Apple’s iPad looks like it’s going to be a cool new gadget. I’m really tempted to get one and load all my books into it. It would save a lot of space and that’s a good thing because my house is very small. There are lots of ways the iPad could change the way we …
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Once again, it’s Friday which means it’s time for a quiz. Here’s the 22nd English vocabulary quiz from the World of Words. Have a great weekend everyone! 22nd Friday fun quiz:
People from all over the world flock to New York to study. It’s a dream for many people to see all the famous places they know from movies and TV shows and to live the New York lifestyle. On Manhattan Island, you will find branches of all the famous English schools. It’s where most of …
Last week, we looked at English expressions and idioms with ‘hot’. This week, the weather here in Bali is a little cooler so let’s look at some English expressions and idioms using ‘cold’. cold hearted Meaning: unemotional, not considering the emotions of others Example: Darren is never affect by sad movies. He is so cold-hearted. …
Everyone knows that singers and athletes need to be able to control their breathing. What about speakers of a new language? We all know how to breathe, don’t we? We’ve been doing it since we were born! When speaking another language, though, people often forget to breathe properly because they are so busy thinking about …
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Pizza was in the news again this weekend. It seems that the thieves in this article got a bit hungry and decided to rob a pizza delivery man! There was some vocabulary in the title, too: Balaclava bandits in pizza heist A ‘balaclava’ is a kind of hat that covers your whole head and face …
I hope everyone is looking forward to a romantic Valentine’s Day and a happy start to the Year of the Tiger! It’s also Carnival in Brazil this weekend. It looks like readers all over the world are going to be busy. Before you get started on your celebrations, though, there’s one more thing to do. …
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Singapore is a diverse place. It has four official languages and whilst Malay is the national language, English is the most common working language in Singapore. Why study in Singapore? Widely-spread usage of English and high academic standards make Singapore a great place to study or practise English. You will hear English spoken all over …