Could you imagine coming home from a visit to the dentist’s office and speaking with a foreign accent? That’s what happened to a woman in Newport, Oregon. Karen Butler had a normal reaction to oral ...
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Reading Comprehension – Cinco de Mayo, An American Civil War Holiday?
Cinco de Mayo (5th of May in Spanish) commemorates the day Mexico drove the French in Pueblo, Mexico in 1862.Interestingly, it is celebrated primarily in the United States and the city of Puebla in Mexico. ...
Read More »Learn English with the News – China’s “Crazy English” Way of Learning!
Have you heard about this non-traditional way of learning English in China? Li Yang, the creator of this method, believes that the best way to learn English is by practicing orally. And we completely agree! ...
Read More »Reading Comprehension – PB&J: An American Classic
The peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an American staple of many children’s childhoods. It is typically a food used for snacks or lunch time. The food is as simple as it sounds– two pieces ...
Read More »Kung Fu for Cabin Crew
Hong Kong Airlines has announced that all their cabin crew members will have to train in Wing Chun, a type of Kung Fu practiced by Bruce Lee. Their reasoning for this is to allow their ...
Read More »What do you have for breakfast?
Our Facebook page is a great place to practice English online and learn new, interesting things. Last week on the Facebook page we asked our fans about their morning routines. It is sometimes hard finding ...
Read More »OK is OK to Use When Speaking English
Okay? OK? How often do you use the word OK? The word OK has become widely popular throughout the world and in many languages as a signal of well-being. The BBC News Magazine has recently ...
Read More »English Vocabulary: Street Art and Social Responsibility
Did you that slogans of protest and political or social commentary were the start of graffiti and street art? However, it was in the late 1960’s in New York, that graffiti really took off, with artists ...
Read More »Life on Other Planets? NASA Says It’s Possible
Last week we posted on Facebook about NASA’s discovery of a new planetary system. Some of you have given opinions regarding the possibility of life on other planets. Let’s discuss this further! Here’s a bit ...
Read More »Google Art Project
Have you seen the latest art project Google has started? Google has taken on a fascinating art project that allows for people to virtually visit some of the most famous museums in the world. Now you don't have to visit New York to go to the MoMA, you can tour it online!
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