Giving Tuesday English Lesson: Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking Practice

Giving Tuesday: A Vocabulary, Listening, & Speaking Lesson

“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.”  – Bob Kerrey Do you agree with this quote, that unexpected kindness is the most powerful for change? When was the last time you showed someone unexpected kindness? When was the last time someone showed you unexpected kindness? It’s easy…

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English Idioms, Expressions, and Vocabulary for Shopping with English Outside the Box

English Expressions, Vocabulary, and Idioms for Shopping

Today seems like the perfect day to share with you some English expressions and English idioms related to shopping, since this weekend marks the busiest shopping time of the year. Not only do we have Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving, this year marks the 10th anniversary of Cyber Monday, a day dedicated to online deals…

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Free Friday: American VS Australian Vocabulary Differences

So you’ve been hitting the books hard [studying a lot] and now you’re ready to take all this English to a native speaking country. The problem is….where are you going? Even though the US, Australia, UK, etc speak English, they all have their own, unique vocabulary for some items. Even when speaking the language, confusion…

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