I wrote this poem this morning to use for reading and pronunciation practice in my class on Tandem. I didn't write it deliberately to be good for teaching English, but it turned out that it was. Hope you like it.I’VE LOST MY MIND<...

More simple present: the verb “to be”1- I am from Costa Rica. He is from Cuba.2- This is my brother. His name is Jack.3- This is my adopted cat. Her name is Nefertiti.4- How old are you? I’m twenty-seven.5- Ar...

Another quickie podcast. Over the next week or two or three, I will record short podcasts going through the most commonly used English verb tenses. In this one the examples are from the simple present. This tense is used to describe habits and ...

(This podcast is for Irma who reminded me about this construction.)Note: this podcast has fewer repetitions than usual. That DOES NOT mean you shouldn't play it and practice is many times. It just means my time is limited....

1- I have never seen or met an abominable snowman, also known as a Yeti.2- I.R.S. is the abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service.3- My uncle is an aeronautical engineer.4- I put the books in alphabetical order. 5- My ...