Free Daily Lessons

How do you get your kids speaking English?

One way is to put them in front of someone who they want to speak with.

Have you ever noticed that some adults are good at talking with kids? Read More >

Last Thursday I taught a live training for Society members.

The subject was writing.

During the training I discussed the methods of famous writers like Stephen Read More >

Can you learn without studying…?

Without a classroom…?

Without a text book…? Read More >

Life on the farm in the summer….

You can swim in the river.

You can feed the cows. Read More >

Good morning!

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for me to answer one question from a reader.

So here we go… Read More >

On a beautiful late spring afternoon, twenty-five years ago, two young men graduated from the same university. They were very much alike, these two young men.
Both had been better than average students, both were kind and honest, and both -– as young college graduates are — were filled with ambitious dreams for the future.

Recently, these men returned to their college for their 25th reunion.

They were still very much alike. Read More >

In yesterday’s story, Big Boss Bob was having a bad day.

He read three emails from three employees and he was not happy.

What did the employees do wrong in their emails? Read More >

Bob is the big boss in an international company.
Monday morning is the worst part of his week.

Because that’s when he turns on his computer and sees…

“254 emails!” Read More >

“Wow. This water is warm.”
“Yeah. It’s like swimming in a bathtub.”

“Hey, how come we’ve never been here before?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t even know it existed…” Read More >

Karolina wrote:
“I know many words. I just don’t use them in conversation.”

I know.

That’s normal. Read More >