Black Friday – a brief history
We have all heard about Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The biggest shopping day of the year, lines for miles for the best bargains in the stores … [...]
Soccer or Football? The US versus the rest of the world…
Many of our TALK English students may be a bit confused when they try talking football with an American and they find that they are on a subject they never knew they were interested in. [...]
The origin of language – we don’t know but here are 10 theories
An article about the origin of language, by eminent psychologist, Dr. George Boeree, introduces this vast subject very delightfully and his words are worth passing on. As Dr. Boeree states, [...]
10 Great Coming-Of-Age Movies
When studying English abroad, watching movies in English is a good and enjoyable way to absorb not only American or English culture, but to also pick up conversational English. But what movies [...]
Acai and other pesky pronunciation issues
Problems with pronunciation come up very often when you are sitting in a restaurant or need to find something at a store – all the strange exotic words for food that you cannot pronounce [...]
