The ESLPod Blog (page 172)

1,825 posts on American English and life in the United States, 2005 to 2025

Life in the United States
Jury Duty II
June 11, 2008
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…
About ESL Podcast
ESL Podcast in The China Post Newspaper
June 10, 2008
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.
Life in the United States
Jury Duty
June 4, 2008
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…
News and Current Events
The Government Fights “Legal Weed”
June 2, 2008
“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…
About ESL Podcast
ESL Podcast on Your iPhone
May 28, 2008
As most of you know, you do not need an iPod or an iPhone to listen to ESL Podcast or any other podcast. But if you do have an iPhone or the new iPod Touch, you may be interested in listening to the…
Discussing the Episodes
ESL Podcast 376 – Asking About Business Hours
May 27, 2008
Yesterday’s ESL Podcast 376 was about business hours. The store in ESL Podcast 376 has funny (strange) hours, but it’s nothing like this one:
Life in the United States
Memorial Day
May 26, 2008
Today is a federal (national) holiday. Memorial day is celebrated the last Monday of May each year and commemorates (remembers and shows respect for) Americans who have died while serving in the…
Language & Terms
21 Accents
May 22, 2008
This is a video with a woman who imitates 21 different English accents, including British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and American accents, as well as several European ESL accents. I think her…
Discussing the Episodes
English Cafe 138 – Monster Trucks
May 21, 2008
In English Cafe 138 , Jeff talked about monster trucks. If you’ve never seen a monster truck and are having trouble picturing (getting an image in your mind) of what a monster truck looks like, think…
Discussing the Episodes
The Wear Sunscreen Speech
May 20, 2008
Yesterday’s Podcast, ESL Podcast 374 , was about a graduation ceremony.