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2010-02-01T22:43:00.000-08:00

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Free English Lessons - February, 2010 & LATER

2010-02-01T15:06:00.000-08:00

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, January 26, 2010

2010-01-25T13:44:00.000-08:00

Getting It Perfect
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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Complete Your Understanding & Ability
With The English Perfect Tense

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, January 19, 2010

2010-01-18T13:59:00.000-08:00

Getting Particular
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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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Learn the English Parts of Speech

Review English Word Forms & Functions
Unpack Your Adjectives
Get Your Adverbs Here!
Recognize the 8 Parts of Speech
Play with Word Formation

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, January 12, 2010

2010-01-11T13:10:00.000-08:00

Connecting With English
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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Master the Function
of the English Conjunction

Learn a Famous Song about English
Identify Phrases & Clauses
Review Common Conjunctions
Practice using and, but, or, & so as well as as & while versus during
Use Conjunctions in Pairs
Tell the Longest 1-Sentence Story

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, December 15, 2009

2009-12-14T15:09:00.000-08:00

Living With Numbers
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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Conquer Time & Space
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Know the Time Around the World
Go Metric in America
Discuss Math Problems from Last Week
Improve Yourself by Helping Others

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, December 8, 2009

2009-12-07T13:56:00.000-08:00

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers!
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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Explore All Things Numeric
In The English Language

Express Numbers in English
Test Your Knowledge about numbers
Review Math Vocabulary
Use English to Count the Uncountable
Talk About Money
Work some Math Problems in English

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, December 1, 2009

2009-12-01T12:30:00.000-08:00

Who Are They?
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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
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Use English to
Introduce Groups of People

Practice Introducing Others
Review a Family Relationships Chart
& Tell us about your Family Tree
Apply these skills to other groups

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, November 17, 2009

2009-11-16T12:15:00.000-08:00

This Is My Friend,...

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Bring Pen & Paper, Make New Friends,
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My Me Map
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Music: Guitar & Voice-------------------8/28/09

Teacher Monkey

Cedar Rapids, IA, USA----Skis, Skates, Bikes
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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, November 10, 2009

2009-11-09T11:55:00.000-08:00

Nice Meeting You

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Get to Know People
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Introduce Yourself to others
Review self-description
Make Small Talk in Passing
Complete the Getting Acquainted Dialog
Make new friends around the world!

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Free English Lesson, Tuesday, November 3, 2009

2009-11-01T20:16:00.000-08:00

Who Are You?

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 7 PM GMT

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Use English to
present yourself to others

Learn to Introduce Yourself in English
Look at Some Sample Self-Descriptions
Say 5 sentences about yourself

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Free English Lesson, October 27 & 28, 2009

2009-10-26T15:20:00.001-07:00

Life Goes On

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10/28/09 @ 8 PM Beijing Time

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Carry On With Continuous Tense

Remember Old Mr. Do? (He'll never die)
Know what we're talking about
Travel along the Timeline
Connect Events in Time
Perfect the continuous tenses
Learn how to use For and Since
Tell What Was Happening

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Free English Lesson, October 20 & 21, 2009

2009-10-19T15:52:00.000-07:00

"If"

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Tue., 10/20/09 @ 6 PM GMT AND

Wed., 10/21/09 @ 8 PM Beijing Time

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10/20/09<><><><>10/21/09

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Conquer the Conditional

CHARGE!!!

Begin with Type 1
Look for Modal Verb Phrases within
Discover the Zero-Type Conditional
Join The Quest for Type 4
Express Wishes & Regrets

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Free English Lesson, October 13 & 14, 2009

2009-10-12T16:03:00.000-07:00

"Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda?"

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Tue., 10/13/09 @ 6 PM GMT AND

Wed., 10/14/09 @ 8 PM Beijing Time

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Get to know English modal verbs

Name the 23 helping verbs
Revisit Old Mr. Do
Define "modal" & various verbs
Study & Practice 9 Modal Verbs
Play The Advice Game
Try some Other Helpful Activities

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Free English Lesson, October 6 & 7, 2009

2009-10-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

Where's the Beat?

