Have A Blast Have a blast means to have a very good time. When you have a blast you really enjoy yourself. I had a blast at the concert. Jim said he had a blast at Bob’s party. I always have a blast when I hang out with you! How about you? When was the last time you had a …
Using Wish For Greetings – English Vocabulary One Point Lesson
Using WISH For Greetings A few weeks ago, we talked about using wish and the difference between wish and hope. A lot of people have been asking me about using wish for greetings, so I thought I would show you guys that today. I wish you a very Happy Birthday. I wish you good luck on your exams. We wish …
Be Tired Of – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
Be Tired Of When you are tired of something there is too much of it or it happens too often and it’s annoying. My neighbor plays loud music every night. I’m tired of it! I‘m really tired of the trains in this city. They are dirty and rarely on time. Anne was tired of her job and so she quit. …
Fall Behind – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
Fall Behind When you fall behind, you can’t keep up at the same pace as others. You can fall behind at work or school because of an absence, a heavy workload, or because the task is difficult. I fell behind in my work when I was out sick last week. As a medical school student, you have to work very …
To Be Fired Up – American English Idiom One Point Lesson
To Be Fired Up When you are fired up about something, you are really excited about that thing. I am really fired up about the concert! My vacation is coming soon. I’m fired up about that for sure. Danny is fired up about his new job at Google. How about you? What are you fired up about these days? Leave …
On YouTube! Verbs & Prepositions – Tired From & Tired Of English Vocabulary Word Lesson
New on Youtube! Today is Part 11 in my series of lessons to help you increase and remember vocabulary. Starting this lesson, we will look at verb and preposition combinations. Today, we are going to study tired from and tired of. Click the CC button to see the subtitles and download the transcript of the examples below. Are you ready? …
Head Out – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
Head Out Head means to go somewhere and head out means to leave. This is an old expression based on the old days of sailing ships. The front of the ship is the head, and when the captain wanted to direct the crew to move the ship, he would say things like “head north” or “head to France.” So, head …
YouTube Lesson – Shifting Stress For Different Parts Of Speech – English Pronunciation
New on YouTube! Let’s continue talking about Natural American English Pronunciation. In this lesson, we will look at the pronunciation of words that shift their stress depending on which part of speech they are. The words in this lesson are: address/address, compete/competition, define/definition, estimate/estimation, invite/invitation, present/present, produce/product, rebel/rebel, record/record, signify/significant, specify/specific, and suspect/suspect. Let’s check it out! Click the CC …
Set Up – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
Set Up The phrasal verb set up means to arrange something. You can set up an appointment, a trip, a meeting, etc! Jack set up a meeting with our client on Tuesday. I set up my vacation for next month. Tommy set up an appointment with the dentist. How about you? What have you set up recently? Leave a comment …
Drag On – English Phrasal Verb One Point Lesson
Drag On When something drags on, it continues for an unnecessarily long time. The boss’s speech really dragged on. The last movie I saw was boring and dragged on. I don’t want to go to the meeting because the monthly meetings drag on. How about you? Have you experienced anything that has dragged on recently? Leave a comment below and …