The ESLPod Blog (page 86)
- Life in the United States
What’s In A Name?
In Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, his family and her family hate each other. But Juliet tells Romeo that “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In modern English she might have said,…
- Uncategorized
5 Items of Potpourri
Potpourri is originally a French term that, in English, is now used to refer to a variety of things that are not related to each other. Today’s post is a potpourri of items that are unrelated, but…
- Language & Terms
Warning: TOEFL Ahead
“I need to take the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language). Can you help me?”
- Announcements
Podcasts this Week (January 25, 2016)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1176 – Limits to Advancement at Work
- News and Current Events
Why Jeff is So Funny
Humor (being funny or amusing) is sometimes difficult to define and to understand. What you may find funny, I may not and vice versa (the reverse is true). A group of Canadian researchers, however,…
- Announcements
Podcasts this Week (January 18, 2016)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1174 – Describing Video Quality
- Language & Terms
The Other “They”
Here’s a short quiz for you: Which pronouns would you use to complete these sentences?
- Announcements
Podcasts this Week (January 11, 2016)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1172 – Booking Space for Business Events
