The ESLPod Blog (page 68)
- Uncategorized
What’s the Difference Between “Accountability” and “Responsibility”?
Learn how we use accountability and responsibility in English by watching this short video.
- Language & Terms
Who’s the Head Honcho Here?
The term head honcho is sometimes used to describe the leader, president, or most powerful person in an organization or company.
- Language & Terms
What Does “To Be Short For” Mean?
Here’s a 90-second video explaining the use of the common English expression to be short for.
- Jokes and Humor
What Does “Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen” Mean?
We see in this cartoon a group of people sitting around a conference table, most of them with chef’s hats on, the tall hats sometimes worn by the main cook or “chef” in a restaurant.
- Language & Terms
60-Second English: What Does “To Rule Something Out” Mean? (Video)
Learn what the popular phrasal verb “to rule something out” means in this quick video lesson.
- Language & Terms
“To Make the Grade” versus “To Make the Cut”
Watch this short video to learn the differences between “make the grade” and “make the cut.”
- News and Current Events
3 Rules for Email (and Why You Should Follow Them)
The Wall Street Journal recently ran (published) an article on how you can use your email better. They cite (talk about; mention) a lot of recent scientific studies on using email.
- Language & Terms
What Do “To Throw Shade” and “To Dis” Mean?
My mother used to tell us, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
- Life in the United States
Honking in Los Angeles
Every city has particular characteristics that shape (change) the people who live there. It may be the size of the city, the culture of the city, the geography (where things are) of the city, the…
- Jokes and Humor
100% Organic English Lessons Now Available!
We at ESLPod.com are always looking to improve our lessons. So we thought we try to make them even better by making all lessons 100% organic, gluten-free, fair trade, non-GMO, with 0 trans fat – all…
