ZERO CONDITIONAL

You might have already heard about Conditional Sentences. Well, they are said to be three: the first, the second and the third.  Howeve...

What makes Portuguese language intriguing?

IDIOMS WITH HOME

HOME THEATER - Set of sound equipment used to turn up the volume of your TV HOMETOWN - The city where you were born HOMESICK - When ...

What to know about Halloween

Passive Voice + DO vs. MAKE

What do you do to prevent aging?

Here you can find some good tips: - use anti-aging creams - use moisturizing lotions - have friends - wear fashionable clothes ...

-IC or -ICAL

Examples abound: historic - historical / electric - electrical / economic - economical... Although they are similar, and sometimes used...

Flammable x Inflammable

Why do we have two words with the same meaning in English? Given the fact that both 'flammable' and 'inflammable' mean the ...

Phrasal Verbs

Let's review some phrasal verbs: GET OVER - To start to feel better after something bad. I got over the flu. TAKE OFF - To ...

Day of the Dead

On November 2nd, many countries celebrate the Day of the Dead or Dead People's day. One, though, stands out: Mexico. In this North ...

What do you know about... spiders??

Aproveitando o clima de Halloween , que tal ficar por dentro da vida das aranhas ??? LITERALMENTE!!!

Arbor Day - Dia da Árvore

Verbal Combinations - UP and DOWN

Verbal combinations are combinations of verbs and prepositions which make the meaning of such verbs more specific. UP can refer to an e...

TO or FOR

The prepositions to and for are very easy to confuse! Here are some rules: Use TO in these cases: Destination: “We’re going to Paris.” ...

The feeling every teacher should have + Words that express unexpected facts

The Benefits of Learning Languages

EACH or EVERY

It is often correct to use either EACH or EVERY but they have slightly different meanings. Use EACH when you are thinking about the people...

Softening the messages

Sometimes we want to express ourselves in a tactful, polite way. We don't want to be too direct or confrontational. Could you possibly...

What are you afraid of?

There are lots of people that are afraid of dying, losing someone or something beloved, taking chances... Anyway, normal phobias people...

Emphatic Do / Does / Did

When we want to reinforce an idea expressed in a sentence, there are plenty of adverbs we can use, from which the most commonly used is REA...