Here on Long Island, we are in the middle of a very cold winter. Today is especially cold. I am looking out the window into my garden. It looks cold! We have had a lot of snow as well. In fact, it snows every week, and it is snowing now. In my house, I am the one who has to …
4 – A Study Plan – One Point English Lesson
“What is the best course of study to improve my English?” A lot of people ask me that so I thought I would write about that today. I think the most effective way to improve your English is to work on the four skills – speaking, listening, reading, and writing every day. Here is a sample study plan you can …
3 – See, Look, Watch – One Point English Lesson
Let’s start off today’s free one-point English lesson with a quiz. Fill in the blanks with either “look (at)” “see” or “watch.” Yesterday I was ________ TV and I ________ a program about space. Since the beginning of time, humans have been ________ at the blinking lights night sky and wondering about them. I do too. I love to ________ …
2 – Casual English Greetings – One Point English Lesson
I was in Roosevelt Field Mall doing some last minute Christmas shopping yesterday when I heard someone call my name. I turned around and it was my friend Tommy from university. “Hey Michael, what’s up?” he asked. “What’s up?” Well, that’s a very good question. Actually, in conversational American English, this is a pretty common way to greet someone and …
1 – Are you “bored” or “boring?” One Point English Lesson
Check out this conversation between two friends: Bob: “Hey Tom, How’s it going?” Tom: “Hi Bob. Pretty good. Hey, how was Tony’s party last night?” Bob: “Well, actually I was pretty boring.” Tom: “Huh?” Tom was surprised with Bob’s answer. Do you know why? Well, it’s because Bob said he was “boring!” The target point of today’s free English lesson is “bored” …