The ESLPod Blog (page 160)
- Life in the United States
The Case of the Missing Criminals
When I moved to Los Angeles back in the early 1990s, it was one of the most dangerous cities in the United States. One year, there were more than 1,000 homicides (murders) in the city of Los Angeles…
- Language & Terms
You Give Me the Creeps!
QUESTION: Benjamin in Thailand wants to know what this sentence means: “You give me the creeps!”
- News and Current Events
Finally, the End of the Whatchamacallit Decade
I was born in what we sometimes refer to in English as the sixties, that is, the 1960s. I went to grade (elementary) school and high school in the seventies, went to college in the eighties, and…
- Life in the United States
A Stowaway Cat
Here is a story that appeared in the Los Angeles Times recently that caught my eye (got my attention). The headline is:
- Karaoke English
Jeff’s Favorite Christmas Carol
Lucy shared with you her favorite Christmas carol (song) on Tuesday, so I thought I would talk about my favorite one today, on Christmas Eve ( eve is short for evening, but here means really the day…
- Karaoke English
Our Favorite Christmas Carols
Although Christmas is considered a Christian holiday, in the U.S., many people who are not Christian celebrate it as a secular (non-religious) holiday. One thing people love about Christmas, even if…
- Life in the United States
Your Typical American: Grocery Shopping
I recently found a book called What Americans Really Want…Really: The Truth About Our Hopes, Dreams and Fears . It’s a review of polls (surveys, questions asked to some group) and focus groups (small…
- Recommendations
An Easier Way for Internet Reading
I hate reading things online. I don’t mind (am not bothered by) reading short articles and emails, or a paragraph here and there from a blog post, but if the article is more than one or two pages…
- Life in the United States
Giving Thanks
Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. We’ve already talked a lot about Thanksgiving in the podcast and on the blog. Listen to ESL Podcast #91 and English Cafe #60 for more…
- News and Current Events
What Does Swine Flu Have to Do with Neckties?
You probably already know about the H1N1 virus, also called the swine flu virus. The word swine refers to pigs, which scientists believe are the origin of this particular influenza or flu virus.…
