Want to do some listening practice on the topic of Christmas? Have a look at a small selection of podcasts Iโve been using with my students - one for each level.
Listening tips: Christmas
Book review: โStarve Acreโ by Andrew Michael Hurley
First published in 2019, Starve Acre is eerie and suspenseful, but in a very elegant, subdued way. Its rural setting and folkloric elements place it firmly in the tradition of English folk horror genre, where there is a special - troubled - connection between the protagonists, the land and its numinous, uncanny presences.
Meet the Slavic god Veles
Veles counts among the most prominent deities of the Slavic pantheon. Heโs one of the so-called horned gods of Europe; like them, he is typically depicted as a mature man, bearded, usually in the company of forest animals.
The key vocabulary of Lent and Easter
In this post weโll get to learn a couple of key words connected with the major Christian holiday of Easter, as well as the days preceding it. Some of them have a really interesting origin, so weโll also take a quick look at their etymology and cultural background.
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