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Improve English Vocabulary & Grammar and Feed The Hungry at the Same Time
In case you are not already aware of this terrific website, or like me you’d forgotten all about it, I thought I’d share it with you today. I used to use this site with my students years ago and often used it to challenge my own knowledge of various subjects, too. The website…
Around The Corner – The Idiom, The Poem, The Comic and The Short Film
I recently stumbled across a great blog post by a Melbourne based, freelance cartoonist, Gavin Aung Than, who was very excited because one of his comics had been turned into a short film by a university graduate from the UK. Read all about it and check below for the meaning of some vocabulary and expressions…
3 Great English Learning Apps You Should Have On Your Mobile Device
Learning English or, indeed, any foreign language is so much easier nowadays. Mobile devices like, tablets, smartphones and e-readers have revolutionised the way we do so many things – and language learning is no exception. Whatever language you are studying, you no longer have to rely solely on boring text books, tedious audio recordings and…
Monkeys Go Bananas Over Unequal Pay – Learn Idioms That Express Anger
Earlier this year, an interesting and highly entertaining video was published on You Tube which proved beyond doubt that even within the the animal world, unequal pay is a controversial issue. In this blog post, we thought we’d share the video with you and at the same time give you some great English idioms for…
Is Facebook Killing Your Real-World Relationships?
Social media is now part of most of our every day lives. There are now over 1 billion people on Facebook worldwide and most of its users log in to the social network at least once, if not twice a day But are your digital relationships on Facebook – as well as other social…
Western Families Move To China To Immerse Their Kids In Chinese Language
It seems that an increasing number of westerners are making the bold move to relocate their families to China and other parts of Asia in an attempt to give their children a leg up when it comes to learning Chinese. In a recent WSJ online article, Sarah Tilton and Joanne Lee-Young wrote about several American…
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