English Humour

We declined to drink the river

We found ourselves short of water at Hambledon Lock; so we took our jar and went up to the lock-keeper’s house to beg for some.

George was our spokesman. He put on a winning smile, and said: “Oh, please could you spare us a little water?”

Meat & Dairy Products

Grocery Shopping Tips

Robot chef. Watch & Enjoy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2014/04/140423_vwitn_robot_chef.shtml

Food idioms

How To Ask & Answer “Do You Mind”

A lot of English learners tell me that they have trouble with the question, “Do you mind….” It’s a bit of a complicated question to ask and answer, partly because of the meaning of the word mind. As a verb, mind means 

Nouns and Collocations with -ING

You’ve probably already learned that we can use -ED adjectives to describe how a person feels, and -ING adjectives to describe the thing, person, situation, or event that causes the feeling:

       I’m tired. My job is very tiring.
“tired” describes “I”, and “tiring” describes “job”

    We’re bored. This movie is boring.