weekly posts on literature, languages, and learning
As I’m writing this post, it’s typical November weather in my part of the world: gray and rainy. I actually happen to love it, and so I’ve been thinking - what better vocabulary topic for this week than - rain! Let’s start from the beginning. When the weather is very cloudy and dark you can …
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Dok pišem ovaj članak, napolju je tipično novembarsko vreme, sivo i kišovito. Među malobrojnima sam koji uživaju u tome, pa nisam odoleo da se ove nedelje na blogu posvetim upravo temi engleskog vokabulara vezanog za kišu. Pa, krenimo redom... Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com Za početak, nebo obeleženo jakom naoblakom možemo da opišemo pridevom …
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In case the ongoing pandemic and a host of other global disasters haven't been enough to spook you, here are a couple of suggestions as to how you might spend your evenings this Halloween season - or, if you're anything like me, most evenings during the entire year! PODCAST: Classic Ghost Stories At the moment …
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[Za verziju ovog teksta na engleskom, kliknite ovde.] Ukoliko vas aktuelna pandemija i gomila drugih globalnih katastrofa nisu dovoljno naplašile, evo nekoliko predloga kako da provedete vreme uoči ovogodišnje Noći veštica, a da pritom malo vežbate engleski - uz klasike horor književnosti, filma i televizijske produkcije. PODKAST: Classic Ghost Stories U trenutku pisanja ovog teksta, …
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Some find them outdated and archaic, but they are still very much around, and just won't go away: Latin abbreviations in English! While most of them tend to be used in formal, academic writing, a number of them feature in everyday spoken language, as well: a.m. and p.m. in reference to time, AD when talking …
Čitajući tekstove na engleskom, svako malo možete da naiđete na skraćenice poreklom iz latinskog jezika. Neke od njih su karakteristične za stručnu literaturu, ali neke su postale visokofrekventne i sasvim odomaćene, čak i u kolokvijalnom jeziku, a da izvorni govornici najčešće ni ne znaju kako glase puni latinski izrazi (sem ukoliko nisu učili latinski u …
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 …
[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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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 …
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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