Talking about Small Talk
Many of my advanced ESL students ask me about "small talk." Small talk is the short conversations we have with other people when we first see them or read more »
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This ESL podcast is about dogs and the health benefits of being a dog owner. read more »
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Subject Lines for Business Emails
One aspect of business English that I teach my adult ESL students is how to write effective emails. In addition to the regular challenges of writing read more »
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Write it Like a Native English Speaker
I worked with one of my ESL students today on her writing. She didn't really make too many mistakes in her writing samples, but she wanted to "write read more »
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Slow dialog: 1:18
Explanations: 3:06
Fast dialog: 16:40

Angelica: Oh sorry, what was I saying? I lost my train of thought.< read more »
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Slow dialog: 1:20
Explanations: 3:00
Fast dialog: 13:50

Kelly: Where is everybody?

Man: Excuse me? Were you tal read more »
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Formula to Make Mild Complaints
"Complaining" is, unfortunately, an everyday occurrence, and therefore, it may be considered a survival skill for ESL students.Here's a "formula" for read more »
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Take A Break! play
Lyrics: Tom Petty - RefugeeWe got somethin', we both know it,We don't talk too much about it.Ain't no real big secret all the same,somehow, we get ar read more »
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