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Parachuting?

Janean Fischli, December 16, 2024

It is December again and our kids activity classes are in full swing. This year, one of the teachers was inspired to make a parachute...

Island. Why don’t we say the “s”?

Janean Fischli, November 7, 2024

In Old English, the word for land surrounded by water was igland, which later became iland. However, mistaken English scholars changed the spelling...

Word of the Month: Bluster

Jeanette Boller, September 20, 2024

In recent days here in Asuncion, there has been a lot of wind, which made me think of this word...

Until the Cows Come Home

Jeanette Boller, August 16, 2024

Every language has its sayings and idioms, which cannot always be understood by knowing the meanings of the individual words...

Hard and Hardly

Evelyn Koppschall, May 28, 2024

What’s wrong with the use of the word hardly in this sentence? Fiorella was trying to show the contrast between a hard (or strong or fierce) wind and gently falling rain. However...

Word of the Month: Cultivate

Hela Goodwin, May 8, 2024

Here at Primavera English we try to cultivate studious atmospheres in our classes. However, when I’m not teaching English...

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around

Evelyn Koppschall, April 12, 2024

There’s a reason we remember children’s songs and skip rope chants long after we cease to be children. Children’s brains are more receptive to growth, and the music, rhythm, and joyful memories that accompany the words of a song or skip rope chant help to stamp the words into a child’s memory forever...

Matti

Hela Goodwin, March 1, 2024

Meet Matti – the newest member of the Primavera English team. He lives out in our yard and loves to eat peanuts and fruit. He’s super friendly...

Word of the Month: Resolution

Jeanette Bazeley, January 8, 2024

Happy 2024 to everyone! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Many people like to make a fresh start at the beginning of a new year. They decide to change their habits or improve themselves in some way...

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