As you know, I have a dog named Happy. She is cute and full of energy. She also has a strange way to eat her …
English Lesson: Talk About the Weather
I had a conversation like this the other day: Michael: Hi Taka, how’s it going? Juwon: Pretty good. It’s a fine day outside. Juwon’s answer …
English Reading Practice: Is Your Skin Protected?
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English Lesson: Countable Vs Uncountable Nouns
Whenever I am in the car I listen to the radio. There are some good radio stations that play music I like, and others that …
English Lesson: Active vs Passive Voice
I like sweets. I know, I shouldn’t eat a lot of sweets, but tonight my sister brought some cupcakes to my house for dessert. Ever …
English Lesson: Small Talk “Hobbies & Taboo Topics”
Today we will continue looking at making conversation and small talk in English. Yesterday we learned how to ask about family and jobs. Today our …
English Lesson: Small Talk – Family & Job
When you meet someone, what topics do you talk about? Let’s look at some of these topics. Family Here are questions you can use to …
English Lesson: Conversation Flow
Yesterday we looked at two ways you can “drive” a conversation forward; using follow-up questions and answering a question with more information and details (Q=A+1). …
English Lesson: Making Conversation
Image by r8r (creative commons) The other day we looked at casual greetings. Today, we will move to the next step – making conversation. As …
English Lesson: Never Mind!
Yesterday we looked at the expression I don’t mind. A reader from twitter to explain how to use the expression never mind. Do you know …