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Newsletter February 2018
Editorial – New Year’s Resolutions By Sylvia Sunada, Program Coordinator at SBLA New Year’s Eve is always a time for new beginnings. Many people make promises to themselves to improve certain aspects of their lives. Here are the ten most common New Year’s Resolutions in the United States.1. Get Fit! – The end of the year is full […]
Newsletter December 2017
Editorial – Christmas and Holiday Season By Carlos Takashima, Program Coordinator at NELA I don’t know about you, but the Holiday Season is one of my favorite times of the year. Many people think it’s just a commercial holiday to make people shop. But whatever your perspective, religion, or personal beliefs are, it’s important to remember it always […]
Newsletter November 2017
Editorial – Thanksgiving By Ty Mussack, Program Coordinator at OC When you get to live in another country, you have the opportunity to learn about language and culture. One part of a country’s culture is holidays. So, what holidays in America are really “American?” I mean, which holidays are rooted in American history and helped shape the character […]
A Ripoff
Context #1 Jim: Wow! Look at the ticket prices for the Jay-Z concert. The cheapest tickets in the seats way up at the top are over $200! David: That’s a ripoff! Context #2 Sara: I need to get my oil changed, but the place I went to was going to charge me $100. Christine: Don’t […]
Newsletter October 2017
Editorial – What is Halloween? By Josh, Assistant Program Coordinator at DTLA What is Halloween? Though it is one of the most popular holidays in the US, the origins of Halloween go back to ancient Ireland. Every year, Celtic people held an annual festival called Samhain on October 31st, which celebrated the end of the harvest and the beginning […]
Wet Blanket
Example: Kim: I can’t wait to go to Bangkok. It’s going to be so much fun. There are so many places to see. Vijo: I hate the city. I prefer a more quiet countryside place. The city is for unstable people. Kim: Oh, don’t be such a wet blanket. Why do you always have to […]
Haste makes waste
Example: Ina: I heard you won some money from the lottery. Michael: I did. I’m going to buy a house, and a boat, and get married, and…… Ina: Whoa! Wait a second. Don’t you want to save or invest some of that money? Also, don’t you want to wait to get to know your girlfriend […]
A Bull in a China Shop
Idiom: A bull in a china shop: behaving like a clumsy or careless person and causing damage in situations that require careful thinking or actions. Context #1 – Two salespeople are discussing a wealthy client Mitzi: Hey, Valerie! How did it go yesterday at Mrs. Christensen’s penthouse? I heard it’s really gorgeous and full of […]