video lessons based on your language learning target
Learn & Practise English with your favourite actors, singers, movies, series and talk shows
október 30, 2021
Part 1: Just pick your favourite and click PLAY…
Today is …
október 21, 2021
What are we celebrating? Isn’t it interesting that somewhere somebody is celebrating something right now? It’s a weird idea but it’s actually always true…
A website for your coffee breaks
október 15, 2021
”Dining alfresco is not the best idea on a day like this.” – Dining what? Dining how? Alfresco? Alfresco is an adverb, it means ”in the fresh air” or ”outdoors”. I wouldn’t know it if I didn’t take regular visits to an amazing, versatile, multi-dimensional, colourful website…