english-at-home.com http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 An English ghost story http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/english-at-home/~3/geYSN_9xTuE/ http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2009/10/an-english-ghost-story/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:03:24 +0000 Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/?p=385 How do you feel about helping me to write a scary ghost story? I can start it off, but then anyone can join in and write the next few sentences. All you need to do is to read what was written before, then carry on the story!

Here's the beginning.

… It was a dark and stormy night. Outside the wind was blowing through the branches of the old oak tree, making a "whoo.hoo" sound. Inside I was drinking a cup of hot chocolate in front of a warm, log fire. I was just about to get up to close the curtains when I heard a loud knock on the door…

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]]> http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2009/10/do-you-dream-in-english/feed/ 12 http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2009/10/do-you-dream-in-english/ Develop your English vocabulary – describe your country http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/english-at-home/~3/PkkJTsU5O9s/ http://www.english-at-home.com/blog/2009/09/developing-your-english-vocabulary-describing-your-country/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:48:36 +0000 Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/?p=379 There are many things I love about England. People are generally kind, thoughtful and polite; London is exciting. multi-cultural and great for shopping; and the countryside is beautiful – occasionally dramatic but often soothing.

If you had to describe your country in three words or phrases, how would you do it? Feel free to use any combination of adjectives, nouns or verbs – unleash your English vocabulary here!

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