Questions, Answers about Holiday Activities Imagine you are talking to an American. You are curious to know about what they did during the holidays of Christmas and New Year's. How can you ask about these or other holidays? How can you build a discus...
Last week, we looked at common phrasal verbs and gerunds linked to exercising and health. For this week's Everyday Grammar report, we will continue to explore exercise vocabulary. We will learn different prepositions, verbs, and nouns we can use when...
Grammar for Exercise Do you like to work out? What do you do to warm up for exercise? Do you enjoying walking, dancing, or running? In today's Everyday Grammar, we will look at how we can express ways we exercise. You will learn about common phrasal...
How to Talk about Music Imagine that you hear music on the radio or on your phone. Maybe you like the sounds; maybe you do not. But how should you describe the music? What kinds of terms and structures should you use in a discussion? In today's Every...
Making Abbreviations: Acronyms, Initialisms Have you ever seen, heard, or used these words before? LOL. Scuba ASAP If you have, you know they are shortenings of longer expressions called abbreviations. So how can we make abbreviations? In this week's...
Grammar and Gossip Imagine a time when you heard information about the personal life or behavior of another person a friend, a neighbor, a classmate, or even a famous person. In other words, you heard gossip. What kinds of terms and structures do Eng...
Unbeknownst and Til in a Taylor Swift Song Two popular singers, Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey, came out with a song together called Snow on the Beach. The song is about two people falling in love with each other at the same time, which is uncommon li...
Phrasal Verbs with Fall Autumn the season when temperatures drop and leaves change color is also known as fall. Fall in the United States is a lively time. Seasonal vegetables such as pumpkins and squash appear on farms, in stores, and in popular dis...
How to Express Condolences Recently, my mother, Ellen died. She lived a very good life. She raised three daughters. She loved art, writing, and travel. I miss my mom. So, for this week's Everyday Grammar, I want to share how we can express sympathies...
Use Possessive Pronouns to Talk about Friends, Family Imagine that you want to talk about your family or your friends. Perhaps you want to describe your parents or classmates. What kinds of structures should you use? In today's report, we will explor...
