Are you a homemaker?

We need to be careful that the language we use doesn’t offend others. Instead of saying someone is a “housewife” or “househusband”, you can say that someone is a “homemaker”. I like the word!  

Let’s get cooking

Do you sometimes find recipes in English and don’t know what the abbreviations means? Not to worry. Help is at hand. tsp – teaspoon/teaspoons tbs or tbsp – tablespoon/tablespoons c – cup/cups gal – gallon lb – pound/pounds pt...

A cup of tea, a sandwich and a scone

Imagine you’ve been invited to afternoon tea in Britain. Would you know what to do? British etiquette expert William Hanson tells us that table manners differ around the world. In this video you will learn what an etiquette expert does, some rules for enjoying...

Art lovers?

At an art gallery, a woman and her young son were having 
a difficult time choosing between one of my paintings and another artist’s work. They finally decided to take one of my pictures. “I suppose you liked the winter scene better than the still life,” I said. “No,”...