Hi! Do you know who Rumi is? He is a a 13th-century Persian poet, theologian and Sufi mystic. Despite being Persian, he has been described as “America’s most popular poet” and his poems have been ...

Tena yistilign! (that’s the formal way to say “Hello” in Ethiopian). It’s time for some music! Do you know Kenna? He is an Ethiopian-American musician and philanthropist. A philanthropist is a wealthy person who gives ...

Welcome to another vocabulary lesson! As you know by now, idioms are expressions that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words. Well, this English vocabulary class is all about idioms that are ...

Néih hóu ma? (that’s “How are you?” in Cantonese). If you’re an international student applying to the U.S., you’ve probably asked yourself this question: what TOEFL score do I need to get in? You might ...

สวัสดี! (that’s “How are you?” in Thai). Recently, the Huffington Post had an article on Nicholas Negroponte’s idea that one day, in the future, we could learn a language by taking a pill. How amazing ...

Hey! The word “vernacular” means the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. Today we will be looking at the origin of the verb “to bewilder”, with the ...

Hey! Learning English with the News is a great way to keep up to date with the world AND learn new words at the same time. In this news post, you will meet Asakusa, the oldest ...

Xin chào! (that’s “Hello” in Vietnamese). Every month we review and recommend a great book for you to practice reading in English. The language in these books is not very literary, but they do require ...

Hello, hello! Who is a Nirvana fan? You will LOVE this lesson. Just follow steps 1, 2 and 3 below: 1. Read the lyrics 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Sing along to improve your pronunciation ...

Good morning people! We hope you had a good sleep and are ready for an English class. Today, Steve Jobs will be helping you learn some new vocabulary with a very short video interview. Let’s ...