The english

Last week construction work began on the Shakespeare North Playhouse, a replica inspired by the Bard on the site of an old council car park in the small town of Prescot in Knowsley

4000 Essential English Words is a six-book series that is designed to focus on practical high-frequency words to enhance the vocabulary of learners from high beginning to advance levels. The series presents a variety of words that cover a large percentage of the words that can be found in many spoken or written texts. Thus, after mastering these target words, learners will be able to fully understand vocabulary items when they encounter them in written and spoken form. Each unit presents 20…

4000 Essential English Words is a six-book series that is designed to focus on practical high-frequency words to enhance the vocabulary of learners from high beginning to advance levels. The series presents a variety of words that cover a large percentage of the words that can be found in many spoken or written texts. Thus, after mastering these target words, learners will be able to fully understand vocabulary items when they encounter them in written and spoken form. Each unit presents 20…

The Duke of Beaufort was annoyed. His hound had taken down a stag too quickly, and on the way back to Badminton Kennels, the dog found a fox on Silk Road and had a marvelous romp across open land. The dog would be chasing that fox still if it weren’t for the mortality that faces […]

How to say the DATE in English - The difference between American English and British English when saying the date. - (Have you seen our video about this topic?)

4000 Essential English Words is a six-book series that is designed to focus on practical high-frequency words to enhance the vocabulary of learners from high beginning to advance levels. The series presents a variety of words that cover a large percentage of the words that can be found in many spoken or written texts. Thus, after mastering these target words, learners will be able to fully understand vocabulary items when they encounter them in written and spoken form. Each unit presents 20…

Matthew Cobb called my attention to this short article from io9 (he's too lazy to post it himself), showing the history of the English language in graphic form.Triangulations blogger Sabio Lantz r

If you have decided not to travel far this Christmas, you can still enjoy beautiful short trips, weekends mini-breaks or day out choosing to travel local. For all UK residents I cannot recommend enough the properties managed by the National Trust for a mix of history, culture, beautiful architectu

Since the first Oscars ceremony, when "Wings" was named best picture, the film academy has honored war movies, from the Civil War romance of "Gone With the Wind" to the brutal bludgeoning of "The Hurt Locker." Here are a few Oscar favorites and nominees that depict war and its consequences.