CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – I need a new hobby.
My last hobby, swing dancing, died a very silly death.
(silly= absurd, ridiculous, comical, not serious)
Let me explain.
This Is Just Silly
Wanna Buy Some Broccoli?
CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – When was the last time you saw an advertisement for broccoli?
Maybe in a magazine…?
On the side of the road…?
When English Is Difficult Fight Back With Simple and Easy
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.
Your Answers to, “Will English Teachers Lose Their Jobs?”
Here’s how you answered:
(1=never, 5= absolutely)
So it looks like my job is safe, at least for now.
Will English Teachers Lose Their Jobs Because Of This Invention? (And become stinky and homeless like the guy on the bus no one wants to sit next to?)
CASTLETON, VIRGINIA – Look what I found online:
It’s a new invention that translates foreign conversations into your language.
It’s not perfect.
Can You Pass The Vocab Racer Test?
BALTIMORE, USA – It’s a short test. Just one question.
Ready?
Imagine this…
The power of habits And how one habit can change your English
BALTIMORE, USA – I had big plans for Sunday.
Here’s the list:
1. meet a friend for coffee.
Then she cancelled.
Fools, Part Two
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.
A Mistake Only Fools Make
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.
Why All Your Words Should Be Like Your Favorite Pair Of Jeans
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.)