Here’s an example of an idiom used in a movie…
“Let down” – which means: to disappoint
I’m never going to let you down — I’m never going to disappoint you.
Here are a lot more little video examples of “English at the Movies” from VOA on YouTube.
Here’s an example of an idiom used in a movie…
“Let down” – which means: to disappoint
I’m never going to let you down — I’m never going to disappoint you.
Here are a lot more little video examples of “English at the Movies” from VOA on YouTube.
For the Oscars this year (the movie academy awards), one of the movies nominated for best picture was Bohemian Rhapsody – about the rock band Queen.
A few years ago, there was a scientific study in England to find songs that made people feel good. The study chose a song by Queen as the #1 feel-good song – Don’t Stop Me Now
Other top feel-good songs included: Abba’s Dancing Queen, the Beach Boys’ Good Vibrations, and Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl
Until the middle of the 1970s, February 22, the birthday of George Washington who was the first president of the United States, was a national holiday. Also, February 12, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the president during the Civil War, was a holiday in most states. In the 1970s, Congress declared a single holiday, to be called Presidents’ Day, would be observed on the third Monday in February (Monday February 18th this year) to honor all past presidents.
Here’s a video rap to help you remember their names.
Here’s information about what places are open or closed on this national holiday…
Town/City Hall and other government offices and courts: Closed
Public Schools: Closed (Part of February vacation week)
Senior Center: Closed
Public Library: Closed
Supermarkets: Open
Retail stores: Most are open
No Mail Delivery
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born on February 12th, 1809. He led the United States through its Civil War in the 1860s, which abolished slavery in the country. He was assassinated (killed)
in 1865 – only a few days after the war ended.
At the site of a large battle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (where 23,000 soldiers died in just one day), President Lincoln gave a 3-minute speech (now known as The Gettysburg Address) that has become the most famous in American history…
If you have kids out of school this week, or just have extra time for yourself, here are some places to go – to see more of Boston and MetroWest, have some family fun, and practice your English:
Don’t Say | Say This |
He work in Boston. |
He works in Boston. |
She like pizza. | She likes pizza. |
Her dress look beautiful. | Her dress (it) looks beautiful. |
My brother do landscaping. | My brother (he) does landscaping. |
My daughter try to help her little sister. | My daughter (she) tries to help her little sister. |
Remember
It’s from Woodward English in England, but the American pronunciation is very similar.
For people beginning to learn English – a set of 52 lessons from Voice of America (VOA). They are short – 1 to 10 minutes. Here is the first lesson:
You can see all the lessons on the VOA YouTube channel or on the VOA website