Password (with Emma Thompson, Michael Cera and…)

Password is an American television game show. In the game, two teams, composed of celebrities, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues, in order to win cash prizes. Here is one of the best Password shows with Emma Thompson, Michael Cera and Jim Parsons. Watch the video first. Don’t worry … Continue Reading

Snap Your Fingers! It’s classier…

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

Understanding “I wasn’t expecting that!”

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.

A quizzical smile

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…