The ESLPod Blog (page 170)
- Language & Terms
Begin To Do and Begin Doing
We received an interesting question from Maggie and Savor in Beijing:
- Life in the United States
I Want My Food…Now!
One thing that Americans are known for is their love of fast service. We want things now, and the faster the better.
- Life in the United States
Majority Minority
There was an interesting article in the newspaper this week about changes that are taking place in the U.S. population. According to a new report published by the Census Bureau (the part of the…
- Language & Terms
I Need to Go to the Restroom…Now!
QUESTION : One of our listeners, Natalia, recently asked what the common and polite way is to say that you have to go to the bathroom.
- Announcements
Your Questions for the ESL Podcast Third Anniversary Video Podcast
We have celebrated our past two anniversaries by producing a video podcast. We want to do that again this year, but we need your help.
- Life in the United States
Writing a Blog as Medicine
There are many types of blogs. The ESL Podcast Blog is one for learning. Other kinds of blogs are confessional , where people tell others about something they’ve done, often things that was a secret…
- Language & Terms
What Are “Cooties”?
QUESTION: Brian in the U.S. asked: What are “cooties”? I watch “Arthur,” the cartoon (show with animation (drawings)), every morning, and the characters often say, “You have cooties!” but I do not…
- Polls
Poll: Which Superpower Would You Want?
It’s summertime and the movie theaters are full of blockbuster s (very successful; earning a lot of money) movies. The number 1 movie in the U.S. this week is The Dark Knight , a movie about Batman.…
- Recommendations
Is iTunes U for You?
As some of you probably know already, iTunes has a special section for university lectures and classes . Different universities, including some of the best in the United States, provide free lectures…
- Karaoke English
“Summertime” by George Gershwin
We’re in the middle of summer and it has brought to mind (made me remember) the song “Summertime.” This is a song that was part of a well-known musical (show or movies with singing) called Porgy and…
