Learning Idioms/Proverbs: What does "Never say die!" mean?

" Never say die!" has three meanings. First, it means " Don't give up!" to encourage you to continue doing something hard. Eg: Mary: I'm fed up with this homework. It's driving me nuts. I think I can't finish it in time.      Jane: Come on, Mary. Never say die! Sencond, it shows something that you say which means that you should not accept that you have failed while there is still a chance that you may succeed. Eg: You still have enough time to handle this problem. Never say...

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Learning Idioms/Proverbs: What does " Love me, love my dog" mean?

Some people assume that "Love me, love my dog"  means that if you don't like their dog, you aren't going to be their friend. That person does not/cannot like people who don't like that pet, too. It doesn't mean you should "love" the dog, , but you should at least "like" the dog, or pretend to. So, this is a good clue, and if you dislike the dog, the dog is going to be chosen over you. (Katy C) Or, It means that i come as a package. If you want me, you must also acccept my dog. (Plym) Imagine:http://verygl7.com But,"...

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Common American Phrases from A to Z: Letter C (2)

How many common American phrases in daily contexts do you know? Let's upgrade them every day right on this blog! Letter C (2) 13. Come again Please come back again sometime. 14. Come and get it! Dinner's ready. Come eat! (Folsky and familiar) 15. Come in and make yourself at home. Please come into my home and make yourself comfortable. Imagine:static.someecards.com 16. Come off it! Don't act so haughty! Stop acting that way! 17. Come on. * Stop it!; Stop doing that! * Please oblige...

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Learning Vocabulary by HIT songs: The Monster-Eminem ft. Rihanna

Imagine: www.thebengalbuzz.com After the very big Hit "Love the Way You Lie",  Eminem and Rihanna have come back together again with a new Hit called "The Monster ". Unexpectedly, "The monster" then immediately appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and knocked out "Roar" by Katy. Currently, it occupies the position No. 2 and is threatening No.1 - Royals by "the new queen" Lorde. Now enjoy it and take a look at some vocabulary below: VOCABULARY: to get along with = get on, get...

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Learning Vocabulary by HIT songs: Royals- Lorder

Royals - Lorde Imagine:mightygirl.com It knocked out many other hits surprisingly and took over many other music charts. With " Royal", Lorde was recognized as the new queen of Alternative and compared to big singer Adele. She possesses such an unique voice and impressive style. Let's hear the song again and learn some interesting phrases from its lyric! Vocabulary: "in the flesh" means that something/someone is physically in front of you "to cut one's teeth" means  to have...

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Common American Phrases from A-Z: Letter C (1)

How many common American phrases in daily contexts do you know? Let's upgrade them every day right on this blog!  Letter C (1) 1. Call again. Please visit this shop again sometime. (said by shopkeepers and clerks) 2. Can it! Be quiet! Stop talking! Drop the subject! Imagine: shoestring.com.au 3. Can you handle it? * Are you able to deal with this problem? * Could you handle this problem? 4. Capeesh? Do you understand? 5. Cash or Credit? Do you wish to pay for your purchases with...

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4 Tenses Most Commonly Used by Native Speakers in Daily Conversation

In term of grammar, there are 12 tenses in English, but native speakers tend to use 4 most common tenses in everyday conversation. Let's find out what they are! Imagine:ego4u.com 1. Present Simple Tense This tense is used for the following purposes: To  describe an action in the present time as routine, world truth,  thoughts or feelings at present. To tell stories or jokes To refer an action in the future but according to a timetable or schedule. * Positive sentence: S...

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Learning American English with VOA (Voice of America)

What is VOA Learning English?  Voice of America (VOA) is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio, TV and the internet outside of the U.S., in 43 languages. (wikipedia) How come does it help your learn American english effectively? First, VOA Learning...

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Learning English through Topic: Gifts ( topic for 01/12/2013 Sunday evening club)

Source: museumsofcanada.com Gifts According to Wikipedia, a gift or a present is an object given without the expectation of payment. Although gift-giving might involve an expectation of reciprocity, a gift is meant to be free. In many human societies, the act of mutually exchanging money, goods, etc. may contribute to social cohesion. Economists have elaborated the economics of gift-giving into the notion of a gift economy. By extension the term gift can refer to anything that makes the...

