Word 2 of the weekend: wanderlust

Word 2 of the weekend: wanderlust  Why is it useful? It’s a word you can use to describe your passion. Traveling is another way to learn and experience what you can’t from home. It’s also a great way to learn a language ? courtesy: Merriam-Webster Learner’s Dictionary

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Cartoon Friday ~ Technology and Education: Does it mix?

Is it Friday already?! Is it just me, or has this week has flown by!?  Happy Friday my favorite English lovers! This week let’s take humor to the classroom, and look at something that everyone loves: technology.  You’re utilizing technology right now for learning (or are you?). So they work well together, right? 🙂 Below…

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Earth Day English Idioms

Learning is a ray of sunshine (something that brings happiness) to me! The opportunity to teach others is like heaven on earth (a very enjoyable situation, thing, place)  I am not going to beat around the bush (to avoid saying something by talking about other things), I will come out and directly say that this week, the…

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Pronouncing Heterophones in English

Hopefully you’re not thinking… hetero-what? But just in case, let’s clear that up! Have you ever noticed words in English that are spelled the same way, but pronounced differently? For example, the word “record”– I can keep a record of my quiz scores, or I can record the scores in a notebook. In this example,…

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