The ESLPod Blog (page 168)
- Life in the United States
Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving Day
Today is a national holiday in the United States, known as Thanksgiving Day . I talked about Thanksgiving in a couple of podcasts here and here . To give thanks means to be thankful for something, to…
- Life in the United States
Celebrity Contract Riders
An interesting website that is often mentioned in the media is The Smoking Gun . This website gets interesting and often confidential (secret) documents from the government, police, and the courts by…
- Language & Terms
What’s Up? What Happened? What’s the Matter? What’s Going On?
QUESTION : Raul from Mexico wants to know what the difference is among these phrases:
- News and Current Events
Barack Obama – 44th President of the United States
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will become the first minority (non-white) American to be the president of the United States. If you had asked me two years ago–or even a year ago–whether I thought…
- Life in the United States
Election Day 2008
Today is Election Day in the United States. Normally, the first Tuesday of November is an election day every year for different political offices (positions) at the state and local level. Every four…
- Life in the United States
Where to Meet Singles in United States
If you want to come to the United States and meet a handsome (attractive, good looking) single (unmarried) man or beautiful single woman, where should you go?
- Karaoke English
“Desperado” by the Eagles
It’s difficult to think of classic American rock without thinking of the Eagles. The Eagles formed in the early 1970s in Los Angeles and broke up (stop working together) in 1980. They were one of the…
- Announcements
NEW: “Simple English Stories” for Children (and Adults)!
Over the past several years, many of our listeners have asked us about English courses for children, especially at a low English level. We have finally completed three courses called “ Simple English…
- Life in the United States
Bracelets for Every Cause
In the past few years, several organization have decided to promote (to let people know about, to advertise) their cause (some issue or problem they want to solve) by using bracelets , a thin piece…
- About ESL Podcast
Correction to English Cafe 150
In English Cafe 150, I talked about a group of Americans called the Amish . They are a group of Christians who have very traditional values and don’t have a lot of modern technology in the places…
