Author: Joanna Kawrow

Summer Paralympics 2016

Summer Paralympics 2016

Good afternoon everyone. The Paralympic Games begin in Rio today. The Summer Paralympic Games, or the Summer Paralympics, is an international sporting tournament held every four years, shortly after the Summer Olympic Games. Thousands of athletes with a physical disability come from all over the world to compete. Some are missing one or more limbs, […]

Hold Your Horses!

Hold Your Horses!

5 Most Common English Idioms and Their Meanings Explained in a Very Funny Way An idiom is a group of words in a fixed order that have a particular meaning that is different from the literal meaning of each word on its own. For example, an English speaker would understand the phrase “to rain cats […]

It’s All in the Jeans

It’s All in the Jeans

Here ‘s an inspiring reading exercise for students at A2-B1 level. Rock bands wear them. Your parents and grandparents wear them. You wear them. Some of them are hard-wearing. They are the most popular item of clothing in the universe. Why? They’re comfortable, they’re stylish – they’re jeans. The story of jeans goes back to […]

Become a Champion in English Present Tenses

Become a Champion in English Present Tenses

Perhaps sometimes you don’t know whether to say “I work as an engineer”, “I am working as an engineer” or “I have been working as an engineer”. These tables will help you understand and master all English present tenses! Simple Present Time expressions: Every day, week, month, year… always, sometimes, usually, rarely, seldom, never, on […]