Author Archives: Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Rethinking Teacher Training (English Cafe 110)

Posted on Wednesday - November 7, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

In today’s Cafe, I talk about how to become a teacher in the U.S. One of the problems I didn’t talk about is attrition (the loss of something, sometimes slowly). Teacher attrition happens when teachers quit their jobs and start … Continue reading →

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Boo! Happy Halloween!

Posted on Wednesday - October 31, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Today is Halloween, which most American children celebrate each year. If you aren’t sure about Halloween and how it is celebrated in the U.S., listen to ESL Podcast 73, where I talk about how kids celebrate Halloween. Halloween isn’t an … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in the United States | 9 Comments

ESL Podcast now a Featured Provider on U.S. iTunes!

Posted on Thursday - October 25, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

ESL Podcast is among a select group of Featured Providers on the Podcast page of the U.S. verison of iTunes! Only 46 companies are listed as being the most popular providers of podcasts, including the BBC, CNN, and now, ESLPod. … Continue reading →

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Karaoke English: Get Your Kicks on Route 66!

Posted on Wednesday - October 24, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

English Cafe 108 talks about the famous Route 66, a highway that goes from Chicago to Los Angeles. In the Cafe, I mention a song called “Get Your Kicks on Route 66,” originally performed by Nat King Cole. In searching … Continue reading →

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David who?

Posted on Friday - October 19, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Americans are not the world’s biggest soccer fans, as everyone knows. Soccer is very popular as a sport in school, but the best athletes in the US usually become (American) football, basketball, or baseball players (with a few hockey players … Continue reading →

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Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Posted on Thursday - October 18, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

There is an old joke that people at work sometimes say to each other: Are you working hard or hardly working? To work hard means to work with seriousness, to work a great deal, to work a lot. To hardly … Continue reading →

Posted in News and Current Events | 13 Comments

ESL Podcast on MySpace

Posted on Wednesday - October 17, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

ESL Podcast listener Fabio Okipney has started a page for ESL Podcast listeners on MySpace. MySpace is a social networking site where you can becomes “friends” with other people you know or who have similar interests. If you have a … Continue reading →

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ESL Podcast 311: The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Posted on Friday - October 12, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Some of the best television programs in the U.S. are not from Hollywood, but from the United Kingdom (aka (also known as) Great Britain). The British Broadcasting Service (BBC) – known also in England as “the Beebe” – has some … Continue reading →

Posted in Television and Movies | 8 Comments

English Cafe 106: Bigfoot and Who’s on first?

Posted on Wednesday - October 10, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

In today’s English Cafe, I talk about the legend of Bigfoot, a mysterious man-animal that is supposed to live in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. Be sure to read today’s Learning Guide, where in our What Insiders … Continue reading →

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ESL Podcast 310 – What does your furniture say about you?

Posted on Monday - October 8, 2007 by Dr. Jeff McQuillan

Today’s podcast talks about buying furniture for a new house. I discuss all the different kinds of furniture that you might want to buy. Read the Learning Guide to find out more about the different popular styles of furniture in … Continue reading →

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