11/2009

Let's talk turkey! Food at Thanksgiving - Medium

Explore words and idioms connected to the food Americans enjoy most at Thanksgiving: turkey. But can you guess what the white settlers ate every day back in 1621? Here's a tip: it wasn't turkey or hamburgers!

Read all about it! The December Spotlight

"Plan your escape with the December Spotlight"

BELL, the charming chatbot at Innocentenglish.com

The chatbot and I: Grammar and pragmatics - Difficult

What is it like to chat with a robot? To sound human, chat robots have to learn the complex ways of natural language communication. Decide for yourself whether chatbot BELL passes the test. Part three in our series on learning English online.

Bottle of wine, fruit of the vine. Photo by C. Aron/pixelio.de

Wordle and wine: Visuals for vocabulary - Medium

Improve your vocabulary and spelling using the beautiful word clouds produced by Wordle. Part 2 in our series on learning online teaches you how to use this application while you practise describing wine.

When Harry finally talked about the war

"The 21st century has already added to the long list of wars we remember"

Are you used to learning online? - Medium

How do you use the internet to learn English? The Web used to be a one-way street, but people are getting used to uploading and sharing files they create. We offer tips on how to make the most of the internet, and a refresher in "used to do" vs. "used to doing".