I will teach you to become a confident English speaker without schools and rules
“Where’s the toilet paper?”
I had just returned from the grocery store.
All the bags were empty, the food was in the refrigerator, the dental floss was on the shelf, but no toilet paper…
“Where’s the toilet paper?”
I had just returned from the grocery store.
All the bags were empty, the food was in the refrigerator, the dental floss was on the shelf, but no toilet paper…
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.
Should English be taught in school?
I don’t think it should.
Let me explain.
In 9th grade I took biology.
“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.
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.
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.
“Which apps have you used for English?”
That was the question I asked you Monday and Tuesday.
201 students replied.
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.
“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.