2023-09-28 Discussing Alien Life
Over the last several months, there have been many news reports about possible alien life and strange objects in the…
2023-09-21 Offering Coffee and Tea
Consider a time you asked someone to drink tea, coffee, or soda. What kinds of terms and structures did you…
2023-09-14 Three Phrasal Verbs with ‘Along’
Sometimes, the Learning English program Ask A Teacher receives questions from learners that we are not able to answer on…
2023-09-07 Discussing Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the subject of many news reports this year. It has also been part of many…
2023-08-31 More Tenses in ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’
In today’s Everyday Grammar, we finish our discussion of Fallout Boy’s remake of the song We Didn’t Start the Fire,…
2023-08-24 Grammar and Cleaning, Part 2
Cleaning is one of those activities that we have to do. But what kinds of words and structures do we…
2023-08-17 Present Tense in ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’
The band Fallout Boy recently released a version of the song, We Didn’t Start the Fire. The song was first…
2023-08-10 Grammar and Cleaning
Whether you enjoy it or not, cleaning is an activity that all of us have to do from time to…
2023-08-03 Blend Words: Portmanteaus
What do the words “tween,” “Barbenheimer” and “brunch” have in common? These words are portmanteaus — words that are formed…
2023-07-27 Grammar and Libraries
Imagine you are at a library – a place where books, movies, and other publications are available to borrow. What…
2023-07-20 A Close Reading of ‘Looking for America,’ Part 2
In today’s Everyday Grammar, we finish our discussion of the 2019 song, Looking for America, by singer Lana Del Rey.…
2023-07-13 Recommendations, Part Two
Imagine you want to ask for information. Perhaps you are looking for a good restaurant, a nice hotel, or a…
2023-07-06 A Close Reading of ‘Looking for America’
In today’s Everyday Grammar we do a close reading of Lana Del Rey’s 2019 song, Looking for America. The song…
2023-06-29 Grammar and Recommendations
Imagine you want to give or ask for a recommendation. This recommendation could be for a restaurant, a clothing store,…
2023-06-22 Grammar and the Economy: Negotiations
Imagine you are shopping at a market. Perhaps you are in a situation in which you need to negotiate a…