Student Stan: “What does ‘medley’ mean?”
Me: “It means a mixture, a combination, like when you hear an orchestra perform you hear a medley of sounds.”
Student Stan: “Oh.”
A few minutes later.
Why You Need a Hammer for your Vocabulary
Should English be Taught in School?
Should English be taught in school?
I don’t think it should.
Let me explain.
In 9th grade I took biology.
Life is difficult — Agree or Disagree?
“Life is difficult.’
That’s the first line from the classic, The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck.
Do you agree?
I guess I agree.
From the Mailbag Friday
Today’s question isn’t actually from the mailbag.
(“Mailbag” is the English expression for questions and comments sent to a writer.)
A student asked this question during the monthly live training for Society members.
I’m answering it here again because I liked it and it’s something different.
[VIDEO] Do You Need Better English for a Better Job?
Do you need to improve your English to get a better job?
Recently, I interviewed a teacher who helps students improve their English for their career.
His name is Christopher Adamson.
He’s from the U.K. but he’s living in Prague.
Here’s What Students Who Said They Improved “a lot” Did
“Which apps have you used for English?”
That was the question I asked you Monday and Tuesday.
201 students replied.
The killer App for better English
Have you heard that expression before?
“Killer app”…?
It describes an application / piece of software that is so valuable or useful you want to buy the computer just to be able to use it.
The first killer app was a program called “VisiCalc.” It was a finance spreadsheet that saved accountants a lot of time. Before this program was invented, an Apple computer was bought for fun. But after this killer app came out, people bought the computer just to use the app.
Apps for English? What do you think?
“What do you do?”
That’s a simple question, right?
I’ve been answering it for years.
And now I can even answer in Italian: Lavoro como insegnante.
From The Mailbag Friday
Oh, oh, dancing with myselfWell, there’s nothing to loseAnd there’s nothing to prove, well,Dancing a-with myself
-lyrics by Billy Idol
It’s Friday!
[VIDEO] How to speak South African English
Recently I met a teacher from a place I’ve never visited.
South Africa.
Her name is Renee. She’s lived all over the world and is currently living in Prague.
