The ESLPod Blog (page 70)
- Life in the United States
10 Things On My Music Player
In no particular (special) order, here are 10 songs on the Music app of my phone:
- Language & Terms
My Thanksgiving Dinner, 2017
1. Here’s the turkey I cooked for Thanksgiving – ready to go into the oven!
- Life in the United States
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…No, It’s a Giant Hello Kitty?!
This Thursday is Thanksgiving, and an American tradition on Thanksgiving is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (see Cultural English 60 ).
- Language & Terms
That’s a Contronym. Yes it is. No it’s not.
The English language is full of quirks (strange things). One of them is contronyms.
- Television and Movies
The Sounds of Halloween
It’s Halloween and you’re watching your favorite horror (scary) film today. Can you hear it? It’s the squeak (making a high-pitched sound) of an old door, a high-pitched (with high sounds) scream,…
- Life in the United States
The World Series is Here – Play Ball!
Today is the first game of this year’s Major League Baseball World Series . The best two baseball teams of 2017 play to determine the champion (winner) this year. My favorite team, the Los Angeles…
- Announcements
Learn English TV – Video English Courses!
ESLPod.com Announces: Learn English TV – Video English Courses!
- Language & Terms
Yiddish Words in Daily English
The Yiddish language originated in Central Europe in the 9th century A.D., spoken largely by the Jewish communities there. It spread to other parts of Europe (especially Germany), and was widely…
- Life in the United States
No Room for a Park? Build a Parklet.
Here I am on Saturday afternoon enjoying my coffee. I’m not sitting outside of a cafe. I’m sitting at a parklet in Santa Monica.
- Life in the United States
Cocaine for Babies
I feel bad for parents dealing with teething babies (babies with growing teeth). It seems nothing can soothe (calm and quiet) them when they have a toothache (pain in the tooth).
