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, some have trouble controlling their muscles, and others might have a visual impairment. But they all come to represent their country with pride, and they all do their best to win a Paralympic Medal, either gold, silver or bronze. Summer Paralympic Sports Paralympic Games were founded by a Jewish doctor, dr Ludwig Guttmann, after the […]

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 and dogs” which means “to rain very heavily” and not about actually raining of cats and dogs. It is very difficult for a non-English speaker to understand the real meaning of these idioms if they did not already know them! Today, I want to present 5 of the most common idiomatic expressions on horses. In […]

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 1849, when the American Gold Rush started. Thousands of people went to California to try their luck at digging gold and making their fortune. Among them was a young man called Levi Strauss, who went to California from Germany at the age of 18. He made a lot of money, in spite of the fact […]

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 Mondays, etc. once/twice/ three times a week,month Usage Permanent situations or states General truths or laws Repeated/habitual actions (especially with frequency adverbs: sometimes, often, usually, always, etc) To express likes/dislikes ( with the following verbs: like, enjoy, hate, think, etc.) Timetables/programmes ( with future reference) Form Infinitive he/she/it+-s,es,ies Examples Affirmative: I work He works I […]