Burns' Night or Burns' supper

Burns Night is annually celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25. It commemorates the life of the bard(poet) Robert Burns, who was born on January 25, 1759. The day also celebrates Burns' contribution to Scottish culture. Burns' best known work is "Auld Lang Syne".

 What do people do?

Many people and organizations hold a Burns' supper on or

Listening Comprehension

Collocations With Do

Here are some example English sentences using these collocations with do:

• I did the dishes, and now the kitchen is clean.
• We do laundry on Sundays.
• Make sure you always do your homework.

I look forward to hearing from you

You're looking for a new job. You're writing a cover letter to send along with your resume. You end with this confident-sounding sentence.

I look forward to hearing from you.

New English Words Added to the Dictionary in 2013

New English Words Added to the Dictionary in 2013

Car Accidents

Have you ever been in a car accident? In today’s lesson, you’re going to learn expressions for describing different types of accidents, their causes, and results. Let’s begin with the difference between a car accident and a car crash. Car accident is the most general term – it can describe any type of accident, major or minor, and it can involve only one car or two or more cars. A car crash involves a collision – when a car hits an object with a violent impact. We can also use “crash” as a verb – for example, the car crashed into a tree, or the car crashed into a telephone pole.

Here are four specific types of accidents:

Oh my gosh!

You're getting married soon. Your coworkers threw a surprise party for you. When you enter the party, you're really surprised. You say this.Oh my gosh... I'm  speechless.   

Homographs

How do you like this: I bought this piece of china in a china shop when I was in China.

English is a crazy language. There is no ham in hamburger, no egg in eggplant, neither apple nor pine in pineapple. French fries weren’t invented in France, and English muffins weren’t invented in England. Furthermore, quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is not from Guinea nor is it a pig!