Archive for the ‘English In Life’ Category


Learn English: Say IT With Words In Photos! Part 1

  Learn English Say IT With Words IN Photos…. Part 1     Level: elementary to intermediate (possibly: upper-intermediate) Materials You Need: several note cards, a marker or pen (optional: a palm-sized video camera, such as a Flip video camera) Expressing your feelings…   Introduction How do you express your feelings in English? For example, how do [...]

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When You Sit At Your Desk Learning English, Do You Slouch?

Learning English often requires long hours sitting at your desk or table studying English. You have vocabulary to memorize, grammar rules to learn by heart, compositions to write, such as letters, emails, faxes, reports, etc. Does your back sometimes hurt you? Are you beginning to slouch or slump? What is your posture like as you [...]

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Is He “Shifty”? How Do You Find Him?

This humorous video has some great vocabulary and expressions. It takes us to an American courtroom. I’m sure you’ve seen one in a film in the cimema or on TV. The video makes reference to a notorious criminal:  do you know who Jack the Ripper is? The judge wants to know if the defendant is [...]

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What Do You Say When You Go Through Airport Security?

You are at the airport…. You have a flight to catch…. So you are in a hurry…. But you have to go through airport security first. The officer is asking you questions. You are worried about catching your flight, so you only half hear him. Well, what is he or she asking you? This humerous [...]

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