Summer Vocabulary

Here in the U.S., we’re in the middle of summer – the hottest part of the year! Today you’ll learn some English vocabulary related to summer and hot weather, with pictures to help you remember the words.

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.

Idiom "backpedal"

At the cinema or in the cinema?

Common questions: At the cinema or in the cinema? I'm often asked if we should say 'I'll meet you at the cinema' or 'I'll meet you in the cinema'. The answer is that both are correct. We can think about the cinema as a point (in this case we use 'at') or we can think about the cinema as a building (in this case we use 'in').

Idiom "arm candy"

Yeah, I start to zone out after about five minutes.

You're talking to a classmate about your professor's lectures. Your classmate says that his lectures are boring and hard to pay attention to. You agree, so you say this.

Yeah, I start to zone out after about five minutes.

English Grammar: Gerunds