A Child's History of England is a work by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853.Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject".The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria. Chapter 1 – Ancient England Under the Early Saxons The second chapter and Study Pack is available now. This chapter looks at the period between the withdrawal of the Romans through to the Saxon invasion and establishment of the Saxon heptarchy. It ends with the death of Ethelred, Saxon king of … [Read more...]
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by the Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt. Painted between 1907 and 1908, the picture shows a couple embracing.I thought I would bring the painting to life with a humorous look at what might have happened in real life.If you like it, please visit SoundsRude.com and perhaps buy my Body Parts app for English language learning. Your support will help to keep this site going.You can pay what you want to pay for any of the material at Britlish.com.You can pay using PayPal. … [Read more...]
Sounds Rude – Body Parts
This is the first of my series covering that part of the English language that sounds rude. There will be several courses in the series, and I thought that parts of the body would be a great one to start with.If you would like to know more about this first course, please visit SoundsRude.com. Like everything else I create, you can buy this course at the price that you feel it is worth to you.The body.You've got one.I've got one.We've all got one.Our bodies have arms and legs, hands and feet, heads, chests and stomachs.Our bodies also have parts that are considered to be rather rude.These rude body parts are normally kept hidden from view.Nevertheless, these rude body parts are described by a wide range of English vocabulary that sounds, well, … [Read more...]
21 Ways to Call Someone Stupid in English
This video English lesson gives you 21 ways to call someone stupid in English. These are commonly used expressions. Blockhead A block is a solid piece of wood often used as a base for chopping things. A man with a similarly dense head would thus be known as a blockhead.What a blockhead! Bonkers Bonkers means not right in the head.With all the medical evidence against it, anyone who smokes must be completely bonkers! Clod A clod is a dense and heavy lump of earth. A stupid person might be considered to have a similar dense lump instead of a brain.The man's a clod! Clot A clot is a variation on the word clod. Blood will form a blood clot. Anyone who has a brain similar to a blood clot is going to be stupid.You clot! Crackers You just know by looking at what some … [Read more...]
First Britlish App
With over 200 pages, more than 7000 words and 10 interactive quizzes, this Little Bit of Britlish will answer all the questions you have ever had about asking open questions in English. Using the question words what, why, when, where, who and how, is the easiest way to get all the information you need about any subject.This Little Bit of Britlish explains in detail how to use these interrogatives. It also explains the differences between subject and object sentences. Adverb questions and answering Why questions are also covered, as are indirect questions, polite requests and rhetorical questions.A section covering useful English grammar as it relates to questions is also included covering sentence structure, subjects, objects and passives, amongst other things.The work also … [Read more...]