As I’ve mentioned in other posts, I’ve also been writing for a website called FluentU. It’s a great site with a lot of blogs, but that’s not even the main thing they do. They also have a great language learning app for many different languages. There are free and paid versions, so if you’re learning English (or German, Spanish, Portuguese, or any of several other...

I hope you’re ready to learn a good way to talk about your plans and dreams for the future, because that’s what we’ll talk about today! This post is actually a two-in-one post, since it has an explanation about grammar and a Song of the Week. I chose this week’s Song of the Week because we used it in class. We’re talking about hopes and...

Hi there! Here’s your first assignment: Last week, each of you chose a quote that uses a conditional sentence. Your assignment is to write in the comments section below about the quote. Include the following information (at minimum–you can also write more): Write the full quote, along with who said it. What does the quote mean (in your own words)? How does the quote use conditionals,...

Hi everyone! I didn’t do a Song of the Week last week because I had a short vacation, but I’m back this week with one that I really like. Since today is Friday the 13th, I thought it would be appropriate to choose a song about superstitions. There’s “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder, which is a great song, but the lyrics are a little more difficult...

Hello again! I hope you’ve had a good week. This week’s Song of the Week is a mystery. It isn’t really connected to what my students have been learning in class, but I just like it. To give you a hint, check out the logo above. It took me an embarrassingly long time to make, but it was worth it. So, what’s the song? If...

The Original. The copier. Here I am dressed as Prince for Halloween of 2005. Still one of my best costumes. I had actually already written a Song of the Week post two nights ago, but I hadn’t published it yet because I was trying to find a good picture. Unfortunately, that Song of the Week will have to wait for another week, because I heard...

Hi everyone! I know that lately I’ve been posting mostly homework assignments to this website. But I’ve decided that for a few weeks, at least, I’ll try to post more frequently to this site (and my other websites like Costa Rica Outsider). If you like it, I’d appreciate if you leave comments, share articles, or follow the site on Facebook. I’d also like to have...

Hey everyone, here’s your third assignment! For your oral exam, each of you did a presentation based on the idea If I were…. I hope you took notes on everyone’s presentations, since you’ll have to write about a classmate. In your comment below, please write a paragraph or two about your person’s presentation. Include at least a general idea/summary of what he or she talked about, and...

Hi again! Here’s your second assignment for this course. On Monday, each of you chose a quote that uses a conditional sentence. Your assignment is to write in the comments section below about the quote. Include the following information (at minimum–you can also write more): Write the full quote, along with who said it. What does the quote mean (in your own words)? How does the...

Right now in Costa Rica it’s warm and I’m enjoying a week-long break. Here they call it semana santa or “holy week,” but in English we’d usually call this time Easter break or Easter week. I’ve written a bit about Easter in the past (see here and here), but this time I wanted to share another article that I wrote for FluentU. It’s all about Easter...