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Lost in translation

Dagmar Taylor writes: "The Oktoberfest is a great event at which to practise your English."

The title of Bob Marley's song "No Woman No Cry" means...

No wife means no problems, Women never cry, or Don't cry, woman?

Sex on fire

"What is sex on fire?" When your child asks this, you have to think fast — as Dagmar Taylor did.

Yes, there will be singing tomorrow

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "In Shannon or Shanghai, we'll sing tomorrow."

Christmas wouldn't be the same without Christmas pop songs.Photo by Bernd Boscolo/pixelio.de

Band Aid recorded "Do They Know It's Christmas?" exactly 25 years ago. Great song, terrible session — like a Christmas reunion gone terribly wrong. Come on down to the pub to remember the funny disasters of Christmas!

Wash your mouse out!

Call me cheesy, but I prefer the Dean Martin version!

"Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle."

Don't fence me in! - Easy

Cowgirls don't like to be fenced in, they need lots of space to themselves. Learn the great song by Cole Porter and do a grammar exercise on me, myself and I. "Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle / Underneath the western skies."

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.

Welcome to the haunted mansion. Photo by: http://www.creativehalloween.net

Halloween: Thriller Night - Fun

Halloween is designed to give us the creeps. Whether you'll be "trick-or-treating" or hosting a Halloween party, here are tips for making it a monster of a night. This year, the 80s are back... and so is Michael Jackson.

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