This week's #poetry post presents Thomas Wentworth Higginson's 'The February Hush'. It includes a simple vocabulary exercise intended for English language learners.
In the latest blog post I'm sharing on how you can use opera as a language learning tool. As an example, I've chosen one of my favourite ones, Henry Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'.
In the blog post you also find the libretto so you can follow this opera more easily. I hope you'll like it as much as I do!
Just in time for the holidays, my latest ebook release is "The Silver Hen", a lovely 19th century Christmas story written by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. The ebook comes with vocabulary notes for English language learners and some vocabulary exercises.
This month's listening tips are all on the topic of #autumn. 🍂 Some of them are related to #culture and #literature, others to the natural world… 🍁 I’m sure you’ll be able to find something that will appeal to you and give you some inspiration for further listening and exploration.
Although it still feels a lot like summer over here, this week's blog post features an autumn-themed poem, namely 'Fall Song' by the Greek poet Napoleon Lapathiotis (in Alex Moskios' translation). 🍂
If you've never heard of this amazing neo-romantic poet, the post also includes some background on him, as well as a simple vocabulary exercise intended for English language learners.
People using Duolingo to learn English in India completed the highest number of lessons per day compared to people from other countries. Go, go, diligent Indians!
The next four most-diligent countries, in order, are Germany, the UK, Brazil, and Argentina.