By @eannegrenoble | eltpics on Flickr In the middle of the market where I go for my weekly vegetable shopping there is a stall where I buy olives. The owners of the stall are a husband and wife team who know I am an English teacher. The other day the wife – let's call her Lily – pointed at lettuce and asked me: "What do you call it in English?" (the exchange took place in Hebrew) "Lettuce," I replied. "Letters?" asked Lily. We then worked on the pronunciation a little until she got it right. I thought it was time to move on to new items. I pointed at olives. "And what's this in English?" I asked. Lily looked puzzled. "Come on. You have a bottle over there with a label in English". "Olives!" exclaimed Lily – she clearly knew "Olive oil" in English. A week later it's time for my next trip to the market and a little vocabulary review. "Do you remember the words from last week?" I asked Lily who g...