Double meaning

When a word or a phrase can be understood in two different ways, it has a double meaning; typically one of the interpretations is rather obvious while the other is more subtle.

In the following video, we are going to learn English with five jokes. As Alex (the teacher in the video) says, for many advanced learners "understanding English jokes is the last barrier  they have to break through before they can really master the language and capture its full meaning". Learn and enjoy.

Thanksgiving day

Tomorrow is the fourth Thursday of November. Every year on this date American people gather for a day of feasting, football and family. Although the celebrations today are quite different from the original 1621 harvest meal, it is still a day for Americans to meet around the table.

 

 

Some facts about Thanksgiving today:

• In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
• Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
• Although Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada.
• Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season.

A wonderful world

After all  the monsters, skeletons, witches, zombies and ghosts I saw last week, I long for something nice, kind and beautiful.

This video combines an optimistic song with amazing images. For you :-)

Halloween is coming!!

I can't ignore the date, can I?

This is a song about dancing skeletons; I know it's for students younger than mine, but they are so cute! Children can practise the parts of the body in English.