Asheville Day One Video Posted by sasha on Jun 26, 2018
What can you do with 72 hours in Asheville? Quite a lot, actually! Join us for an awesome 3-day tour of this beautiful city in the mountains of North Carolina. The first day includes a visit to the historic Biltmore Estate and a trip downtown for drinks, dinner, and some live music. “Our trip in…
Why Do Americans Call Football Soccer? Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 21, 2018
A tournament doesn’t get to be called The World Cup if it’s only played in a handful of countries. We call it the World Cup because it is played all over the world. And the sport is known by the same name everywhere. Well, almost. While the rest of the world calls the classic round-ball…
Mom and Pop Stores Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 14, 2018
At the heart of the American community is what we affectionately call the mom and pop shop. It could be a small grocery store, or a bakery, or a gas station. It is a family-owned and operated business servicing the local area, often for generations. In many cases, when the business began the family lived…
What’s for Dinner? (ESL Dinner Vocabulary) Posted by sasha on Jun 12, 2018
What do Americans like to eat for dinner? Well, there’s no easy answer! There are lots of options for dinner, whether you cook at home or go out to eat. An American dinner typically consists of a main course and a few side items (and maybe desert). Come into the kitchen with us as we…
The New Suffix Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 7, 2018
A suffix is a letter, or several letters, added to a word which then forms a new word. It is a tail at the end, wagging at us and saying, “Look at me! I’m something new!” A suffix can change a verb to a noun or an adjective. Add -ly to an adjective and you…
American Dinner Food Posted by sasha on Jun 5, 2018
We’ve already taken a look at what Americans eat for breakfast and lunch. Now it’s time to see what’s for dinner. In this post we’ll learn about some common American dinner food. First let’s learn about when and where Americans like to have dinner. At Home or Out? For many Americans, the biggest question around…
All the Same but Different Posted by Gary Locke on Jun 1, 2018
There are examples in the English language where important and common prefixes all mean the same, and yet are different. What makes this so confusing is that the prefixes are not interchangeable. In other words, it is easy to use the wrong one! A prefix, as you probably know, is a letter or combination of…