Posts Tagged ‘english as a second language’
Travel with Me, Part 2b: Of Monsters and Men
Happy Sunday! It’s the last day of the music festival here at Austin City Limits, and it’s been an amazing time! If you are just visiting the blog, WELCOME, and you’re not too late to travel with me on my current vacation. For the next couple of weeks, I’ll be posting a “Travel with Me”…
Read MoreTravel with Me, Part 2a: The Foo Fighters at ACL + 5 ways to learn with them
“I’ve got another confession to make….” I’ll be using music, again, to teach you some English today! The song, the lesson, and the reason is far from random, though, as you know I am at Austin City Limits this weekend! (WOO!) More than just a music festival with 8 stages, and 130 bands, Austin City…
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Travel with Me, Part 1: Packing
When is it too soon to pack for a trip? I’ve been checking the weather, daydreaming our daily itineraries, and thinking about what I’ll need to pick up at the store before I go- do I have a travel toothpaste case? In reality, I started packing almost 2 weeks ago because I was eager, and…
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Creativity Tuesday: Monsoons
#tucsonsunset Search that hashtag and you are bound to see (you’ll definitely see) some of the beauty that monsoon season brings to Tucson, Arizona. This is of course assuming you’re searching this hashtag during the season, July-September (ish). Everyone talked a lot about this season when I first arrived in the city, and having finally experienced the crazy…
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Phrasal Verb Friday: Fall
Did you know that September 23 was the first day of fall? Maybe you know it as the first day of autumn? Calling this season that takes place between summer and winter “fall” or “autumn” will depend on where you learned English. Fall is used chiefly in American English, and autumn in British English. A fact I find interesting, is…
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