I wanted to bring you to one of my favorite areas in LA - the second Little Tokyo - not in downtown, but close to UCLA. I went to the Nijiya Market there today and bought some delicious salmon sashimi (raw fish), which I ate for dinner.
At this Japanese grocery store, they were fast […]
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 […]
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 […]
Randall’s ESL Blog is an excellent site to practice English.
Randall writes short posts and asks provocative questions (provocative = causing discussion). These questions can help you practice your English. If you are trying to learn English throughout your day in quick bursts (in quick bursts = in short time periods), you can go to […]
My question for you today is:
Would you rather have a lot of friends from your country or speak perfect English, increase your earning potential and make a lot of money in your future career? (earning potential = the amount of money you can make in your job)
If you answered the second option, then watch the […]
When I lived and traveled through Mexico and Central America for a year (Note - ‘traveled’ can be spelled as ‘travelled’ if you are not living in the United States), every day I wrote in a spiral notebook, which served as a journal (a spiral notebook - a notebook that has a wire binding…wires that […]
What have you done to improve your English?
Some of my students have watched a lot of American TV. Some of my students decided they wanted to study five hours a day after going to class for six hours. Some of my students partied with Americans (to party with s.o. = to go out with s.o., […]
Today I want to talk about the value of television (the value of s.t. = the benefit of s.t.) (s.t. = something).
But first, I must start with a confession: I’ve always been anti-TV (anti- s.t = you don’t like s.t. or you disagree with s.t. or you think it’s bad in some way). I […]
One way to learn vocabulary fast is to put a sheet of vocabulary words in your pocket as you leave the house. Then, every time you have to wait for something, pull it out and learn a few words or test yourself or practice using the words in sentences.
How do you get this sheet? […]
My name is Kim Purcell. I’m an ESL teacher living in Los Angeles and I’m going to help you speak English fluently.
For the last ten years, I’ve taught English to a wide variety of students from countries all over the world and I’ve learned that it doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, […]