The ESLPod Blog (page 57)
- How to Learn English
How to Learn All the Vocabulary You Need
One question I get frequently on email is: “Do you talk about phrasal verbs in your lessons?”
- Language & Terms
Dad Jokes
Last Sunday was Father’s Day in the United States, so it’s a good time to talk about “Dad jokes.”
- Language & Terms
Blood is Thicker Than Water
Americans will celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, June 21st, so it’s a good time to talk about expressions in English related to family and relatives (people related to you by blood).
- Life in the United States
A Day for the Flag
This Sunday, June 14th, is a national holiday (celebration) that even many Americans forget about: Flag Day.
- Life in the United States
Graduation: Stay-at-Home Style
Here in Los Angeles, we are still being asked to stay at home this week because of the coronavirus. To get some exercise, I take walks around my neighborhood.
- Life in the United States
A Love of Grilling
Yesterday was Memorial Day in the United States, a national holiday on which we remember those who have died for our country. (For more on Memorial Day, see our Cultural English 86 lesson).
- Language & Terms
How to Get a Date by Lingering
In another edition of English With Your Coffee, I talk about a newspaper headline related to “lingering.” I also explain one of the reasons I wasn’t very good at dating when I was younger.
- Life in the United States
Dancing With Ghosts: The Mysterious Visions of Wovoka
You may know that the word “ghost” means the image of a dead person who can be seen by the living.
- Language & Terms
English With Your Coffee: Rallies, Momentum, and Mementos
We talk about stock market rallies, momentum, and mementos in this edition of English With Your Coffee.
- Language & Terms
Right Off the Bat
Today I talk briefly about two popular expressions in English: “ right off the bat ” and “ hit it out of the bark .” Both are related to the world’s greatest sport, baseball.
