Onomatopoeia in English Part 2 Posted August 1, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Onomatopoeia words are great ways to describe how a person sounds when they talk. Words beginning with “gr” — like “grunt,
Onomatopoeia in English Part 1 Posted July 31, 2021 Onomatopoeia words are sound words; they resemble the sounds they mean. Take, for example, the word “bang”: “He lifted the gun and — bang, bang, bang! — he shot three times.” They…
Armchair Traveler: Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica) Posted July 30, 2021 Costa Rica is famous for its national parks and protected areas, which cover more than a quarter of the country. The most difficult question facing travelers is which of its many …
Cattle for raffle gets town in moood for vaccines Posted July 29, 2021 A district of northern Thailand has launched a raffle campaign for inoculated residents to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year, in a bid to
Letter written in English by Napoleon put on display at museum ahead of auction Posted July 28, 2021 A shirt worn by Napoleon and a letter he wrote to practice his English have gone on display at a museum in Belgium. They will be auctioned later this year in Britain. They are …
News Mash-up: Humans and the Environment Posted July 27, 2021 Humans harming sea life with noise pollution Far beneath the ocean surface, a cacophony of industrial noise is disrupting marine animals’ abil…
Search continues for more than 20 missing in Atami mudslide Posted July 26, 2021 Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris July 5 looking for more than 20 people who may be trapped after a torrent of mud, trees and rocks ripped with a roar …
Business Spotlight: McDonald’s Part 2 Posted July 25, 2021 Continued from Part 1… Around this time, McDonald’s innovated many of its best-known products, including the Filet-O-Fish (1962), the Big Mac (1968), …
Business Spotlight: McDonald’s Part 1 Posted July 24, 2021 The pandemic has seen the rise of food delivery services like Demae-Can, which lets restaurants try their hand at “fast food.” Yet what would thi…
News Mash-up: American Utilities Posted July 23, 2021 Disrupted water supplies for millions in Texas Over 7.9 million people in Texas still had issues with their water supply as of Feb. 22, authorities said, afte…