Inglese

The end of the school year is almost here…can you believe it? Our classrooms begin to buzz with a different kind of energy – a mixture of anticipation, celebration and anxiety. The end-of-year activities play a vital role in closing the chapter on one year while revising, practicing and strengthening what our students have learned. […]

I Modi di Dire sono delle espressioni tipiche di ciascuna lingua parlata, che si utilizzano per esprimere un concetto, un’idea, una emozione, in maniera metaforica, incisiva, immediata, talvolta senza veri e propri riferimenti alla situazione reale. Essendo strettamente legati alla cultura all’interno della quale si originano, è normale che lingue diverse utilizzino modi di dire […]

The fleeing from one’s country to an area of safety has been an integral part of the human story since the beginning of society. Being forced to leave home and the familiarity of one’s nation whether it be from war, persecution or natural disaster has continued to be an important part of our history. The […]

Since the beginning of Trump’s presidential campaign, he has promised to begin his second term with new efforts to limit legal migration. “Our southern border is overrun by cartels, criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers, unvetted military-age males from foreign adversaries, and illicit narcotics that harm Americans,” according to an order Trump signed that […]

In Inglese, il verbo TO PRETEND è un classico false friend, una di quelle parole che assomigliano a un vocabolo italiano che conosciamo, ma che vogliono dire qualcosa di molto diverso. To pretend non significa, come si potrebbe pensare, PRETENDERE – che, se volessimo essere precisi, si dice TO DEMAND, che non significa DOMANDARE, ed […]

February 21st, marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of one of the most influential figures in the fight for civil rights: Malcolm X. Malcolm Little was born in 1925 and his story became one of the defining narratives of the civil rights movement. His transformation into a controversial figure began during his time in […]

Ci abbiamo giocato tutti almeno una volta nella vita: Se sei felice e tu lo sai… In inglese la stessa, identica filastrocca, sulla stessa, identica melodia, si chiama, senza un grande sforzo di fantasia If you are happy and you know it… e suona e recita esattamente le stesse parole della versione italiana:   If […]