Capital letters and punctuation Capital letters are very important in English punctuation. They are used: 1. at the start of a sentence The day is sunny. Paul, do you need some help? 2. with proper nouns (particular persons, places, and things): His name is […]
A bundle of Nativity nerves Three years ago, our neighbors decided to host a live Nativity. They spread fresh straw in their barn, mounted a star in the rafters, and built a makeshift cradle in the manger. We got a call: Could we loan them […]
La Saint-Sylvestre – New Year’s Eve There’s no association between New Year’s Eve and Saint Sylvestre, who was Pope from 314 to 335 A.D., his name is given to the celebration because December 31 is his feast day. And it’s called la Saint-Sylvestre because […]
THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF NOUNS The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging between one thing and another. To form the possessive, add apostrophe + s to the noun. For example: […]
NEW YEAR’S VOCABULARY New Year’s resolutions Resolutions are goals or ideas that people will often make for themselves, to set a plan for the future. At the start of a new year, it’s common for many people to make special resolutions for the year ahead, […]
Votre vocabulaire pour les fêtes de fin d’année en anglais Advent calendar – Calendrier de l’avent Ange – Angel Bell – Cloche Best wishes for a very merry Christmas! – Meilleurs vœux et un très joyeux Noël ! Candle – Bougie Chimney – Cheminée […]
LES EXPRESSIONS IDIOMATIQUES EN ANGLAIS: SPÉCIAL NOËl! «Don’t be a scrooge» Si vous avez un rabat-joie proche de vous et qui tente de vous gâcher vos fêtes, alors n’hésitez pas à lui lancer cette expression. «To do a secret Santa» C’est une fête […]
La magie de Noël Au nord de l’équateur, tout commence avec les premières neiges qui annoncent que l’année touche à sa fin. On commence à préparer la fête de Noël. Doucement mais lentement, on prépare la fête la plus emblématique du monde entier. Penser […]
Parentheses and Brackets The difference between a ‘bracket’ and a ‘parentheses’ can be a bit confusing. Generally, parentheses refers to round brackets () and brackets to square brackets[]. Parentheses are punctuation marks that are used to set off information within a text or paragraph. For […]
Direct and indirect speech Direct speech describes when something is being repeated exactly as it was – usually in between a pair of inverted commas. For example: He told me,“I’ll call you at 8pm.” Indirect speech will still share the same information – but instead […]