This is the last School House Rocks video I am going to post during Obon Vacation. It is about electricity, I will be back in Japan in a few more days so expect new English lessons next week!
Hope you all had a great vacation,
Phil
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
School House Rocks, the founding of the US
Here's a School House Rocks video about the founding of the USA. I think I will post one more about science and after that I will be back in Japan posting lessons as usual~!
Enjoy,
Phil
Enjoy,
Phil
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
School House rock, interjections
Ok while I am abroad during summer vacation I think I will publish a few of the School House Rocks videos, maybe a few on English and one or two about the US.
Here's a video on interjections like:
Doh! (Homer Simpson's favorite^_-)
ouch
!
More videos later this week!
Phil
Here's a video on interjections like:
Doh! (Homer Simpson's favorite^_-)
ouch
!More videos later this week!
Phil
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Do you like to cuddle?
OK here's one last quick lesson before I go on vacation. The other day I was teaching quite advanced students and they didn't know these verbs:
-to snuggle
-to cuddle
Do you know them? These are both warm, positive verbs often used when talking about getting comfortable or about being close to someone you love.
To snuggle means to lie or press closely together. It can also mean to curl up closely or comfortably. The second (weaker) meaning is one of hugging and holding someone closely to comfort them or to show your affection.
To cuddle, is very positive and is an expression full of love & affection. It has a strong meaning of hugging and holding in your arms. The second (weaker) meaning is to curl up closely or comfortably.
So as you can see these two verbs are really close and can pretty much be used interchangeably.
1- I like to cuddle up with a good book.
2- I like to snuggle up with a good book.
3- I like to curl up with a good book.
For me #1 and #3 sound the most natural, I wouldn't say #2 it sounds too cute so I guess women might be more likely to say it or people speaking a slightly different English dialect would use it.
My girlfriend likes to cuddle in bed, it keeps me from sleeping!
It was so cold yesterday, I snuggled into my blanket and didn't wanna get out of bed.
Alright that is it for now, I will post some videos from youtube over the break and try and post a few more lessons at the end of the month~!
Have a great summer vacation,
Phil
-to snuggle
-to cuddle
Do you know them? These are both warm, positive verbs often used when talking about getting comfortable or about being close to someone you love.
To snuggle means to lie or press closely together. It can also mean to curl up closely or comfortably. The second (weaker) meaning is one of hugging and holding someone closely to comfort them or to show your affection.
To cuddle, is very positive and is an expression full of love & affection. It has a strong meaning of hugging and holding in your arms. The second (weaker) meaning is to curl up closely or comfortably.
So as you can see these two verbs are really close and can pretty much be used interchangeably.
1- I like to cuddle up with a good book.
2- I like to snuggle up with a good book.
3- I like to curl up with a good book.
For me #1 and #3 sound the most natural, I wouldn't say #2 it sounds too cute so I guess women might be more likely to say it or people speaking a slightly different English dialect would use it.
My girlfriend likes to cuddle in bed, it keeps me from sleeping!
It was so cold yesterday, I snuggled into my blanket and didn't wanna get out of bed.
Alright that is it for now, I will post some videos from youtube over the break and try and post a few more lessons at the end of the month~!
Have a great summer vacation,
Phil
Sunday, August 1, 2010
You have a terrible poker face.
Do you know this idiom? Today, we'll just have a quick idioms lesson. Enjoy!
A poker face is when someone's face doesn't show ANY emotion. It is used when someone lies to trick someone. In poker this is called BLUFFING. It is when you lie to trick people into thinking you have good cards and they decide to quit playing--which means you win~!
Jim has a terrible poker face, I always know when he's lying.
So the verb to bluff means to deceive someone, to trick them by using false confidence. You aren't good but you PRETEND to be good to get your opponent to quit.
A: If you don't stop, I'm gonna tell Mom!
B: You're bluffing! If you tell Mom you'll get in trouble too.
A: Try me! I swear I'm gonna tell Mom.
B: OK, OK, I'll stop.
Alright, that is it for now. I'll try to post one more lesson before I go on vacation, have a good weekend!
Phil
A poker face is when someone's face doesn't show ANY emotion. It is used when someone lies to trick someone. In poker this is called BLUFFING. It is when you lie to trick people into thinking you have good cards and they decide to quit playing--which means you win~!
Jim has a terrible poker face, I always know when he's lying.
So the verb to bluff means to deceive someone, to trick them by using false confidence. You aren't good but you PRETEND to be good to get your opponent to quit.
A: If you don't stop, I'm gonna tell Mom!
B: You're bluffing! If you tell Mom you'll get in trouble too.
A: Try me! I swear I'm gonna tell Mom.
B: OK, OK, I'll stop.
Alright, that is it for now. I'll try to post one more lesson before I go on vacation, have a good weekend!
Phil
Sunday, July 25, 2010
forgetful vs. forgettable
Hey everyone, I hope you had a good weekend but now it's time for us all to get back to work before our summer vacation arrives~!
Today, I will be talking about the difference between:
forgetful
and
forgettable
Have you heard these words before?
Forgetful means you forget things easily, it is usually used to describe a person. In Japanese you would say: 忘れん坊 (わすれんぼう)
My father is getting old, he's been quite forgetful recently.
Forgettable means that something is easy to forget.
Movie characters' names are really forgettable. I never remember them~!
That TV show is easily forgettable, there's nothing special about it.
Actually, forgettable isn't used very often but its opposite is! The opposite word is:
unforgettable
which means it is impossible to forget!
My day yesterday was unforgettable, it was amazing!
There's even a song called Unforgettable, here's a clip from youtube:
Have a good week,
Phil
Today, I will be talking about the difference between:
forgetful
and
forgettable
Have you heard these words before?
Forgetful means you forget things easily, it is usually used to describe a person. In Japanese you would say: 忘れん坊 (わすれんぼう)
My father is getting old, he's been quite forgetful recently.
Forgettable means that something is easy to forget.
Movie characters' names are really forgettable. I never remember them~!
That TV show is easily forgettable, there's nothing special about it.
Actually, forgettable isn't used very often but its opposite is! The opposite word is:
unforgettable
which means it is impossible to forget!
My day yesterday was unforgettable, it was amazing!
There's even a song called Unforgettable, here's a clip from youtube:
Have a good week,
Phil
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