Think English or American

Learn how to think in English! Watch this video then try the same techniques yourself - talk about what you are doing, when you are doing it. It is more difficult than you think! 

The suspect steps out on to the pavement. He's wearing a black coat, dark hat and carrying a bag. He approaches a blue car, puts the bag in the car. He closes the boot, looks around and gets into the car. A red

Phrases with CAN’T

#1 – “Jeff wants to sing in the church choir, but he can’t carry a tune.”

Someone who can’t carry a tune has no musical ability; they can’t sing a simple melody correctly.

13 Essential Literary Terms

Metaphor [met-uh-fawr, -fer]

Aristotle wrote that mastery over the art of metaphor is a sign of genius, but what does this ubiquitous literary term mean in its most basic form? A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “She is a rose.” Excluding the possibility that the subject of this sentence is literally a flower, this example suggests that the subject possesses figurative extensions of qualities or attributes of a rose, such as exquisite beauty or perhaps a prickly disposition.

English is Easy

Jokes, anecdotes...

I’m sick of being sick!

http://www.learnhotenglish.com/pdfs/free-lessons/HE131_jokes_46.mp3

BEAR  HUNTING

A: I say, I say, I say. What’s the best way to hunt bear?

B: I don’t know. What is the best way to hunt bear?

A: With no clothes on.

Conversational Phrase

Baby, would you mind giving me a hand with this?

You're cleaning the kitchen. Your wife isn't helping you. You want to ask her to help, but you'd like to ask politely so that you don't start a fight. You ask this.

A Funny Story...

A blonde goes for a job interview...

A blonde goes for a job interview in an office. The interviewer decides to start with the basics. 'So, Miss, can you tell us your age, please?'