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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 @ 09:12 PM
Hello and welcome to my site. My name is Jo and I am an Australian living in Greece who is qualified to teach you English. I am offering what I believe to be the most effective method for developing confidence to speak English – real conversation with a native speaker. English Conversation Lessons help you to understand everyday expressions and to speak English naturally without feeling embarrassed. Our lessons are personalised to your interests, profession and needs. Listen to a student talking about his experience of learning English online by clicking on the image to the right.
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English Conversation – Entertainment
Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 01:05 PM
Entertainment
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about Entertainment. Listen to an audio debate about whether watching a movie at home is more enjoyable than watching a movie in a cinema. Learn vocabulary, phrasal verbs and idioms relating to the subject of entertainment and learn how to answer commonly asked conversation questions about this topic.
English Conversation – Relationships
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 09:05 AM
Relationships
This is the preparation material for an English Conversation Lesson about friendships, marriage and other relationships. Watch a video outlining tips for successful relationships; learn useful vocabulary; discover some common phrasal verbs that we use when discussing relationships and learn how to answer the most commonly asked questions on this subject.
English Conversation – Fears
Sunday, May 6, 2012 @ 05:05 PM
Fear
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about fear and being afraid. There are many different words we can use to describe the feeling of being afraid. In this lesson, you can learn nine of the most common adjectives that describe this feeling. You can also discover some of the phrasal verbs and idioms that we use to talk about fear. Finally, learn how to respond to some of the most frequently asked conversation questions on this topic.
ESL Debate – Should Animals be Used in Sports?
Friday, April 27, 2012 @ 08:04 AM
Should humans be allowed to use other animals as objects of sport and entertainment?
CONTEXT
This topic is about various other uses of animals for sport, pleasure, and entertainment. A wide variety of examples from different cultures around the world might be brought into this debate: ‘blood sports’ such as fox and stag hunting, and fishing; forms of entertainment using performing animals, such as circuses; and sports in which animals perform for human enjoyment, such as horse racing. Views on these issues are often very culture-specific – e.g. some British people may feel more sympathy with fox hunting – these practices can form part of a national culture. Nonetheless animal rights advocates find these to be the most indefensible ways that humans treat other animals. There are two parts to the proposition case: first, it is wrong in principle to exploit non-human animals in any way; secondly, there are many concrete examples of how animals are made to suffer in the context of sports and entertainment.
English Conversation – Occupations
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 @ 02:04 PM
Occupations
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about jobs, occupations and professions. Watch a video about the occupation of being a policeman and see what the job involves. Learn a large range of vocabulary we use when talking about jobs and professions and learn how to answer common conversation questions about this topic.
English Conversation – Buildings & Architecture
Monday, April 23, 2012 @ 12:04 PM
Buildings and Architecture
This is the preparation material for an English conversation lesson about buildings and architecture. In this topic we examine the way buildings have changed over time and how modern buildings compare to traditional ones. There is an audio discussion to listen to about the buildings in Prague, some useful vocabulary and a list of common conversation questions relating to this topic.
English Idiom of the Day – To Get Caught Red-Handed
Monday, April 2, 2012 @ 08:04 AM
To Get Caught Red Handed
A person who is caught red-handed is discovered in the middle of committing a crime or doing something wrong. It is usually related to stealing but can also be used by a parent who finds their child eating their way through a box of chocolates.
Example: He tried to steal from the shop but he was caught red-handed.
Did you know…? This idiom originated in the 14th century when the act of killing another man’s animal and selling the meat was a common crime. If a person was caught with the blood of a freshly killed animal on their hands this was considered proof of their guilt.
English Idiom of the Day – Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 @ 08:03 AM
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
The expression ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ means that money does not come easily or without effort; you should be careful how much money you spend because there is only a limited amount.
Example: ‘Dad, can I have a new bike?’ ‘We can’t afford one. Money doesn’t grow on trees you know.’
When Tony was younger, his father told him that money doesn’t grow on trees, and that he would have to work hard if he wanted to be rich.’
Did you know…? There is a Japanese proverb that states that, contrary to the above idiom, money can grow on trees. The proverb states: Money grows on the tree of persistence. In other words, if you keep trying and never give up, money will come to you.