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Good Movies for Learning American English (with English Subtitles)

Why we should learn English through movies? 1. Improving your listening and communication skills in the natural way. While watching movie, you can learn how the native speakes use their language in various situations.  2. Upgrading your english vocabulary with a lot of new words, phrases, idioms, slangs... 3. Improving your pronunciation. 4. Learning culture, tradition and customs of that country. Some know-how to learn English through movies: Step 1: Prepare a notebook and Choose...

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Common American Phrases from A-Z: Letter B (2)

How many common American phrases in daily contexts do you know? Let's upgrade them every day right on this blog!  Letter B (2) 14. Boy and oh boy. A sentence opener expressing surprise or emphasis. eg: Bob: Hi, Bill.      Bill: Boy, am I glad to see you! 15. Boy howdy! An exclamation of excited surprise (colloquial and folksy). Eg: Mary: Well,  I finally got here.       Bob: Boy howdy! Am I glad to see you! 16. Bravo! Imagine: unomaha.edu A...

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My English club's photos for the third week discussion of November (24/11/2013)

Hello guys, it's time to check out some photos taken in this evening! What do you guys think of our English club?? Club's address: 31, Giai Phong street, Ha Noi (LESH English Center) Time: Every Sunday evening (from 6.30pm-8.30pm) Host: Ms. Fiorella and one foreign teacher  Phone: 01635.136.52...

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Top 10 English Newspapers for Reading

Reading english newspapers is not useful but interesting for us to learn english.  Imagine: accessenglish.org Here are some its advantages: A natural way of learning english helps you revise vocabulary and put words in your long-term memory. You can learn the structures of standard english. It helps you become familiar with the English style of writing and improve your writing skills. It speeds your reading and translation (in many international tests such as TOEFL, IELTS Reading...

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Funny Games for Leaning English

If you think that games are only  for kids, you may be wrong! These following games are not only interesting to relax but also helpful to learn English! Let's give them a try! 1.  Hangooroo Play game This Hangooroo game is like the game "Hang man" which is very popular for many people. But, there are a cute Kangooro (not a man), a phrase, an idiom, a sentence or even a song in this game. Let's give it a try!And  try to rescue the cute Kangooro! 2. Crosswords  This...

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Common American Phrases from A-Z: Letter B (1)

How many common American phrases in daily contexts do you know? Let's upgrade them every day right on this blog!  Letter A Letter B 1. Bag it and Bag your face! Shut up and go away! ( Rude and youthful slang) 2. Beat it! Go away! Get out! (slang) 3. Be careful. - An instruction to take care in particular situation.  - A way of saying Good bye while cautioning someone to take care. 4. Be good. A departure response meaning Good-bye and behave yourself. eg: Jane: Well, we'll off....

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Learning English through Topic: The characteristics of Vietnamese people ( topic for 24/11 Sunday evening club)

The characteristics of Vietnamese people  Imagine copyright belongs to en.vietnam.travel.vn "According to the American Institute for Social Research, the Vietnamese people have 10 major characteristics. First, they are hard working but easy to satisfy.Second, they are smart and creative to cope with short-termed difficulties, but lack long-termed and active reasoning abilities.Third, they are dexterous but hardly pay attention to the final perfection of their products.Fourth, they...

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Some typical characteristics of Americans you may not know!

The United States of America is comprised by 50 states with diverse human races, but separated by two oceans; therefore, the American are somewhat isolated. Now, let's see some famous characteristic traits of the American: 1. Individualism The American are very individualistic, self-reliant and independent. Children are taught as adults at schools. The idiom "go dutch" which indicates that each person participating in a group activity pays for themselves, rather than any person paying...

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My English club's photos for the second week discussion of November (17/11/2013)

Hey guys, it's so great that we meet up every sunday and we talk about our favourite topics! By this way, we can upgrade our english vocabulary and improve english speaking. It's also very interesting to listen to some one's stories and share ours. This week, we talked about Teacher's Day! Any one wants to be an english teacher in the future? ^.^ Video: Club's address: 31, Giai Phong street, Ha Noi (LESH English Center) Time: Every Sunday evening (from 6.30pm-8.30pm) Host:...

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