英语博客：Glass Blowing.

It's the best place in Wenatchee, I said to my husband, as I described the new Pybus Market. This all-year-round(1) shopping center and farmer's market is the latest addition(2) to Wenatchee. It is a real step forward for this town which, up until no

英语博客-北美风情 2、Catch Word #1 “Turn”

图片1 In this episode we look at verbs and nouns with the word turn; Turn on, turn off, turn up, and turn down! When we add a different preposition on the end the meaning changes and here we talk about all their meanings. So turn on this episode an

英语博客：Basic Pronunciation Practice 4.

That was a really good lecture. Yes, it was. That professor keeps it interesting. Well, I have a lot to study for the next test. Me too. Do you need a study partner? That would be nice. Okay, let's go to the library. Join me on my FACEBOOK page at An

英语博客：My Wonderful Snowball.

I listen to podcasts nearly every day. Not only do I love the fact that I am learning each time I hear one, but I also(1) love the fact that they are free and accessible. It's interesting to consider(2) the differences between one podcast and another

英语博客：Great Value.

These days(1) everybody seems to be trying to(2) save money. On the television, we hear about sales, discounts, and 'cash back'(3) on things that we buy. Most receipts now give opportunities to win money, or products. And the shops do the same. Have

英语博客：Science at home.

As a parent(1), I think a lot about my children's education(2). Is it good or bad? Is it varied, hands-on(3), relevant? The only way to really(4) find out, is to look at their text books, go to their schools, and talk to their teachers. And then, we

英语博客：Basic Pronunciation Practice 6.

What did you find out about retakes? Oh, we can retake small tests, but not end of term finals. That makes sense. Thankfully, I did ok on the last test, so I won't need to. Yes, my result wasn't too bad; I got 85%. Good job! I got 80%. Are you going

英语博客：Time To Kill.

What do you do when you have time to kill? It's a bit of a violent phrase, isn't it? It really means to use up spare time, or extra time. That is just(1) what I was doing this weekend, while I was waiting for my son's basketball game to start. We had

英语博客:Pronouncing the 'th'

Today's podcast will be dedicated to the 'th'. English, being quite irregular at times, has two ways of pronouncing the combination of the t and the h. That may seem simple, but getting it right is a key to sounding like a native. I have met many peo

英语博客-北美风情 26、Vocabulary: Grumpy, Grouchy, I

图片1 In this episode we talk about being grumpy and other words with the same meaning. We are not usually grumpy people, so we act out some examples for you. Here is one below:

英语博客-北美风情 105、are you on the ball today?

图片1 In this episode we look at expressions that describe someone who is intelligent, prepared, capable of doing some work! Do you know someone like this? Do you know someone who always seems on the ball? If you know someone who is alert and knows

英语博客-北美风情 230 She knows it like the back of her hand

Sometimes we know just a little bit about something, and other times we know something so well that we have it memorized. This episode is all about expressions we can use to talk about having a very deep knowledge of something. We also have a popular

英语博客-北美风情 225 We all mess up sometimes

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and this episode is all about expressions to talk about them. Some mistakes are small and minor, and others are really big. And sometimes we make embarrassing mistakes in front of other peoplethe worst kind or mista

英语博客-北美风情 27、Idiom: Are we on for tonight?

图片1 Are we on for tonight? Here we have a question about a casual expression for confirming plans. To find out exactly what it means, youll have to listen to this episode!

英语博客-北美风情 22、“Let’s…” and “Why do

图片1 Lets listen to this Culips episode! This time we talk about the expressions beginning with Lets and Why dont we, give your examples and explain the differences between them. Why dont you stop reading and listen to it now!

英语博客-北美风情 20、Slang: We’re going to dinner

图片1 Sweet! Have you all heard of this new slang term? What does it mean? When can you use it? Find out in this podcast. We will give you a couple examples.

英语博客-北美风情 13、Expressions with LOOK

图片1 You dont need to look up these definitions in the dictionary. Just listen to this episode where we look at some of the possibilities with the verb look! To look like, look down, look up and look forward to are the expressions that we examine

英语博客:Going back to teaching

Beginners. This year I have some free time. My youngest child goes to preschool four mornings a week, so during that time, I can do many things. I decided recently to put my application in for being a substitute teacher. That is a teacher who takes t

英语博客:Goodbye to old toys

As I was walking back to my house from the mail box the other day, I looked at our entryway and realised that it looked like a junk yard. There were about four, old, plastic vehicles that our children don't use anymore, just sitting on the driveway l

英语博客：Basic Pronunciation Practice 10.

Hey Peter, fancy meeting you here! Hi Liz, I've come to book a holiday. Really? No, I'm only joking. I'm a poor student, remember? I can't afford a holiday yet. Carl told me that you work here, so I thought I'd pop in to see you. What a lovely surpri