Question of the Week

It's graduation season in most of the world. And pretty soon, a whole class of university students will enter the "real world" - the world of work.

Graduation speeches are usually full of boring advice ("follow your dreams"). But some of them are pretty good.

If you were giving a graduation speech this year, what advice would you give to university graduates? What should they know before entering "the real world"?

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It could be an older song that you had never heard before or a recently released one (ahem, Swifties?). But share a song you recently discovered in any language. Share a YouTube link so we can all enjoy it!

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In the world of food, the sky is the limit. And spices often make food interesting. The spices we use depend on our country, culture, and our personal tastes (not to mention their availability where we live). Which spice is your favorite? What spices to you use to make your food taste even better? Do you have a spice you just can't live without?

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Nicknames: we don't always pick them, but they can be part of our identity. Sometimes they start with something we don't like, as if they were purposely created to annoy us.

But eventually, even the most annoying nickname can become friendly and endearing....and we learn to love it. Do you have an nickname? If so, what's the story behind it?

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Many times when we are in the process of learning something new we may have unrealistic expectations. We might think something will be hard, but it turns out that it's easy to master. (Other things that may seem easy turn out to be hard.) Has that happened to you in English? What part of English was hard at first, but easy for you now?

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Whether you celebrate it or not, tell us how people in your country celebrate this holiday. What traditions do they follow? What typical meals do they eat? Do they do anything special for kids?

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"Spring cleaning" is an English phrase that means, an annual cleaning or organizing in your house. The tradition is to spend some time upon the arrival of spring to clear out old things you don't need and to clean things like windows, garages, attics, closets, and basements that you might not clean on a regular basis. So today's question is: What's that one part of your house or apartment that you need to work on for "spring cleaning" this year?

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Parades are popular ways to celebrate important days. They could be civic, cultural, religious, or historic. Do you like parades? And what's your favorite?

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