Nguyen Hong Anh, M.A. in TESOL

ACCEPTING AND REFUSING Accepting and refusing politely may depend on what you are asked. For example 1. Would you like some cake? Yes, pleas...

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS To be a complete sentence, a group of words must pass two tests: 1) It must have both a subject and a verb. 2) It must ex...

VU LAN FESTIVAL - Le Vu Lan is a Buddhist holiday, held annually on the 15th of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. The main objective of ...

TEACHER IN SPACE ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS Download Audio SOUND: "Good morning, Discovery Center -- good afternoon. We're hap...

TALEBAN RELEASED TWO SOUTH KOREAN HOSTAGES Listen and Download 625k Taleban leaders say the two women were both sick and have been freed as...

SMELL A RAT How come the front door is open? Didn't you close it before we went shopping? I'm sure I did. I can't understand it...

THE A- ADJECTIVES Common a- adjectives ablaze afire aflame afloat afraid aghast aglow alert alike alive alone ...

Day 4 Wrong: Let's begin from page 10. Right: Let's begin at ( on ) page 10. Wrong: Did you att...

EXPRESSIONS Listen and Download There are many American expressions that use parts of the body. These include the eyes, ears, nose, mouth a...

DETECTING HEIGHTENED GLOBAL TERRORIST ACTIVITY Listen and Download 976k At their headquarters in the heart of Texas, terrorism experts and...

RISE OR RAISE? Two verbs which are similar in meaning: to move to a higher position. The essential difference is that raise is a transitive ...

NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD Listen and Download 58 0k People celebrate in front of the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico, after...

THE WRONG DIRECTION The Prince of Wei decided to invade Hantan, the capital of the state of Chao. Although Chi-liang was on a journey when h...

DAY 3 Wrong: Don't step on the grass. Right: Keep off the grass. Wrong: I get my salary twice a month. Right: I get paid twice a...

AFFECT – EFFECT Affect and effect are often confused, even by native speakers of English. The most important thing to remember is that aff...

SIGN TO LEARN Presenter: Nguyen Hong Anh, M.A. YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Capenters Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to “Sing To Learn” again, In our ...

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE Listen and Download MP3 Last week, I told about the number one. Today, I will tell about expressions using ot...

FEVER RAISES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Listen or Download 631k Southeast Asian nations are worried about a surge in dengue fever this year. Experts...

ACCEPT VS EXCEPT Accept is a verb, which means to agree to take something . For example: "I always accept good advice." Except is...

THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE HARDER THEY FALL The bigger they are, the harder they fall means that it is more difficult to beat stronger oppone...

KOREAN NUCLEAR PROCESS Listen or Download 361k South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator Chun Yung-Woo (R) along with US chief nuclear en...

HEART TO HEART Listen and Download Here Each week, this program explains the many meanings of English expressions. Today’s expressions inclu...

LESOTHO FACING FOOD CRISIS The World Food Program says the tiny South African country of Lesotho needs urgent international assistance to pr...

DAY 2 Wrong: Come to here. Right:Come here. Wrong: Common students in US don't wear a uniform. Right: The average students in US don...

THE FOX AND THE GRAPES A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along a high trellis, and did his b...

FATHERS' DAY HISTORY Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a "father's day." She thought of the idea for Fa...

DAY 1 Wrong: It's seven twenty o'clock. Right: It's seven twenty. Wrong: Your coat is broken. Right: Your coat is torn. Wrong: ...

LOVE TO BE LOVED BY YOU I can't believe I'm standing here Been waiting for so many years and Today I found the queen to reign my hea...

WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE People who wear their heart on their sleeve express their emotions freely and openly, for all to see. Examp...

TRY TO IMPROVE YOUR PRONUNCIATION BY READING THEM Can you imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie?...

ADVERBIAL PAIRS AND ADJECTIVAL PAIRS Here are some examples: here and there, now and again, first and foremost, short and sweet, safe and so...

COLLECTIVE NOUN Some nouns, like committee, clergy, enemy, group, family, and team , refer to a group but are singular in form. These nouns ...