Happy New Year 2013

With every new day come new beginnings. Yes, a new year is quickly approaching, and it can allow us to rethink and make new commitments, but if we falter (which as humans we do), then we should see the coming of every new moment an opportunity to better ourselves and help those around us.

Happy New Year! --- Randall

English Slang

One of the greatest challenges facing English students is the ability to understand, interpret, and, where appropriate, use idiomatic expressions and slang. This is often due to the face that slang usage is so dependent on the content, your relationship with your conversation partner, and other social cues. Because you can't avoid encountering such language, I created a Web site to help students understand slang more. Give EZSlang.com a try.

Randall
http://www.ezslang.com

The Christmas Season

Over the past 14 years of creating online listening activities, there have only been a couple of times when I had all of my children appear in the same recording. Here is an example that goes along with the Christmas season and the meaning that it has in our family and many others like ours.

http://esl-lab.com/tradition/traditionrd1.htm

For us, most activities center on our family and on those in need around us. When I speaking of certain needs, these could be financial, emotional, or even spiritual. We have been the recipient of  so much kindness over the years, and I feel in a privilege to do what I can to help others.

Randall