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Tue., 10/6/09 @ 6 PM GMT AND

Wed., 10/7/09 @ 8 PM Beijing Time

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We explore

some rhythmic aspects of English

Hear how Word Stress Affects Meaning
Define "syllable", "accent", & "stress"
Look at Stress Within Multi-Syllable Words
Find the Stressed Syllable
Learn some Shadowing Exercises

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Free English Lesson, September 29 & 30, 2009

2009-09-28T13:20:00.000-07:00

In, At, or On?

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Tue., 9/29/09 @ 6 PM GMT AND

Wed., 9/30/09 @ 8 PM Beijing Time

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We focus on prepositions

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

2009-09-22T13:16:00.000-07:00

Can You Count Money?

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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We will be looking at

countable & uncountable nouns

We will discuss telling the difference
We will learn how to use both types
We will practice using these nouns
We will prepare a shopping list
We will examine some exceptions
We will answer the title question

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

2009-09-15T12:47:00.000-07:00

Getting What You Want

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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We will explore & practice

the art of asking questions in English

We will look at "Be, Do, & Have"
We will review Question Words
We will learn 2 Basic Question Forms
We will Practice Using Question Words
We will Take A Quiz together
We will use questions to Catch a Killer!

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009

2009-09-08T14:52:00.000-07:00

Conversation

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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We will discuss & practice some great tools

for speaking with others in English

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009

2009-09-01T19:33:00.001-07:00

Business English

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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First, we will look at some examples

& review techniques for writing

business letters & memoranda

Then, we will apply these ideas to

writing business email

We will check out some sample resumes

And I hope to have time at the end for any other questions you may have on this subject

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Mr. & Mrs. Monkey

2009-08-28T13:41:00.000-07:00

Please Have Some Cake WIth Us

2009-08-28T13:35:00.000-07:00

Cheers!

2009-08-28T12:31:00.000-07:00

Free English Lesson, Wednesday, August 5, 2009

2009-08-04T18:34:00.000-07:00

Interviewing Practice

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

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We will conduct practice interviews

based on the sample questions

& answering techniques

introduced in the last lesson

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Free English Lesson, Thursday, July 30, 2009

2009-07-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

"ei", "ie", & Interviewing

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

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First, we will learn about pronouncing

words with "ei" & "ie"

And, later, we will work on developing

skills for interviewing in English

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, July 22, 2009

2009-07-21T16:38:00.000-07:00

Can You Survive on the Moon?

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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We will hold a formal discussion/debate

to see who has the best chance of

Surviving a Crash Landing on the Moon

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, July 15, 2009

2009-07-07T17:21:00.000-07:00

Adding "ed" & "s"

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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We will look at a few helpful websites

Later, we will use role plays to see who can correctly use the most "ed" & "s" words

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, June 24, 2009

2009-06-23T18:10:00.000-07:00

Building Vocabulary

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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First, we will learn to use some handy tools

Then, we will play some fun vocabulary games!

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, June 17, 2009

2009-06-16T16:50:00.000-07:00

Stories & Humor

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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First, We will listen to the stories

that students have prepared

Next, we will use an example from the

game of baseball to talk about humor

So, you are invited to visit this site to see a

baseball field and to learn the positions

You can look up these terms before the lesson

New York Yankees
manager
coach
peculiar
on the bags
collect (British usage)
behind the plate
heavy hitter
up to bat
bunt the ball
throw the guy out
naturally
triple play
fly ball
give a darn

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, June 10, 2009

2009-06-09T13:51:00.000-07:00

Storytelling

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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Before The Lesson,

Think of a story from your own experience you want to tell
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Below Are 3 Ways of Telling a Story

1. Relaying History

2. Relaying News

3. Combining History With News

How is the telling of all 3 stories alike?
How is it different?

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, June 3, 2009

2009-06-02T21:35:00.000-07:00

ESL GAME TIME!

