Happy Valentine's Day :D

Food for thought

What would you do with your life if money didn't matter?

 

What is a Lap Year?

Uk?, Great Britain? All English? Some answers here...

 

Perfect video to stop confusing political and geographical terms. Even colonialism is presented!!!

I know... this man speaks way too fast, but it is a quality explanation with a pinch of humour and irony (love it) and excellent  images. I hope you find the video informative and entertaining.

How well do you know WALES?

Watch this full programme to get to know more about it.

The History of English in 10 minutes

Right...Here is another attempt to present some cultural and history videos on English. Once more, I don't think I quite made it, but at least you were able to learn something while having a laugh. I did!

INTO HISTORY?

Check this wonderful BBC link. I chose this kid-level resource as a starting base since the language is simpler and images will definitely contribute to a better understanding. Ready? Off you go back in time!

History for Kids (BBC)

Here is a video on the most important cities in the UK historywise and their landmarks. Unfortunatley, the video is a bit biased in my opinion, as no key cities from the north are described or presented in it.

Pronunciation Dictionary

It is very common to come across words we do not know how to pronounce so that we have to go to our dictionaries to see if we can make it with the phonetic transcription. Not easy!!!
Here is an online dictionary that does the hard work for you www.howjsay.com

However, here is some help for those lovers of phonetics. Believe me! They exist!

Did you know...

New Year's Resolutions date back to Medieval Times?

Listen to the following audio clip and you'll know more on the subject: bbc audio clip

What are your New Year's Resolutions?

Conversation Skills

If Speaking is the issue, let me share with you 5 tips to improve your conversation skills 5_conversational_tips