Learn to Speak, Read, and Write Like a Native

Hi Friends, I just finished up podcast episode #21 and it is now available for your listening pleasure! You can access it by going to the Podcast page or in iTunes. It’s up to you! The Lesson Guide is also available, as usual, for only $1.00 on the Products page. It is a 15-page PDF […] Read more »

Today’s song is Across the Great Divide by Kate Wolf. I am actually offering you two different YouTube versions. The first is the song sung by Kate Wolf and the other is another version of the same song sung by Emmylou Harris and Nanci Griffith. I really like this song. It is a bit melancholy, […] Read more »

Hi Friends! The English Fluency Now Podcast episode 20 is now available online on the PODCAST page! The topic this time is the Gift Economy. Have you noticed that our current economic system is not really working for a lot of people across the globe? Have you heard about the unemployment rates in countries like […] Read more »

Hi Folks, I have just published the newest podcast episode – #19. In this episode I tell you about some traditional ways of celebrating Valentine’s Day, which is tomorrow February 14! I also tell you about the One Billion Rising call to action in which people from over 200 countries will be rising up and […] Read more »

Hey Sports Fans! Tomorrow is Super Bowl XLVII with the San Francisco 49ers against the Baltimore Ravens. Football is the most popular sport in the United States, and I thought it would be good timing to teach you all a little about it. In this podcast you will learn some history about the game, how […] Read more »

Hi Folks! The Lesson Guide for podcast episode 17 is now available for purchase online on the PRODUCTS page. This Lesson Guide costs only $1.00 and is 14 pages long. The Lesson Guide includes: Full written transcript of the podcast Over 30 vocabulary words with definitions Over 30 sentences using these vocabulary words Multiple choice […] Read more »

I just released podcast episode 17 – the topic is SKIING!! If you follow me on Facebook, you know I enjoy skiing and that I went last weekend with my kids to Stevens Pass here in Washington. In this podcast, you will learn how to prepare yourself for a ski trip and what you can […] Read more »

In this new podcast episode (#16) I talk about the influential civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Every third Monday in January is a federal holiday known as Martin Luther King Jr Day, and it is observed and celebrated in all 50 states. Children learn about Martin Luther King Jr in all grades throughout […] Read more »

Hi Folks, I was skiing yesterday, so I missed posting a Saturday song, but I found one this morning that I enjoy. It is a popular American folk song, and this version is sung by one of my favorite singers, Alison Krauss. This tune was originally written as a hymn in 1929 by Albert E. […] Read more »

The EFN podcast episode #15 is now available for download on iTunes and also on this site. The Lesson Guide is also available for purchase for $1.00. In this podcast I tell you the story of our recent trip from Washington to California. The podcast is loaded with good vocabulary used when telling someone a […] Read more »