Welcome to ESOL Study!

Using English is the best way to improve your English! Please sing with the songs and write comments.

Please suggest songs and topics you like.

If you are using a phone, you need to scroll down and press "view web version" to find links to the vocabulary and grammar exercises.

If your phone translates this blog, please set your phone to use English. The instructions are here.

Click on the picture of the book to find the link to class vocabulary!

If you want me to explain any English topic to you on here, please comment or text to tell me.

Friday, August 1, 2025

See you in September



What are you going to do in August?  I'm going to miss you!

If you want ESOL grammar practice, click here for some options.

Check the links to the side for old-fashioned computer-based learning.  Remember that using English with real people is great!

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Jimmy's Recommendation

 

May you feel at home here.



Was or were  ______ing is past continuous.  Use this verb tense when you are talking about a specific times in the past when you weren't finished with an activity. Don't use was/were as an auxiliary verb in simple past.

When I was a child, I moved a lot.  Home was where my mom was.
What makes a home feel like home?
Where are good places to live?  Why?

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Challenge Listening: Reviews of the big bedrooms on the Auto Train that goes from Lorton, VA to Florida

 I rarely ride trains, but I am curious about the auto train.

Amtrak's auto train allows you to bring your car on the train to Florida.


How often do you travel?  Do you take vacations?  Where did you go on your last trip?  How long did you stay there?

Thursday, July 17, 2025

How Did you Know?


SxS video past
S x S video  (was were)

Listen and practice speaking the most common regular past tense verbs (Press the speaker icon next to past tense to hear them)


When did you first fall in love?

Write about the time you first met a friend.  Where were you? How old were you?
 What did your friend look like?