Monthly Archives: December 2011

Greatness

This is the last week of the year – the week between Christmas and New Years, between December 25th and January 1st..  This week many of the articles you read and television programs you see will fall into (belong to) … Continue reading

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Top 5 Memories of 2011

The year 2011 is almost over, and so it is a good time to think back on the good things that have happened this year in our lives, as well as to make some New Year’s resolutions. As we bring … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 26, 2011)

You didn’t get the holiday present you wanted? Give yourself the gift of English! We designed the Learning Guide to help you learn English better and faster. Get more vocabulary, language explanations, sample sentences, comprehension questions, cultural notes, and more. … Continue reading

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The Ghost of Christmas Past

One of the more famous works of fiction (novels or stories) written in English about Christmas is Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. In the story, the main character (person), Ebenezer Scrooge, is taken by a ghost (the spirit of a … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 19, 2011)

There are only a few days left before Christmas and you’re still wondering what to get friends and family? Give them something they can really use: an ESL Podcast Membership! With an ESL Podcast Basic or Premium Membership, they’ll get … Continue reading

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He Died Before the End of the Story

From time to time, ESL Podcast blog readers have asked where I find my ideas. The answer is really quite simple: every day, as I scan (look quickly at) the articles that come to my computer, I look for article … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 12, 2011)

Wondering what to get your friends and family? Give them the gift of English! An ESL Podcast Premium or Basic Membership will help them learn English better and faster. They’ll get more vocabulary and language explanations, sample sentences, comprehension questions, … Continue reading

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The Hunger Games Trilogy

In recent years, several young adult or teen novels have made the crossover (crossed the boundary; become popular in more than one category) from popularity with just teens to popularity with adults. Perhaps the most notable (worthy of attention) example … Continue reading

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Podcasts This Week (December 5, 2011)

Are you tired of not understanding what you hear in English? Get the Learning Guide and see in the complete transcript every word you hear on the podcasts. Get extra help with new vocabulary, test yourself with comprehension questions, and … Continue reading

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Strange Bedfellows or Kindred Spirits?

Walt Disney. Salvador Dali. Strange bedfellows? Or kindred spirits? When we say that two people are strange bedfellows, we mean that we don’t usually connect them in our thinking.  The relationship seems odd (unusual or unexpected) to us. Shakespeare used … Continue reading

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