Going to yoga is a great way to make friends and meet Americans … especially if you live in a big city in America like Los Angeles. People who do yoga are learning to be more open and accepting with all kinds of people, so they also tend to be very warm (kind, welcoming) toward […]
This post will help you pronounce Y and R at the end of a word - RY. Watch and pass it on to everyone you know who speaks English as a Second Language! Have a great day!!
Kim
Transcript and Vocabulary Explanation:
I had a question from one of you. A fifty-year-old (Kim’s note […]
In this video blog, I talk about the 3rd Street Farmer’s Market in the Fairfax District in LA. It’s a permanent farmers’ market - with a lot of prepared food and a few farmers’ stalls (kiosk, small area for selling things)- and a common tourist place. It’s right next to the Grove, which is a […]
Okay, so, you may or may not agree that gay marriage is a good thing. Even here in California, which is a hippie (person from the 60’s or who follows the 60’s way of thinking - free love, sandals, long hair…) liberal-land (a place where many people have liberal/socialist/left-leaning beliefs), only around 50 percent of […]
In this blog post, I talk about gay marriage being allowed in California. I use quite a few IF clauses to give you some more examples. One thing I want you to remember is that after IF, you need a subject and a present verb, usually simple present, but sometimes it can be present progressive […]
The IF Clauses or Conditional clauses are really tough (hard, difficult). So, we’re going to start out with the basics.
First, I’ll talk to you about the present real conditional. This is when you are talking about a real situation in the present that is not necessarily going to happen, but it might happen. So, […]
Have you ever had a shitty (terrible, bad) day when nothing really bad happened, but you were in a bad mood (you are not happy, not feeling joyful)? Sometimes you’re just having a bad day. That’s life. I hope today is not one of those days for you. I hope it’s a fabulous day. However, […]
You want to sound like a real native English speaker, so you start using “hafta” instead of “have to” and “wanna” instead of “want to” and “gonna” instead of “going to”, but people look at you strangely. Why???
There are a few reasons.
1. You are overemphasizing (making it too strong when you talk) hafta, […]
You need to learn science vocabulary for life and the TOEFL. Nowadays, people often discuss science and technology in regular conversation, so make sure you learn the basics, especially about the human body and computers.
Here’s a little test for you with very basic vocabulary:
1. What is a belly button?
2. Where is a man’s Adam’s […]
You need to use indirect speech when you are telling about an experience in your life because you have to explain what other people said. In my last blog post, I talked about how to do this. In this video blog, I tell you about taking my one-year-old daughter to get surgery on her foot. […]