So you are in a party at someone’s home or out with friends in a club. You are dancing, or just sitting and watching your friends dance. It’s a lively rhythmic tune and you start clapping your hands in time with the music. Not bad, not bad at all… But have you ever tried snapping … Continue Reading
Garfield is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. It is about the life of Garfield the cat and Odie the dog. They both belong to Jon Arbuckle. Let’s enjoy a Garfield comic strip together!
A mousetrap is a small tool for catching and killing mice. It consists of five main pieces: the base or platform, the catch, the spring, the hammer and the holding bar. Of course, to attract mice, you also need some bait which is usually a piece of cheese. Here is a picture illustrating the different … Continue Reading
Here is a romantic song that you may like. Let’s listen to it once just to enjoy it, and a second time, more carefully, to try and understand it better. You can then test your listening comprehension with the interactive quiz in the English Gym below.
This is another post in the Russian Dolls format. In this post, we’re going to find out what sort of personality we have by answering a simple question…
This is the first post with an experimental format that I am calling “The Russian Dolls”. The text is revealed step by step as you engage with it and answer some questions… This post is about Adele, James Bond, and more…
Note: This is a rewrite of an older post originally published on 2 February 2016. Forever is an American fantasy crime drama television series that aired on ABC as part of the 2014–15 fall television season. Created by Matt Miller, it centers on the character of Dr. Henry Morgan, a New York City medical examiner … Continue Reading
Here is a one-pan pasta recipe by a young chef, a recipe that could possibly change your life. It’s the easiest pasta recipe you’ll ever come across…
And it’s followed by an English Gym activity to work more on your pronunciation, your range of vocabulary and your listening comprehension skills…
This is a follow-up and consolidation e-learning activity for the Guided English Conversation Meet-up held on October 27, 2016, at le Verlaine in Lille. If you wish to attend future meetups, please see this page for more details and booking. If you have attended this meet-up, you are welcome to discuss what you liked or … Continue Reading