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Learn English – Let’s invent a story about the people in this painting – Nighthawks

March 25, 2021 admin Leave a comment

I love creating a class around a painting.  It’s easy to do.  You can describe what the picture is about.…

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Posted in: American Culture, Art, Famous Americans, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English Filed under: Edward Hopper

Learn English – Games I played as a child

March 2, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Do kids play different games today than their parents or grandparents did? Maybe! For sure, some are new due to…

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Posted in: American Culture, How to do something, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English, Personal Stories

Learn English – Bake sales at school

February 23, 2021 admin Leave a comment

Bake sales are an easy way to raise money for a school club or sports team. In this episode I…

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Posted in: American Culture, Food, How to do something, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English, Personal Stories

Learn English – Who was Hank Aaron?

January 27, 2021 admin Leave a comment

I am not a sports person. So, when I read the paper that Hank Aaron, the baseball player, had died…

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Posted in: American Culture, Famous Americans, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English

Learn English – Sending Christmas Cards

December 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I love Christmas cards!  Picking them out, writing them and receiving them. In this episode, I explain the tradition and…

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Posted in: American Culture, American holidays & traditions, Famous Americans, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English, Personal Stories

Learn English – Why is America’s Covid policy not like other countries?

December 4, 2020 admin Leave a comment

If you follow the news in other countries, it is obvious that America does things differently.  This includes our country’s…

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Posted in: American Culture, Citizenship, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English, Personal Stories

Learn English – Why I don’t like Halloween (and the holiday I love!)

October 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Don’t shoot me!  I know most Americans LOVE Halloween.  I also explain my favorite celebration in the year, and it’s…

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Posted in: American Culture, American holidays & traditions, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English, Personal Stories

Learn English – Do you wear socks with sandals?

October 7, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Not everyone thinks it’s okay to wear socks with sandals.  I’m the kind of person who doesn’t care what people…

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Posted in: American Culture, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English, Personal Stories

Learn English – Norman Rockwell painted ordinary American Life

August 5, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Norman Rockwell is best known for his magazine covers depicting/showing American life. In this episode you’ll learn a bit about…

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Posted in: American Culture, Art, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English

Learn English – Rodeo riding, an American sport

July 28, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I have lived most of my life on the East Coast of America. So I have never seen rodeo riding,…

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Posted in: American Culture, American holidays & traditions, Food, Includes Transcript, Intermediate Level English

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