Daily Lessons / blog posts

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – When was the last time you saw an advertisement for broccoli?

Maybe in a magazine…?

On the side of the road…? Read More >

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – “Life is difficult.’

Don’t you agree?

That’s the first line from the classic, The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck. Read More >

Here’s how you answered:

(1=never, 5= absolutely)

So it looks like my job is safe, at least for now.  Read More >

CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – Look what I found online: 

It’s a new invention that translates foreign conversations into your language.

It’s not perfect.  Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – It’s a short test. Just one question.

Ready?

Imagine this…  Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – I had big plans for Sunday.

Here’s the list: 

1. meet a friend for coffee.
Then she cancelled. Read More >

BALTIMORE, USA – Fools!

I really love that word. 

Try shouting it the next time you open the newspaper or the next time you walk out of a meeting with your boss.  Read More >

DUBLIN, IRELAND – Look what I saw yesterday:

Fools!  

They traveled hundreds… maybe thousands of miles to improve their English, and what do the students at this English school do on their smoke break? Speak Spanish, speak Italian or speak Korean to their Spanish or Italian or Korean friends.  Read More >

THE NORTH SEA – Lucky me.

I got a free vacation this week.

No, I didn’t win a hot dog eating contest. My dad asked my to join him on a cruise around the British Isles. (for some reason in English, we say “the Caribbean Islands” and “the Fijian Islands” …but it”s “the British Isles.” Don’t ask me why.)  Read More >

2. Do English In Your Freetime

“But I’m busy!” That’s what all my students say. And then I say…

“Good! You don’t need a lot of time.” Read More >