Adventurous vocabulary
október 11, 2020
How can words be adventurous or exciting? Do you know what homographs, homophones and homonyms are?
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:
Much more than a free dictionary
október 4, 2020
When we bump into something that’s free we tend to approach it with caution, or a negative prejudice regarding the quality of its content. Let us show you an exception.
Create your own crossword puzzles
október 3, 2020
You can find quite a few options if you google “crossword puzzle creator”. We looked at most of them to find the most ease-to-use and practical ones.
Google tips
október 3, 2020
It’s Google’s 22nd birthday today! So, we are dedicating this post to Google, more specifically to ways Google can help language learners.
Find meaningful news
október 2, 2020
The U.N. Climate Action Summit is a great excuse for some reading practice. If you are looking for some reading materials, you can read many press releases.