Let the games begin! The Olympic Games The Olympic Games, also called the Olympics, are an international sporting event. The Summer Olympics take place every 4 years in August when it is summer in the northern hemisphere. The Winter Olympics take place every 4 years in February when it is winter in the northern […]
English Vocabulary: Gerunds Used for Sports
Take a look at this list of sports. Do you notice anything about these names of sports? All of these words are nouns, and they all end with the letters –ing. That’s because all of these nouns are gerunds! What is a gerund? Gerund is a grammar term for a verb that acts like a […]
English Listening: Stars on Ice | Episode 01
Listen to a story about a figure skating show I went to see downtown Toronto! You’ll also learn how to pronounce the word “figure,” and how to pronounce compound words, like “figure skating.”
10 Things You Can Learn in English from the 2012 Olympics!
I love the Olympics. It is such an exciting event! The 2012 Summer Olympics in London just ended, and I realized that there are few things you can learn from everything that happened! 1. How to Politely Say That Someone Lost Athletes from Canada won 18 medals at the Olympics. Only one person won a […]
How to Say the Names of all the Summer Olympic Sports! (video)
In this video, you’ll learn how to say all the sports that are part of the Summer Olympics. You’ll see a picture of the sport, the name of the sport, and the IPA pronunciation/phonetic transcription of the sport name. Watch my lips, listen, and repeat after me! Learn more: English Vocabulary: The Olympic Games […]