I always find it amusing when I have to pronounce loan words from Spanish the English way. For example chorizo /tʃɔːˈriːzəʊ/. Let’s have a look at some English words of foreign origin.
Continue reading “Pronunciation of 18 English words with foreign origin”
What’s wrong with the punctuation in this sentence?
×Tomatoes bought in the supermarket have poor flavour, tomatoes grown organically in vegetable gardens taste much better. Continue reading “Punctuation tips: the full stop”
If your answer is no, you got it right. Here are the transcriptions of these two words.
EXHIBIT /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/
EXHIBITION /ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/
Continue reading “Is the letter “e” in exhibit and exhibition pronounced in the same way?”
Here is a bunch of ideas to help you keep learning English during the holiday.
All Christmas-related!
Pick and choose what you like most, and have fun.
Happy Holidays to you all!
Continue reading “Learning English with Christmas Activities”
Learn
4 phrasal verbs
in the context of this song:
“Somebody That I Used To Know”
by Gotye
(feat. Kimbra) Continue reading “Phrasal Verbs and Songs: Somebody That I Used To Know”
A question for Spanish speakers:
Can you think of a verb in English that has all these meanings?
correr (cortinas)
llegar (conclusión)
atraer (atención)
provocar (reacción)
arrastrar (trineo)
sacar (dinero del cajero)
empatar (un partido)
dibujar
A yummy and fun way to put an end to the course with the little ones.
You will need a food processor to blend the ingredients into a creamy texture.
Additionally, you will need something to spread on: it could be toast, crackers or sponge cake.
Continue reading “Simple home-made chocolate hazelnut spread”
Do you find the use of these suffixes confusing?
That makes two of us.
Not long ago, I published two posts dealing with some of the differences between historic/historical and classic/classical. In this post, I’ll deal with other common words ending with the suffixes -ic and -ical.
Botanic and botanical
Magic and magical
Comic and comical
Electric and electrical
Economic and economical Continue reading “Botanic or botanical? (More on suffixes: -ic and -ical)”
