Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” (*For the rest of December and in January, the listening lesson will be posted every two weeks instead of once a week!) Sunday, October 24, 2010 This Week’s Podcast Email This […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Vocabulary – Using the verb ‘explain’ Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook I have lost count of the number of times a student has said to me: “Teacher, can you explain […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Sunday, May 15, 2011 Vocabulary – Are You Triskaidekaphobic? Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook (Photo by DaveBleasdale) Are you afraid of the number 13? Do you think it’s an unlucky number? If so, you are triskaidekaphobic! A phobia […]

Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” (*For the rest of December and in January, the listening lesson will be posted every two weeks instead of once a week!) Wednesday, July 7, 2010 Vocabulary Spotlight on: Baking Email […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Friday, September 3, 2010 Vocabulary – Do Not Call It a Toilet! Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Tweet (Photo by missmoon) In the listening lesson “The Bathroom!”, I talked about renovating the bathroom in […]

Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” Friday, April 16, 2010 Vocabulary – Everyday or Every Day? Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Everyday or every day? Is everyday one word […]

Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” Friday, April 16, 2010 Vocabulary – Everyday or Every Day? Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Everyday or every day? Is everyday one word […]

Pages Home About Me Listening (Podcasts) Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation (Videos) Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Vocabulary Explained – 911 and 9/11 Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook In a recent private lesson, my student was talking about world events. She talked about the attack on 9-1-1 […]

Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” (*For the rest of December and in January, the listening lesson will be posted every two weeks instead of once a week!) Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Pop Culture Explained: The Whisperer […]

Pages Home About Me Private Lessons English Books Pronunciation Listening Vocabulary Grammar Reading Study Tips Newest Listening Lesson Newest listening lesson: “The Winter Blues!” Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Vocabulary Spotlight on: Relationships Email This BlogThis! Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz In this post I look at different relationships (dating, marriage, […]