“What did you get up to on New Year’s Eve?”
Here’s a great question with “get” to use! To “get up to” something simply means to do something. So, “What did you... Read More
The English Tree (TET) TIP OF THE WEEK
The English Tree (TET) TIP OF THE WEEK Starting from the beginning of January every week you can find a new word,... Read More
Letters From the Dust Bowl
When drought struck Oklahoma in the 1930s, the author and her husband stayed behind to protect their 28-year-old farm…
“Right as rain”
“The heat has come too early this year. It’s not usually this hot so soon,” people have been saying, as Italy swelters... Read More
“To change hands”
I don’t know about you, but in this hot weather we don’t often feel like cooking in the evening. We’re eating more... Read More
“Run-of-the-mill” (adjective)
“We are all different. There is no such thing as a run-of-the-mill human being, but we share the same human spirit,” declared... Read More
“To jazz something up / jazz up something”
Posters with concerts, open-air events and jazz nights are everywhere as “L’Estate Romana” takes off! When the hot daytime temperatures have dropped,... Read More
The English Tree Guided Tours Presents: “ROMANTIC ROME”
Do you sometimes think tourists experience more of Rome than we do? Join us for an English atmospheric walk to relive the... Read More
“To be a chip off the old block”
Have you inherited any of your father’s character? Maybe your own children have similar personalities to their father? Today is Father’s Day... Read More
“To go against the grain”
A Chinese carpenter Liù Sheng once said: “Wood with excellent fine grain is a guarantee of splendid poems.” “Grain” in English has... Read More