Teaching & Learning English
VALERIE 💫 
I don’t know if anyone has played this game, but actually, this is very fun. By the way, it’s called “Murder”. However, I’m not going to go off about games, because this is a bit inappropriate here. The picture above shows a little man wearing an evil smile, holding a dagger and following the … Read more
Yesterday’s Shakespeare seminar felt like Columbus discovering a new continent. Before we started this new unit, Dr. Terrett told us that this unit would be a harder unit compared to other units. As I researched information on the website, I found out that Dr. Terrett was wrong. This unit was not ‘hard’ but ‘really hard’! … Read more
⬆️William Shakespeare=William+Shakes+peare(though the “e” is a bit redundant). Has anyone thought about the true meaning of Shakespeare’s name? The picture above is just a funny picture of jokes. So what’s the true secret? The name “Shakespeare” has two parts:SHAKE +SPEAR. The word “shake” means to wave or to brandish(a sword or something). The last part … Read more
I was searching online about Shakespeare and suddenly came across this eye-catching picture. It depicts two silly potatoes. One lying on the ground pierced by a fork and a knife, blood(though made up by ketchup) pouring down from the “wound”. The potato on the left has a wide eyed and terrified expression on its face(if … Read more
Two fun facts about Shakespeare: Shakespeare is a truly remarkable English playwright and poet. When I was reading and researching about Shakespeare this week, I found these two facts really inspiring! He was a brilliant word-creator who invented over 1700 English words and phrases. Some words and phrases are still used today(such as ‘eyeball’ ‘fashionable’). … Read more
THE TROJAN WAR： The Trojan Horse is a famous story from Greek mythology, part of the Trojan War. For ten long years, the Greek army tried to capture the city of Troy but failed every time. Then, the clever Greek hero Odysseus had a brilliant plan. The Greeks built a huge wooden horse and hid … Read more
The Clock That Borrows Time Emma first noticed it on a Tuesday afternoon, when she sat at the dining table, shoveling breakfast into her mouth. The minute hand of the old town clock had been stuck at 7:15 for a couple of minutes. She stared at it for a while, forgetting her breakfast as it … Read more