

The History of Thanksgiving Day
Each year on the fourth Thursday in November, Americans gather for a day of feasting, football and family. Though today’s Thanksgiving...


Indirect questions
There are two ways to ask questions in English – directly and indirectly. Both have the same meaning, but we use indirect questions if we...
Passive Voice ( practice )
Here are some exersises to practice the passive (all tenses). Do it in your copybooks, we'll check in class. Complete the text with the...


Passive Voice
Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. We do not known or it is not important who did the action. The object of an active...


Easily Confused Words
English has a lot of commonly confused words. They either look alike, sound alike or, worst of all, look and sound alike but have...

Reported Speech
When we tell others that somebody has said, we can quote their words directly (direct speech) or report them indirectly (reported...


Why do Americans vote on the first Tuesday?
Watch this video from Ask History and find out why Americans vote on the first Tuesday in November. If difficult to understand, read the...


Guy Fawkes' Day or Bofire night?
The Fifth of November Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the...