Each holiday celebrated worldwide has its specific features1 that vary from region to region. However, none of those events is as controversial as Easter. …

Charity and Kindness “Red Nose Day is a campaign dedicated to raising money for children and young people living in poverty1 by simply having fun and making people laugh. …

I was not aware of Groundhog Day until my son, a kindergartener, brought a groundhog paper puppet on a Popsicle stick, which he had made at school on February 2…

I believe we all understand how important it is to be physically active, especially today, when people don’t move as much as they should to keep their bodies (and minds) in good shape. However, there are some notorious excuses for not doing any exercise at all,….

When people talk about different “Englishes”, they often concentrate on British and American English. But there are other varieties. Today I’d like to focus on some of the words and phrases …

Today I would like to look at some expressions which work well in Czech or Slovak but don’t work so well if you translate them word for word into English and can even cause you real problems….

Why Do We Eat Junk Food? Think of all the people you know… Do any of them not like food? Probably not, because food is wonderful…

Almost everybody likes music, but have you ever stopped to think where the people who make it decided upon their names? Classical music and jazz are often quite transparent – the London Symphony Orchestra..

February 14 is dedicated to St. Valentine and the celebration of love and affection. However, the holiday itself doesn’t have a long tradition in Slovakia or the Czech Republic. …

The box jellyfi sh. It’s lethal1 and beautiful at the same time. It looks relatively harmless, but it can kill a healthy human within 2 -5 minutes….

Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English writers of all times, was born in Portsea, near Portsmouth. His father was a poor clerk in the Navy Pay Office. When Charles was nine, the family moved to London and Mr. Dickens very soon got into debt….

When I was a ‘little tacker,’ just over four years old, I visited Ayers Rock. It has a deep orange glow to it, with temperatures rising to forty degrees Celsius regularly. It truly is in the middle of nowhere, …

Although some people don’t feel happy about it, Valentine’s Day has found its way into our culture as well. This is …

Grand Central Terminal in New York City was built in 1913. It is the largest train station in the world, and has plenty of secrets. …

It’s been 151 years since the death of one of the most famous English writers – Charles Dickens. His books are so important that they found their way into obligatory…

Although in sport, practice is incomparably much more enjoyable and fun than the theory, this article will give you some useful and inspirational tips and ideas before you put on your tracksuit, tie up your trainers, get on your marks, and …

Washington’s Birthday, also known as Presidents’ Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on the third Monday …

Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity …

 This year Chinese New Year falls on February 1st. Chinese Year 2022 is the year of the Water Tiger. For people born in the year…

January and February are big months in the US for national birthdays. First we have Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (his birthday is January 15th, but ….

ACROSS THE EQUATOR Although Australia is the smallest continent in the world (however, not far behind Europe, which is the second smallest), …

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) No American writer has been as mysterious and strange as Edgar Allan Poe. And no other English-speaking writer has produced writings as mysterious, scary, disgusting, horrifying, and yet beautiful as him…

Australia, the Land Down Under, is a country like no other in the world. And with the inimitable landscape comes a unique way of speaking English….

It’s been 54 years since the tragic loss of one of the most remarkable1 figures in American history. You might have heard …

In Slovakia and in many other countries, there is a saying about New Year’s Eve. It is a little different in every …

Britain has always had a strange relationship with Europe, part of it but not fully part of it, clinging passionately …

Social media has become a part of teens’ lives. Yes, there are certainly a lot of advantages. However, sharing your life online might be risky. There are individuals …

Christmas is coming. It’s high time to think about Christmas presents for your loved ones. Some of you might already…

Before continuing with this article, let’s do some brainstorming. Take a piece of paper and …

The Tower of London, one of the most famous historic castles in Britain, is situated on the …

Some people hate Christmas. They are absolutely fed up with all the rush, excitement and …

Close your eyes for a few seconds and picture all your belongings. Can you see them? …

Ever since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a turkey each year to the President of the United ….

All living languages change over time. It’s a fact of life. But some things change faster than others, and some ….

Times Square is a major commercial intersection and the busiest square in New York….

Role models are people who motivate us to improve our qualities in both our private lives and work. It would be silly to think we can’t be better at who we are…

The Elizabeth Tower is the name of a famous tower of the British Parliament – more …

But why does learning it take for ever? You are reading this because you are learning a foreign language. In your case that foreign language is English…

Four hundred and ten years have passed since the events of November 5, 1605, which became known in history as Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night…

Many people may be unaware of the fact that an international students’ day even exists…

This topic is about how friends change your behavior, how much influence your friends …

Verbal communication is based on language usage. Even though we are also able to communicate without words, language makes us special ….

Yo, it’s me again! Long time no see! Missed me, huh? This month we’re gonna talk about books and reading. Do you like reading …

What do you like doing? is perhaps one of the most frequent questions asked in elementary English classes (partly as an example of a grammatical phenomenon called “Verb Patterns”, …

It is said that money is the root of all evil. People want it even if they don’t actually need it, they oft en do crazy things to get it, and they fi ght for it and ….

Many adverbs are formed by adding the suffi x –ly to an adjective (badly, happily, quickly, etc.)….

One of my students once wrote in an assignment about his bedroom: ‘On the wall is hanged my favourite singer.’ Can you see what…

The Admiring and the Admired It is said that we all need something to believe in. There are a lot of different ideas and creeds….

Aristotle wrote, “The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.” The truth is that time is not the only factor that aff ects ….

Before the Internet, the only good thing about school bullies was that you only had …

This month we will take a look at pairs of sentences which look very similar but differ slightly or more considerably in meaning….

In this month’s issue we will take a look at several mistakes I have come across recently in my lessons. Nobody’s perfect, of course, and …..

A job in its broad sense is a task to be performed. In the world of work, “job” is a synonym for occupation, employment, profession and career….

London, the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a city of over seven million inhabitants. It covers an area of 1,606 square kilometres…..

Pre-reading activity: Translate the following idioms into your language: – in black and white…

There are definitely many animal idioms used in all languages. You may have come across many of them….

That day is St. Patrick’s Day. Your colour is green. Your culture is Irish. Your celebration is St. Paddy …

Telling the time is easy. Isn’t it? It’s something seven- and eight-year-old kids have ….

There are numerous occasions on which people wish each other well. The tradition of sending cards and wishes has never disappeared ….

Activity: Think about the three words in the title. What is the definition of each word?….

There are numerous occasions on which people wish each other well. The tradition of sending cards and ….

My first contact with a Slavonic language was just before I came to what was then Czechoslovakia. I was offered a job in …

My smart TV has hundreds of channels. Although digital TV has been with us for some years now, almost everything is still either already in the local language or dubbed….