What's Your Favorite Place to Study?

Students from the Indiana University of Pennyslvania talk about their favourite study places. Let's face it -- doing well in college requires a lot of studying, and not all in your suite. IUP 360° students share some of their secrets to studying on campus.

Shopping Vocabulary

Coronavirus Vocabulary

Here's the English vocabulary you need to talk about the coronavirus.

When you use this vocabulary, you'll sound intelligent and "informed". All the new words are in bold, with a simple definition after the word.  

What are you doing to protect yourself?

Crime vocabulary

Crime vocabulary– learn 7 expressions!

Crime books, crime films, crime TV series… Crime is a popular theme in entertainment. And it’s a great topic of conversation in English. So, just to help you, we’re going to teach you some really useful Crime vocabulary. This will include 7 really great words and expressions that you can use to talk about crime.

Phrases About The Weather

Today you’ll learn 14 conversational English phrases about the weather. If you want to know how to talk about the weather in English, beyond the basic phrases of “It’s sunny” and “It’s raining,” then this lesson is for you.

Talking about household chores

How to describe a recipe!

Conversation practice "shopping"

English conversation practice: Shopping!

 When was the last time you went shopping? Not very long ago, I imagine. After all, shopping is something we all do at least once a week! So, as a result it’s a great topic of conversation for language learners like you.

Things you should know about Thanksgiving!

Have you ever heard of the festival Thanksgiving?

English Similes For Describing People

Words To Know For Your First Year Of College

A student's first year of university or college can be an exciting time, but also an intense time of transition. There's a new campus to get used to, friends to make, passions to discover, and even new words to learn. The first degree awarding college was founded in 859 a.d. ... so the higher education system has loads of terms that are used to describe its workings.

Words To Know For High School

Football games. Band practice. Cramming for tests while still trying to get eight hours of sleep.

High school can be overwhelming. On top of it all, there's also whole new set of lingo you have to learn. There's the alphabet soup of AP, IB, and MLA. There's the tongue twister: extracurriculars.

But, don't worry: We've got you covered. Whether you are an incoming freshman, a parent of a student, or teacher or tutor trying to teach some life skills, here is a handy guide to some essential words for a successful high school career.

Asking for Directions in English

Have you ever been in a situation where you understand each individual word - but not the meaning of the sentence?

English Conversation Practice

Health Vocabulary

Are you healthy? Do you often get ill, or do you suffer from a particular condition? This health vocabulary will help you talk about health problems, lifestyles, cures and treatments in English. There are also common collocations to help you use the vocabulary in context.

My Childhood

British Food Vocabulary

What are some traditional British dishes? What snacks do people normally eat? And what are these strange things you can see on pub and cafe menus? Here’s our guide to British food vocabulary so you can understand menus and talk about food in the UK.

Conversation "Fears"

Topic "travel"

Describing People

Describing People (basic physical description)