Learning a new phrase every day is a great way to build your vocabulary step by step. Just when winter was getting to be too much to bear, Opening Day is here and it’s baseball season again, so let’s learn … Continue reading
It’s opening day for baseball season, and as people start to flood the ballparks, ordering peanuts and Cracker Jack*, you’ll hear a lot of baseball talk around most towns. For baseball fans, this comes easily. Talking about the count, the lineup, … Continue reading
Here is another installment of our ongoing series of Chinese news story round-ups. You can read a summary of each top news story in English first, then test your Chinese by reading the story in Chinese. You can check to … Continue reading
With a budget of less than a tenth of what Danny Boyle had for the London Games, the opening ceremony for the Rio Games, which took place on August 5th at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Maracanã stadium, was created by … Continue reading
Does the language you speak make you better at certain sporting events? Probably not, but in anticipation of the summer games, we took a look at the events that have won the most medals in different countries based on language, and … Continue reading
For the past five years, Living Language has been a proud sponsor of the New York Yankees baseball team. Clear communication is a necessity for the team to perform at their best, and Living Language has partnered with the Yankees … Continue reading
The final of the Copa America (Spanish: Copa América) took place on June 26th, pitting Argentina against Chile. Football (American English: soccer; Spanish: fútbol; Portuguese: futebol) has long been a favorite sport among Latin and South Americans, and its recent growing popularity … Continue reading
Athletic prowess reminds us of words such as treinamento, training, conquista, conquest, realização, achievement, and glória, glory. Numbers don’t always come to mind, but numbers are what separate votoriosos, winners from perdedores, losers, and um bom investimento para o país, … Continue reading
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games, from August 5 to 21, will have its opening ceremony on the 5th. This will be only one of the 306 events to be held in 37 venues with the participation of 206 countries performing in 42 … Continue reading
With more than 300 stations de ski (ski resorts), France has a long history with sports d’hiver (winter sports). From the largest to the swankiest, or the authentic charm of old mountain villages, France boasts a formidable array of possibilities: ski alpin (m.)(downhill skiing), ski de fond (m.)(cross-country skiing), les raquettes (à … Continue reading