about 3 months ago - 1 comment
Tomorrow 26th of January is the Australian National Day. Here is some vocabulary and general information about Australia: www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Australia.htm Then you might want to try our interactive game about Australia: www.vocabulary.cl/Games/Australia.htm
about 5 months ago - No comments
Since Christmas is almost here we decided to give you an early present. We created a Word Search activity that can be downloaded for personal use and also for teachers that want to use them in class with their students. You will be able to find a link to it at the end of the…
about 8 months ago - No comments
Redundant Letters One of the most difficult things in English is spelling and pronunciation. Because English is a mish mash of Latin, Old English, French, German, Greek… in fact every language in Europe. There are a lot of odd spellings for words which originated from other languages. As the pronunciation of these has become more…
about 10 months ago - 3 comments
When do you use maybe and when do you use may be? This is a common mistake for students learning English (and sometimes native speakers too!). The simplest explanation is: Maybe = perhaps May be = is possibly Our boss was sick yesterday so he may be absent from work today. Maybe our meeting will…
about 10 months ago - 4 comments
The longest word in the English language How long do you think the longest word in the English language is? Think about the word ‘beautiful’. That’s 9 letters. So maybe the longest one is 10, 11 or 12 letters long? No, it has 28 letters! Antidisestablishmentarianism Antidisestablishmentarianism is a pretty long word but it’s not…
about 10 months ago - No comments
The difference between HOUSE and HOME Something that confuses people learning English is the difference between HOUSE and HOME A HOUSE is the BUILDING where the majority of people live. It normally has bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom and a dining room. A HOME is a PLACE where someone lives. Normally it…
about 11 months ago - 2 comments
Beautiful Women and Handsome Men Did you know that there are over 170,000 words in the English language and over 25% of them are adjectives? (Adjectives are used for descriptions) A common mistake with adjectives is when describing people. To describe a woman we could call her beautiful or pretty but we don’t call a…