By Miranda Carter Love shopping? Or only window shopping? Here are some shopping words. You can learn the words first or do the quiz right away. Mall – a large building or series of connected buildings containing a variety of retail stores and typically also restaurants. Purchase – to buy something Fitting Room – a… Continue reading Yay! Another Vocab Blast #6: Shopping
By Miranda Carter Here are some school and college words that you should know! Read the definitions or do the quiz right away. Exam – a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge Semester – one of two usually 18-week periods that make up an academic year at a school or college Graduation… Continue reading You Should Know these School and College Words: Vocab Blast #5: School
By Miranda Carter What are homonyms? Homonyms are words that sound the same but have entirely different meanings. For example, leak and leek. If your sink is dripping, it is leaking; a leek is a type of onion. Use the quiz below to test your knowledge of homonyms. This is a silver quiz. If you’re… Continue reading Vocab Blast: Homonyms Quiz 2
By Miranda Carter What are Homonyms? Homonyms are words that sound the same but have entirely different meanings. For example, leak and leek. If your sink is dripping, it is leaking; a leek is a type of onion. Use the quiz below to test your knowledge of homonyms. This is a silver quiz. If you’re… Continue reading Vocab Blast: Homonyms
By Miranda Carter Alex de Carvalho Welcome to Vocab Blast #2 about Travel! Read through each word and its definition, then take the quiz below. If you think you know travel words as well as your travel agent, you can go to the quiz directly. No peeking! *Taxi – (aircraft)move slowly along the ground before… Continue reading Vocab Blast #2: Travel – A Quick Way to Learn some Travel Words
By Miranda Carter Alex Carvalho Welcome to Vocab Blast #1 Business! Read through each word and its definition, then take the quiz below. If you think you know business words perfectly, you can go to the quiz directly. No peeking! *Boss – a person in charge of a worker or organization. At work, my boss… Continue reading Vocab Blast #1: Business
As I’m writing this, it’s raining in England. But I don’t care. I’m in Tel Aviv and it’s warm and sunny! Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with talk about the weather. I intended to look at some words in English that sound exactly the same. This is called homophone (literally: same sound).… Continue reading Rain rein reign – Words that Sound the Same (Homophones)
Plus Quiz: What should you call people with white or black skin? Let’s learn some expressions to talk about how people look. Without of course being demeaning or racist, sexist, or any of these other bad things. You can talk about someone’s face, and about their body or physique. Talking about someone’s face: Open up… Continue reading Describe What People Look Like Using Expert Vocabulary
Jacqueline Schaalje Photos by Pedro Ribeiro Simoes I get asked this question fairly often. There are many different approaches to learning vocabulary, but in my view reading offers you one of the best ways to learn new words in a fun way. 1 Read and Read. I know, you’ve heard this tip before from old… Continue reading What’s the Best Way to Learn New Vocabulary?
While most students are eating watermelon on the beach or near the swimming pool, others are sweating on an exam or need to catch up on schoolwork during the summer. Life is hard. What are some typical exam terms and phrases? You will find the same words in almost any exam. First a little test:… Continue reading Some Common Words that You Need for Exams
English with a Smile 