The ESLPod Blog (page 157)
- Life in the United States
Politics as Usual?
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but Americans are often very idealistic . What I mean is this: many Americans, maybe most Americans, believe that you should try to live according to high principles…
- News and Current Events
Headlines: Regulating the Banks
Here’s a headline (title) from a political blog on the New York Times website this week:
- Life in the United States
Supermarkets: The New City Square*
When you say “supermarket,” most Americans imagine a large warehouse-like (like a large building for storing things) building surrounded by a large parking lot filled with cars and SUVs (sports…
- Life in the United States
Star Sightings
One of the benefits of living in Los Angeles is that you can rub elbows with (to mix socially with) celebrities from television and film. Okay, so we don’t actually rub elbows with celebrities, at…
- Business
The Gourmet Lunch Truck
You drop out of law school. You’re a disappointment to your parents. You spend your days sitting on the couch (sofa) watching TV. That doesn’t sound like the start of a successful business, does it?
- Karaoke English
Michael Jackson – “Thriller”
In our recent poll , you selected The Beatles as your favorite group, but coming in a close second place (position) is Michael Jackson. As you probably know, Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop…
- Life in the United States
Changing Your Name After Marriage
In the United States, when women marry, they have a few options regarding their last name. We’ve received a couple of questions from listeners about this issue so I thought I would explain it here.
- Life in the United States
Wanted: Cool Nerds
America will need more “cool nerds” in the future. That’s what a recent New York Times article says. Cool (fashionable, impressive) nerds? The word “nerd” first appeared when I was in school, and it…
