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Month: September 2021

Posted on September 28, 2021March 29, 2022

How to describe a painting in English?

Working with students, I’ve realised many of them struggle with tasks connected with art. They are often reluctant to approach the subject because they don’t know much about the history of art, or they feel they lack relevant vocabulary. As they tell me, they wouldn’t know how to describe a painting even if they had …

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Posted on September 21, 2021September 29, 2021

Kako opisati umetničku sliku na engleskom?

[Za verziju ovog teksta na engleskom, kliknite ovde.] Mnogima koji uče strani jezik, čak i na višim nivoima, teško je da pišu i govore na temu umetnosti i umetničkih dela. Nerado rade zadatke na ovu temu, delom zato što se baš ne razumeju u materiju, ili osećaju kako im nedostaje adekvatan vokabular - ne samo …

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Posted on September 14, 2021September 20, 2021

Pagan origins of English weekday names

The names of the days of the week are among the first words English learners get to learn, but probably few ever wonder about their origins and actual meaning. In this post we’ll delve into the etymology of this segment of vocabulary, with a little help from cultural history and mythology. First off, the introduction …

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Posted on September 7, 2021September 20, 2021

Dani u nedelji: pagansko poreklo engleskih naziva

Engleske reči za dane u nedelji su među prvima koje učenici nauče, ali malo ko se zapita šta one zapravo znače i odakle potiču. Ovom prilikom ćemo se pozabiti poreklom ovih reči, uz malu pomoć etimologije i mitologije. Photo by Bich Tran on Pexels.com Uvođenje sedmice - nedelje od 7 dana - bilo je veoma …

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Posted on September 1, 2021August 20, 2022

H. P. Lovecraft: A brief introduction

"...the strangest and maddest of myths are often merely symbols or allegories based upon truth..." H. P. Lovecraft, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (1931) This August 20 marks the 132nd anniversary of the birth of H. P. Lovecraft, one of the most influential horror fiction writers. During his lifetime his work was either ignored or underappreciated …

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