I used to have a 1968 Ford Mustang. It was my first car. I used to drive it everywhere. One of my friends in those days had a 1970 Mustang, and we used to try and race each other. Now, I drive a Jeep. It’s my first car with a stick shift. I am slowly getting used to driving it …
One-Point English Lesson: Singular vs Plural Nouns
I like chicken. Do you? I also like chickens. How about you? Two interesting questions, right? “I like chicken” Vs. “I like chickens”. Do you know the difference? Today’s online English Class will give you the answer. “I like chicken” refers to chicken as a food. If you like chicken, you are talking about food. “I like chickens” refers to …
Present Vs. Present Progressive – One Point English Lesson
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” …