Lesson 53: Advanced English Speaking / Idioms...

I still remember the day I decided to START OFF this project. During one of the sessions with my English teacher, I expressed my concern about not knowing the meaning of the most common idioms, slangs, and phrasal verbs. She suggested that I use them in sentences in order to memo ...  Show more

Her latest project had many LOOSE ENDS. She was half way there and had a lot to do before she FINISHED UP her book. Unfortunately, due to her horrible car accident on the i35 highway, she PASSED OUT and was severely hurt. Regrettably, Maria went into a coma. After a whole month, ...  Show more

In the early months of the pandemic much of the country was in disarray, including schools. Now that the fall semester is almost over, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN Correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro talk about how parents, students and educators are navigating a school year plagued ...  Show more

2020 has been a very different year for the Language Assistants programme, and this podcast looks to explore how this group of assistants and teachers have adapted in the circumstances. In the first part of this episode we speak to Emily, Joe and Mathilde who speak about their di ...  Show more

In this English lesson, I tell a story about how my daughter, my son, my wife, and I have all had to quarantine since the beginning of the school year.  While I tell this story, I explain how you can use the following expressions: "I'm bummed," "What a bummer," "There's always a ...  Show more

Project management has changed over the last five years. Working from home, the introduction of team meetings, not to mention a more dominant virtual presence. As part of our conversation lesson plan portfolio, this is a challenging class based on the ability to express an opi ...