The ESLPod Blog (page 118)
- News and Current Events
Where’s the Exit*?
The Voyager I spacecraft was launched (to send a spacecraft into the sky) into space almost 36 years ago, in September, 1977. That was the year Jimmy Carter became the 39th president of the U.S. The…
- Life in the United States
Dodging the Dodgeball
I remember playing dodgeball when I was in elementary school. All of the players are divided into two teams. Each team stands in a straight line facing (standing opposite and looking at) each other…
- Life in the United States
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
Today is the Fourth of July, the United State’s Independence Day. On this day in 1776, we officially separated ourselves from Great Britain. We’ve talked a lot about this federal (national) holiday…
- Life in the United States
Top Chef: Fake Edition
One of the more popular reality television programs in the United States is Top Chef , a cooking competition for young professional chefs (cooks). On the show, contestants (people who are…
- Life in the United States
Fit or Fat
Fit or fat is the title of an interesting little book by Covert Bailey, a well-known fitness expert. In it he tells us that we have a choice – to be fit (healthy; able to do physical activities) or…
- News and Current Events
The Toilet Paper Wedding Dresses
We are in the month of June, a very popular month for weddings here in the U.S. According to an annual (yearly) survey conducted by a popular wedding website, The Knot*, December is the most popular…
- Life in the United States
Catching Some Z’s
A recent survey (questionnaire) about Americans and sleep reported in the Los Angeles Times found that we don’t get enough sleep. About 85% of Americans say they don’t get a good night’s sleep on a…
