vocabulary

Today we’ll learn some vocabulary related to snow and ice. These two materials can take different forms. This article is… Read More »Thematic Vocabulary – Snow and Ice Formations

Here’s a story about an operation carried out by two inexperienced doctors. Things are getting really weird. They’re operating on… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – It Must be the Fallopian Tube

Hey, here’s a story about a prince who is traveling the desert. He, his people and his animals are all… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – The Caravan

Hey, here’s a story about jellyfish. A jellyfish is a sea animal that has a very soft body and that… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – Maybe Jelly, But Not Fish

Today we’ll be talking about collective nouns denoting groups of animals. So, without further ado, let’s just jump in. General… Read More »Collective Nouns for Animals

Here’s a story about two butterflies… Lolo: Look at this bounty of nature, Banu. It really perks me up. Banu:… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – Bad Luck

Here’s a story about something scary someone once saw… Man: It was one of those wakeful nights in late November.… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – A Ghastly Figure

Here’s the story of Melinda who needs some help with her workout. M – Melinda B – Bo M: Excuse… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – A Lost Cause

Here’s the story of two aliens talking about a familiar planet… XP16: From this vantage point we can see the… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – Let’s Burn It To a Crisp

Here’s the story of Ramona and Peaquay, two horses trudging through the snow… Ramona: We’ve been trudging through the snow… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – Trudging Through the Snow

Here’s the story of a family arriving in Utopia… R – Mr. Raynolds P – the Prynes R: Good afternoon.… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – Utopia

Here’s the story of Ben and Monica. They want to get back together… Ben: Come on, Monica, I know we… Read More »Learn English Through Stories – Let’s Get Back Together

The expression TO SHOW ONE’S GUNS means to show one’s muscles or probably flex one’s biceps: He isn’t very smart,… Read More »English Vocabulary – TO SHOW ONE’S GUNS

The verbal expression THINK BIG means to think about doing things that involve a lot of people, money, effort, etc.,… Read More »English Vocabulary – THINK BIG

There’s some overlap in meaning between the verbs TO SUSPECT, TO ACCUSE and TO ALLEGE. But still, there are also… Read More »TO SUSPECT vs TO ACCUSE vs TO ALLEGE

The verb TO ACCOST, pronounced /əˈkɑːst/ is a regular verb. It means to approach and speak to sb often in… Read More »English Vocabulary – TO ACCOST

The expression THERE YOU GO is used to say that sth has been accomplished or done in a satisfactory way:… Read More »English Vocabulary – THERE YOU GO

Let’s have a look at the verb TO ABIDE and its phrasal verb form with the particle BY, so ABIDE… Read More »TO ABIDE vs TO ABIDE BY