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8 PM Beijing Time AND 8 PM GMT

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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A quiz game based on

the May 20 & May 27 lessons

in which we discussed

idioms, slang, jargon,

analogies, similes, & metaphors

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, May 27, 2009

2009-05-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

COMPARISONS

Analogies, Similes, & Metaphors

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

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Analogies

An analogy is about the way words (and things) relate to one another. You often get analogy word problems on tests. That kind of analogy is made up of two pairs of words, like this:

PUPPY: DOG :: kitten: _____

What you are expected to do is to find a word which correctly completes the second pair. To solve the problem, you need to figure out what the relationship is. First, read out the analogy:

Puppy is to dog as kitten is to _____ ?

Now it's easy to figure out. A puppy is a young dog, so what's a kitten? A young cat. The answer is "cat."

There are many different ways that words can relate, for example:

They can mean the same thing (be synonyms):

WORK: LABOR :: tidy: neat

They can sound alike or be spelled the same way (be homonyms):

SEE: SEA :: write: right

They can mean opposite things (be antonyms):

BEAUTIFUL: UGLY :: graceful: clumsy

They can be parts of a whole:

LEG:MAN :: wheel: bike

They can be ingredients:

PINEAPPLE: JELLY :: tomato: jam

They can be descriptions (size, shape, color, texture, etc.):

MINK: SOFT :: mold: fuzzy

BLUE: SKY :: green: tree

Or they can describe a cause and action:

OWL: HOOTS :: fan: whirs

How would you complete this analogy?

BLUE: BLEW :: red: ______

How are these words related?

Is there more than one way?

Similes and Metaphors

Metaphors and similes are both ways to compare things. We use metaphors and similes every day, but it can be hard to remember just which is which.

A metaphor is when you say something is something. A simile is when you say something is like something. For example, let's say you have a mean stepfather. If you say, "my stepfather is a bear," that's a metaphor. But if you say, "my stepfather is like a bear," that's a simile.

It's easy if you remember this: if two things are compared with the use of the words "like" or "as," that's a simile. A simile is what's called an open comparison. One memory aid is that you find the letter "i" in both "like" and "simile." But if there's no "like" or "as," that's a hidden comparison -- a metaphor.

Similes	Metaphors
her hair was like silk	her hair was silk
mean as Oscar the Grouch	meaner than Oscar the Grouch
the ship went down like lead	dead fish are polished marble
light as a feather	those figures are fishy
busy as a bee	car salesmen are sharks
her gaze was like ice	her gaze was icy

Practice using similes and metaphors to describe people , places, and things in your life.

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Free English Lesson, Wednesday, May 20, 2009

2009-05-19T20:51:00.000-07:00

Idioms, Slang, & Jargon

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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You will need this answer sheet

for the lesson

	NON-FOOD EXPRESSIONS	FOOD IDIOMS
A	boss
B	food
C	very easy
D	on the table but still unofficial
E	the best
F	continues to be servile and brown-nose his boss
G	scoundrel
H	make a living
I	is an intelligent person
J	show admiration
K	basically
L	share confidential information
M	means to a big income with little effort
N	chat
O	thinks
P	a little out of touch with reality
Q	problematic issues
R	a little crazy
S	really likes
T	the type of person he likes

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on-line open discussion activities

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A Fun Quiz for You!

2009-05-14T20:35:00.000-07:00

See

all

Pix?

One is Teacher Monkey

One is Monkey Teacher

And one is both

Can you decide which monkey is which?

We will discuss the answers

as well as idioms and slang during the

FREE ENGLISH LESSON

Wednesday, May 20, 8 PM, Beijing Time & GMT

The date and time in YOUR TIME ZONE appears below

Press PLAY to hear an introduction

Add 8 hours to Idioms and Slang #1

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Go to the TalkShoe call page to find and follow

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for details on joining the live lessons

The live lessons are recorded for rebroadcast

Practice Your "P's" With Peter Piper

2009-05-03T20:26:00.000-07:00

Here is an English tongue twister you can use to practice the "P" sound.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Click here to hear a recording that will help you.

You might also be interested in my English Corner, an on-line open discussion activity designed for ESL/EFL students. Native speakers often attend and it is available every weekend in every time zone.

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Add 12 hours to English Corner #1 to get the time for English Corner #2 in any time zone. See you on-line soon! ;-)

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