English for parents – grumble and grizzle
Two of my favourite words are grumble and grizzle. Not because of what they mean, but because of how theyContinue Reading
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English everyday – strop and in a mood
‘My computer is having a strop. So is my daughter! 😦 ‘ You can throw a strop, have a stropContinue Reading
English for parents – mucky and grubby
Two words that parents love; mucky and grubby. Both mucky and grubby mean dirty, and always physically dirty. Especially theContinue Reading
English for parents – tag, tig, touch
Children all over the world come up with very similar games, hide and seek, grandma’s footsteps, and tag, or isContinue Reading
English everyday – whinge and whine
Whinge, whine, moan, grumble, bitch, just stop with all your complaining! Whinging is a great British past-time, we love toContinue Reading
English for parents – travel sick
Do you get travel sick?
English everyday – British history
Can you tell me a story from history in six pictures?
English everyday – Time’s up
Time’s up, but why ‘up’ not ‘down’, ‘over’ or ‘back’?
English for parents – play dip
Some popular rhymes that children use when they are playing
English everyday – pop
Pop music, pop culture, popcorn, pop your clogs…
