15 May, 2014 | Learn English
We created this chart so that you can use it as a quick reference guide whenever you are writing numbers. Remember that you need to use a hyphen (-) to join the two parts of numbers between 21 and 99. (Though native speakers sometimes leave it out because they...
30 Apr, 2014 | Idioms, Learn English
First, before we look at the meaning of this idiom, what is icing? Icing = a sugary substance used as coating on cakes or cookies (biscuits) to make them look better or to enhance its flavour. The meaning of Icing on the cake Simple definition: Something that makes a...
13 Feb, 2014 | Learn English
We have just created two new charts containing photos of Fruit and Vegetables. Each photo has the name of that fruit/vegetable in English under it. We also have a video to help you learn the pronunciation of the vegetables that appear in the chart (we also show the...
6 Jan, 2014 | Learn English, Quotes
Did you know that the word STRESSED is DESSERTS spelled backwards? What does this mean? You don’t want to be stressed, do you? Well, to avoid this you have to reverse being stressed. And what happens when you reverse it? You come up with desserts. So, desserts...
16 Dec, 2013 | Learn English
It is that time of year again …. CHRISTMAS!!! We decided to create a new cartoon chart with a popular Christmas Carol (= a typical song sung at Christmas time) called the Twelve Days of Christmas. You can find the complete lyrics (= words of the song) here: 12...
10 Oct, 2013 | Idioms, Learn English
Meaning of Couch Potato A couch potato is a person who spends a lot of time watching television with little or no physical activity. They can do this either sitting or lying down on a couch (or sofa) or even sitting in an armchair. The idea is that they don’t move...
