The ESLPod Blog (page 89)
- Life in the United States
Cities of the Dead
When I say “New Orleans,” you might immediately think about 2005’s Hurricane Katrina which killed over 1,200 people and did more than $100 million in damage.
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Podcasts this Week (October 26, 2015)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1150 – Avoiding Topics in Conversation
- Books and Reading
He Wrote Them First
Almost all American students get to know William Shakespeare, England’s most famous writer. Some fall in love with him – like my youngest daughter who read all of his plays (a story performed by…
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Podcasts this Week (October 19, 2015)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1148 – Distinctive Facial Features
- News and Current Events
Headline English: Double Meanings
Today’s episode of my little video experiment, Headline English, talks about how newspaper headlines often use phrases and words with more than one meaning as a way of grabbing (getting) your…
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Podcasts this Week (October 12, 2015)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1146 – Negotiating With a Street Vendor
- Life in the United States
Pickled Beets In A Mason Jar
Last week my friend Don gave me something that reminded me of (made me remember) my childhood – pickled beets (a plant with round dark red roots eaten as a vegetable) in a Mason jar. Let me explain.
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Podcasts this Week (October 5, 2015)
ON MONDAY ESL Podcast 1144 – Being Assertive and Meek
- News and Current Events
Comparing Countries the Easy Way
If you read the news, you’ll often see one country compared to others using many different indices (measures; the singular is “index”). Many times, these indices have to do with political, economic,…
