by Scott Dreyer | May 9, 2018 | Holidays
Mother’s Day is a holiday in many countries of the world. It falls on the second Sunday in May. In English we have a saying: “there is no love like a mother’s love.” At DreyerCoaching.com, we know successful learning involves the STUDENT, the...
by Scott Dreyer | Mar 18, 2018 | Holidays
语言和文化相辅相成，通过 DreyerCoaching，您不仅可以学习英语，还可以了解美国的文化和历史。 要真正掌握英语，您需要了解的不仅仅是词汇和语法规则列表。 你需要知道人们是如何思考的，以及他们为什么会这样想。 一个受欢迎的节日是圣帕特里克节，这一传统通过爱尔兰移民传入美国和加拿大。 DreyerCoaching 是您与美国的个人联系站。 您可以通过阅读此博客或观看此视频了解更多关于这个假期以及美国人如何庆祝它的信息。 Language and culture go together, and with...
by Scott Dreyer | Feb 7, 2018 | Holidays
Groundhog Day is on February 2 and it is a minor holiday. The main idea of the holiday is, if February 2 is a sunny day and a groundhog sees his shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter. However, if he does NOT see his shadow that day, then it means spring...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 15, 2018 | Holidays
Presidential Turkey Pardon: One of the funniest of the Thanksgiving traditions is the annual “presidential Turkey pardon.” The US Constitution gives the president great powers, including the power to pardon an accused person of a crime. In a humorous...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 8, 2018 | Holidays
In the USA, the “holiday season” runs from the late fall, around Halloween and Thanksgiving, through Christmas, till New Year’s Day, January 1. Since many people stay up till midnight on New Year’s Eve, December 31, to “ring in the new...
by Scott Dreyer | Jan 5, 2018 | Holidays
New Year’s Eve is the night of December 31. “Eve” means the night before a big holiday, like in the word “evening,” so December 24th is Christmas Eve. (“Eve” is also a woman’s name; according to the Bible, she was the...
