Expressions about cards! In today's podcast we will look at terms such as • to ace • a wild card • to play the _______ card • a house of cards Special thanks to Viviana for joining me in today's episode! Check out the included quiz!

In this week's episode of English In A Teacup, we will be revising the third conditional as well as learning about modal perfects. To help us with these grammar topics, Miss Finesstocrat will be talking about regrets as she reminisces about the last few months, but will the episode have a happy ending for her? Let’s put the kettle on and find out!

How to Say Hello Like a Native Speaker To sound more natural try using these in informal situations. Yo Hiya Whatsup? Howdy Hey hey Follow me for more tips.

There are a number of useful phrases you can use when you want to give your views about controversial subjects. Here are some examples: I strongly believe that... As far as I am concerned... I'm strongly against... I'm strongly in favor of... I'm convinced that would work because... I'm not convinced that would work because... I'm skeptical of the idea that... I must admit I think...

Let's practice long I words. Repeat after me: The five nines dive in a line.

Giant Dreams Midget Abilities by David Sedaris read by Teacher Alyse. Read and follow along. Send me a message for your free pdf copy of this story. "WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING YOUR GUITAR, MAKE BELIEVE YOU'RE PLAYING AN ACTUAL WOMAN," MISTER MANCINI TOLD ME. "GRAB HER BY THE NECK AND MAKE HER HOLLER." My father loves jazz and has an extensive collection of records and reel-to-reel tapes he used to enjoy after returning home from work. He might have entered the house in a foul mood, but once he had his Dexter Gordon and a vodka martini, the stress melted away and everything was "Beautiful, baby, just beautiful." The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. "Man, oh man, will you get a load of the chops on this guy? I saw him once at the Blue Note, and I mean to tell you that he blew me right out of my chair! A talent like that comes along only once in a lifetime. The guy was an absolute comet, and there I was in the front row. Can you imagine that?" "Gee," I'd say. "I bet that was really interesting." Empathy was the wrong tack, as it seemed only to irritate him. "You don't know the half of it," my father would say. " 'Really interesting' my butt. You haven't got a clue. You could have taken a hatchet and cut the man's lips right off his face, chopped them off at the quick, and he still would have played better than anyone else out there. That's how good he was." Because it was the music we'd grown up with, I liked to think that my sisters and I had a genuine appreciation for jazz. We preferred it over the music our friends were listening to, yet nothing we did or said could convince him of our devotion. Aside from replaying the tune on your own instrument, how could you prove you were really listening? It was as if he expected us to change color at the end of each selection.

It's polite to explain why you are unable to accept an invitation or offer. For example: I'd love to but I'm busy, I'm visiting my sister this weekend.