CHRISTMAS MUSIC
There is a lot of music linked with Christmas. This post about some of the music associated with Christmas in the UK. Christmas carols are songs about the religious meaning of Christmas. They are...
Category: Vocabulary
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UK
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UK In the UK, there are many fun activities during Christmas. Here are some of them: A pantomime is a family show performed in theatres at Christmas. It has music,...
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
People in the UK usually greet people in a particular way during the Christmas period and many send Christmas greetings to people they know. People often wish each other Merry Christmas. In the days...
THE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
The Days of Christmas Welcome to the first of a series of posts about Christmas. This one is about the days of Christmas. Christmas celebrations in the UK can spread over quite a long...
More about holidays
More about holidays In an earlier post we looked at the meaning of “holiday” and some of the ways we use the word. This time we look at other uses of the word and...
Holidays
Holidays In British English “holiday” is the word we use to mean a period of time when someone doesn’t have to go to work or school. The equivalent word in American English is “vacation”....
What’s the difference between “hope” and “wish”?
What’s the difference between “hope” and “wish”? “Hope” and “wish” might appear to mean the same thing. We use both words as verbs to talk about things we would like to happen or would...
Plant crossing
If you are visiting the UK you might see a road sign saying something like “Caution: Heavy plant crossing”. I saw this one in Wales – the warning is in both Welsh and English....
Price or cost?
Price or cost? Starting with their use as nouns, here is a short definition of each word: Price – the amount of money we pay for something. Cost – the amount of money we...
Shopping precincts and retail parks
Shopping precincts and retail parks are types of shopping centres. In a previous post we discussed the difference between department stores and shopping malls. We said that there were other sorts of shopping centres....