by Phil Williams | Oct 11, 2022 | Exercises, Grammar
It’s October which means it’s Spooky Season, and time for another themed article. Today, we’re going to practice relative clauses with a Halloween theme. For a quick introduction, relative clauses are clauses that add additional detail to nouns. They are connected by...
by Phil Williams | Oct 13, 2016 | Definitions, Exercises, Vocabulary, Words
It’s that fun time of year where the English speaking world prepares for Halloween – with scary stories, films and costumes. Which means it’s also the time of year to practice our Halloween vocabulary – words which cover a range of frightening topics, emotions and...
by Phil Williams | Oct 22, 2015 | Definitions, Reading Exercise, Vocabulary
We’re fans of Halloween and the spooky period here on ELB, so I’ve compiled a variety of articles and exercises to explore the language and literature of this holiday. The English speaking world celebrates Halloween at the end of October, a time when...
by Phil Williams | Oct 30, 2014 | Reading Exercise
Let’s get you in the mood for Halloween. The following is a quick reading practice that makes use of the words from my Halloween noun and adjectives lists. It is a short story about a haunted house – read through it and see which words you can spot from the lists....
by Phil Williams | Oct 21, 2014 | General English, Vocabulary
As the end of October approaches, and all things creepy are upon us, it’s time to brush up on some more Halloween vocabulary. Having set the scene with our abysmal adjectives for Halloween, now it’s time to meet the cast of objects and creatures that populate the...