In this episode Teresa share the following joke with Elin.

“What did the pirate say when he turned 80? Aye matey!”

This episode was recorded October 26, 2020.

Today Patricia and Teresa talk differences between American English and British English with regards to food. The inspiration for today’s episode is the TV show The Great British Bake Off, which is a popular British cooking show.

Some words discussed in the episode are:

aubergine

biscuit

candy floss

chips

courgette

crisps

ice lolly          

pudding

sweets

tray bakes

treacle

This episode was recorded on January 19, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression you snooze, you lose.

Remember, share your attempts to use you snooze, you lose with us! You can share them with us via email at [email protected] or on our Facebook page! Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on December 29, 2020.

In this episode Teresa share the following joke with Elin, which was a difficult one to understand.

“People say they pick their noses. I feel like I was just born with mine.”

Listen for the techniques Elin uses to understand the joke.

What makes the joke hard for her? What makes the joke hard for you?

This episode was recorded October 21, 2020.

In this episode Teresa talks about the suffix -ly and how it can be used to form adjectives and adverbs. She gives some examples of words that use the -ly suffix, and she discusses the rule for forming adjectives and adverbs with the -ly suffix. She also mentions strategies for identifying if a word is an adjective or an adverb.

The rule for forming adjectives with -ly is:

noun + ly = adjective

The rule for forming adverbs with -ly is:

adjective + ly = adverb

This episode was recorded on January 12, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the word either.

If you like the show, please share it with a friend. Remember, share your attempts to use either with us! You can share them with us via email at [email protected] or on our Facebook page! Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on January 11, 2021.

In this episode Teresa share the following joke with Elin.

“A cop just knocked on my door and told me that my dogs were chasing people on bikes. WTF? My dogs don’t even own bikes. tf”

Listen for the techniques Elin uses to understand the joke.

What makes the joke hard for her? What makes the joke hard for you?

This episode was recorded October 14, 2020.

In this episode Teresa talks about the pronunciation of pronouns that begin with the letter h. Pronouns are commonly said and so the initial h is reduced or dropped. There is also linking of words in English especially commonly used words like pronouns and many verbs, such as is, tell, give, and see.

This episode was recorded on January 5, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression use it or lose it. If you want to check out the NPR article that she got the example of use it or lose it from, click this link.

Remember, share your attempts to use use it or lose it with us! You can share them with us via email at [email protected] or on our Facebook page! Until next time, happy learning!

This episode was recorded on December 29, 2020.

In this episode Teresa share the following joke with Elin.

“Lance is not a common name but in medieval times people were called Lancelot.”

Listen for the techniques Elin uses to understand the joke.

What makes the joke hard for her? What makes the joke hard for you?

This episode was recorded October 19, 2020.