This poem is a wonderful ode to the first month of summer. Read it and practice your vocabulary with a few simple exercises!
‘June’ by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Quotes from Anne Brontรซ’s novel “Agnes Grey”
Instead of writing a proper book review, in this post I will share a few memorable quotes from this lovely novel that have stayed with me after Iโd recently read it for the first time. They might give you some idea of Anne Brontรซโs writing style and her views on things.
‘A Noiseless Patient Spider’ by Walt Whitman
In this post weโll read a wonderful short poem by Walt Whitman. Titled after its first line โA Noiseless Patient Spiderโ, itโs a two-stanza, free verse poem, in which Whitman likens his own soul to the tiny creature. Just as the patient little spider cautiously weaves his web, so does the poetโs soul make connections …
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English vocabulary lesson: Tea
This vocabulary post is primarily intended for English language learners at B1 level (pre-intermediate). Do you like drinking tea? What's your favourite blend? Do you put any sugar or milk in it? To help you talk about tea in English, in this post Iโm going to present some key vocabulary that you can use. MAKING …
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