Getting to know: Autumn Idioms

Getting to know: Autumn Idioms

The weather is changing around us, with trees steadily shedding their yellow leaves, and the Polish landscape is ever changing, from summer's green, to the present oranges, reds and browns. Let's look at some expressions and idioms relating to this colourful season, where we are starting to cuddle up by the fireside at night! IDIOM: Turn over a new leaf DEFINITION: To forget the past and begin again. EXAMPLE: You should think about the mistakes which you have made in th past, and not make them again, and turn over a new leaf.…Czytaj dalej …
The Maltese Language

The Maltese Language

The cover story for English Matter's July/August issue (EM47) was dedicated to the tiny island of Malta. English is one of two national languages on the island. The other is a language few people even know exists, despite the fact that it is an officially recognised language of the European Union. Maltese is a semitic tongue, meaning it is a kind of Arabic dialect which proliferated on the Eastern basin of the Mediterranean sea. Over the centuries, it has picked up a lot of foreign vocabulary, mainly Italian, French (the Maltese word for…Czytaj dalej …