The ESLPod Blog (page 176)
- Discussing the Episodes
Grandma Moses and Her Paintings (English Cafe 126)
In today’s English Cafe 126 , Jeff talked about the famous American painter Grandma Moses. Jeff talked about her style of “folk art” and it’s depiction (representation) of rural life , or life in the…
- Karaoke English
Theme from the TV Show “Friends”: “I’ll Be There For You”
From your blog comments, it looks like we have a lot of listeners/readers who are fans of the TV show Friends . We also recently had a question about some of the lyrics to the theme song (song that a…
- Life in the United States
Foreclosures and the U.S. Economy
As many of you probably know, the U.S. economy is doing poorly right now, with some economists saying that we are going into a recession , a period of major economic decline. The major reason for…
- Karaoke English
Happy Valentine’s Day! “Hey There Delilah”
This is a holiday to celebrate with your sweetheart and loved ones. It’s not a national holiday, which means that workers don’t get the day off from work. Traditionally, on this day, couples (two…
- Jokes and Humor
The Onion Reports: Science is Hard
The Onion is a well known newspaper published in the U.S., but be careful about getting your news from it. None of the stories are true.
- Life in the United States
Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lunar New Year
This is not just a big week for American football or the U.S. presidential elections . There are at least three other major world events that happen this week. The first is Mardi Gras (“Fat…
- Life in the United States
Super Tuesday
Today is being called Super Tuesday in the United States. This is not related to the Super Bowl, which was last Sunday. It’s called Super Tuesday because it is the most important day for electing the…
- Recommendations
“The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall Smith
I like reading fiction (stories not based on fact or real events) and some of my favorite books are mysteries. Mysteries are fiction stories where a crime–usually murder (killing)–is committed and a…
- Discussing the Episodes
Pampering Your Pet (ESL Podcast 343 – Being Alike and Different)
In today’s episode, we hear two dog owners talk about their “babies.” M any Americans have pets and they like to pamper (to give every comfort and attention to) those pets.
- Television and Movies
Your Movie Recommendations for Other Listeners
Many of our listeners like to watch English-language movies for enjo yment, but also to improve their English. We sometimes get emails asking for our recommendations. We don’t have specific films to…
