Archiwum miesięczne: Czerwiec 2015

One of the most exciting (and amusing) parts of learning a foreign language is being able to master a couple of its tongue twisters. While the concept is simple - a phrase or sentence designed to be hard to say - managing to get all the way through one successfully or without your friends erupting into fits of laughter is not. Due to the fact that word formations and the pronunciation of letters vary from country to country, each language has its own unique set of tongue twisters which can be difficult for both native…Czytaj dalej …

Ask anyone to list their top five American cities and New York is always going to be up there. Whether it’s museums, restaurants, Broadway shows, sporting events or bars, The Big Apple has them all in abundance. 
But forget Times Sqaure, The Statue of Liberty and Central Park - one of the city’s highlights is Greenwich Village, located on the west side of Lower Manhattan. The earliest mention of ‘The Village’ in the history records dates back to the late 17th Century and the neighbourhood has long been associated with artistic movements and…Czytaj dalej …

Back in the day, before everyone had Google on their mobile phone, general knowledge was something to be proud of and those who were able to tell you off the top of their head the capital of Burma or who performed the first human heart transplant were held in high regard. Today however, there is still a way to show off your knowledge - by getting yourself along to one of Britain’s best-loved institutions - The Pub Quiz. It’s believed that pub quizzes began back in the late 1970s by UK business Burns…Czytaj dalej …