diff --git a/guide/english/css/css3-backgrounds/index.md b/guide/english/css/css3-backgrounds/index.md
index deaa9b687b..7c5dc616c3 100644
--- a/guide/english/css/css3-backgrounds/index.md
+++ b/guide/english/css/css3-backgrounds/index.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ The `background-color` property specifies the background color of an element.
 ### Background Image
 
 The `background-image` property specifies an image to use as background of an element.
-By default, the image repeat itself to covers the entire surface of the element.
 
 ```css
    background-image: url("GitHub-Mark.png");
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ By default, the image repeat itself to covers the entire surface of the element.
 
 ### Background Image - Repetition
 
-By default, the `background-image` property repeats on the X and Y axis.
+By default, the `background-image` property repeats on the X and Y axis, to cover the area of its container.
 If you want to set an axis, like X axis, use `background-repeat` property type:
 
 ```css
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ If you want to set an axis, like X axis, use `background-repeat` property type:
    background-repeat: repeat-x;
 ```
 
-But sometimes you don't want to have your background on all the surface, you've to specify it by typing:
+If you do not want the image to reapeat, specify by using `no-repeat`.
 
 ```css
    background-image: url("GitHub-Mark.png");
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ It will set you background at the bottom left of the element.
 
 ### Background Image - Fixed Position
 
-If you want to have a background image which will not scroll with the rest of the page, you can use `background-attachement` property:
+If you do not want the background image to scroll with the rest of the page, use the `background-attachement` property:
 
 ```css
    background-image: url("GitHub-Mark.png");
@@ -66,13 +65,13 @@ If you want to have a background image which will not scroll with the rest of th
 
 ### Shorthand property
 
-You can pass all the properties in one super-property `background` :
+You can pass all the properties into the super-property `background` :
 
 ```css
    background: #F00 url("GitHub-Mark.png") no-repeat fixed left bottom;
 ```
 
-When you use the shorthand property, you have to respect this order:
+When you use this shorthand property, it must be in this order:
 
 1. Background color
 2. Background image
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ When you use the shorthand property, you have to respect this order:
 4. Background attachment
 5. Background position
 
-It doesn't matter if one property is missing, as long as you respect the order:
+It doesn't matter if one property is missing, so long as the order is maintained:
 
 ```css
    background: url("GitHub-Mark.png") no-repeat left bottom;