Monthly Archives: June 2008

Heart and Mind and…Toe? Goooooooool for Espana!

Posted on Monday - June 30, 2008 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Americans on average don’t watch much professional soccer on television. However, soccer is popular among Spanish-speakers in the U.S.  If you want to watch a game of soccer on television, you usually have to watch a Spanish language channel in … Continue reading →

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Headlines: Drilling for Oil

Posted on Wednesday - June 18, 2008 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Following up on Lucy’s post yesterday about the cost of traveling and oil, there was a headline today in the New York Times (paper edition) which read “Bush to Seek an End to Ban on Oil Drilling.” I want to … Continue reading →

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Trouble for the Airline Industry

Posted on Tuesday - June 17, 2008 by Dr. Lucy Tse

The airline industry (business) is in trouble all over the world, and the U.S. is no exception (the same as everyone else). In the U.S. in recent months, four smaller airlines have filed for bankruptcy, which is when a person … Continue reading →

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What Does “Fair Enough” Mean?

Posted on Thursday - June 12, 2008 by Dr. Lucy Tse

QUESTION: Keisuke from Japan wrote us an email and asked, “What does “fair enough” mean? I saw people saying it many times in movies but I didn’t understand exactly what it meant.” ANSWER: “Fair enough” is a response we give … Continue reading →

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Jury Duty II

Posted on Wednesday - June 11, 2008 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Well, it happened: I got called in for jury duty on my last day (Friday). As I described in my previous post, here in Los Angeles you are on call for jury service for one week. Here’s a little diary … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in the United States | 6 Comments

ESL Podcast in The China Post Newspaper

Posted on Tuesday - June 10, 2008 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Many thanks to Professor Bill Templar of the University of Malaysia for his letter to The China Post last week. Professor Templar recommends ESL Podcast to those interested in improving their English. You can see his letter published here. ~Jeff

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Jury Duty

Posted on Wednesday - June 4, 2008 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

This has been an unpredictable (uncertain) week for me so far, mostly because I am on jury duty. A jury is a group of people (usually 12 in the United States) who decide whether someone is guilty or innocent in … Continue reading →

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The Government Fights “Legal Weed”

Posted on Monday - June 2, 2008 by Dr. Lucy Tse

“Weed” is the name of a small town in California with about 3,000 residents (people who live there). “Weed” is also a slang or informal term for marijuana, an illegal plant whose leaves are dried and smoked. “Weed” is the … Continue reading →

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