Tag: ESL

The Many Flavors Of Fruit Idioms

The Many Flavors Of Fruit Idioms

“Cherry” is used in a number of idiomatic phrases and expressions in English. In this lesson we’ll explain the most common ones. If you want to understand what native speakers are saying, you have to understand ‘cherry.’

Cheers | Understanding Difficult Wordplay

Cheers | Understanding Difficult Wordplay

Cheers, the American sitcom, is a great TV show for studying culture and language. In this lesson we look at one scene from the show and …

Blue Laws & The Secret History of Sundae

Blue Laws & The Secret History of Sundae

アメリカではアイスクリームが大好きな方が日本より多い印象をうけます。アイスクリームにまつわるいろいろな英語表現をみていきましょう…

Idiom | To Burn Bridges

Idiom | To Burn Bridges

What does it mean to burn one’s bridges? It is an old idiom dating back to Roman times but is still frequently used today. The meaning is simple to understand …

Common Words ONLY Native Speakers Know

Common Words ONLY Native Speakers Know

Did you know that there are lots of common words that only native speakers know? Some people become so influential that their names have …

Idiom | A Hot Potato

Idiom | A Hot Potato

The idiom ‘a hot potato’ has been around in one form or another for hundreds of years. The phrase is not just common, but part of pop culture itself. If you don’t understand what it means …

Talking About Illnesses

Talking About Illnesses

What expressions do native English speakers use when they are not feeling well? Knowing how and what to say to doctors and nurses is not just important, it could be lifesaving.

Idiom | Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Idiom | Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Barking up the wrong treeはいくつか意味があります。ですので全体の会話の内容をしっかり理解することが大切です。-間違った場所を探している…

Idiom | (Can’t) Judge a Book by its Cover

Idiom | (Can’t) Judge a Book by its Cover

Can you judge a book by its cover? In this idiom lesson we’re going to learn what that means and why we shouldn’t. Spoiler alert, we’re talking about more than just books.

Web Communication

Web Communication

It’s a digital world! Web-conferences and remote work will only become more common in the future. We need to be equipped with the proper language skills to navigate our new lives. The lesson is more than important. It’s essential!