The Monkey as King by Aesop for ESL students with a podcast, vocabulary practice in real context and a Persian version to raise bilingual children The Monkey as King is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Podcast of the Monkey as King Watch this video on YouTube. The Monkey as King At…
The Young Crab and His Mother from Aesop’s Fables with a list of new vocabulary for pre-intermediate students of English and young learners with a podcast The text has been adopted from Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube. “Why in the world do you walk sideways like that?” said a mother crab…
Hegemony GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /hɪˈgem.ə.ni/ (noun) Definition the domination of a group over its peers, leadership, supremacy, dominance, domination, mastery, sovereignty, authority, dominion, control, power, potency Example Germany: Hegemonic Power and Economic Gain? German economic power in Europe is uncontested. What is contested are its effects on Germany’s neighbors. Accompanying the obvious benefits that accrue…
Demagogue GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈdem.ə.gɒg/ (noun) Definition a political leader or rabble-rouser who appeals to people’s prejudice or emotions to gain power, instigator, inciter, agitator, crowd pleaser, firebrand, manipulator, orator Example A demagogue or rabble-rouser is a political leader in a democracy who gains popularity by arousing the common people against elites, especially through oratory…