#160 Learning English with Riddles ESL

Welcome back, travelers! One last time, pack your bags — we’re heading west. Today, we’ll visit the Southwest and the West. In the Southwest, we have: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. And in the West, we have: Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, ... Show More

This is the third episode of our state names series. This time, we’re traveling to the Midwest. Let’s quickly list all the states in the Midwest: They are: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. T ... Show More

Hi! This is part two of our series about US state names. Today, we’ll explore the Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. That’s eleven states in total! And today I’ll focus on ... Show More

Hoy, en este episodio… Continúo con más adivinanzas para ejercitar el español y el cerebro. No te preocupes si algunas son difíciles porque a mí también me resultan difíciles. Tenemos las respuestas, que es lo importante. A continuación, una pequeña mini-historia de preguntas y r ... Show More

Today's free PDF guide to the lesson https://englishvocabularyhelp.com/guide-to-26-idioms/ If you are an advanced English speaker but want to really start sounding like an American speaker you are going to want to learn all 26 of the idioms in today’s lesson. And I want you to ac ... Show More

It is TIME TO START!! Let's get back to having fun while learning English! I will do my best for the FUN part, you have to do your best on the LEARNING part, okay? Have a super 2017^^ Coach Shane   Today’s English expression and dialog: to lose sleep over something You look reall ... Show More

Day in and day out, I try to come up with topics to talk about here on the Happy English podcast. Most of my ideas come from questions or problems my students have. At the end of the day, it’s always best to keep trying new things. In this day and age, I think most people are int ... Show More

  There is a lot about the English language that makes very little sense at all.In this episode we look at some of these illogicalities, paying close attention to homonyms, homographs, homophones, and even something called lonely negatives.How many words are there in English?Engl ... Show More

Learning English is one of the best things you can do in your life. However, since this is a mid-term to long-term endeavor, sometimes we lose sight of why we started learning English in the first place. In today’s episode, we’ve listed some reasons why you should learn (or keep ... Show More

Welcome to another episode of Everyday English with E2 where every week we focus on English grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation - but this week we’re doing something a little different. We’re going to focus on English spelling and I’m going to try to convince you that English sp ... Show More

Today’s English expression and dialog: Doesn’t hold a candle to Look! To I just started a new online English course. I’ve taken that course. After two weeks—boring~ Really? It doesn’t hold a candle to Coach Shane’s classes. GET FREE LESSONS: In China? WeChat! Join my English Camp ... Show More