Posts tagged ESL
9th Innings, Closers, and Politics
Baseball Idioms In Politics Here’s an excerpt from this article on a bill to boost health compensation to “first responders” (health workers, firefighters, police officers) who responded to the World Trade Center attacks and are believed to have suffered higher rates of cancer etc. as a result. “It’s the ninth inning and we need a…
Zen and English, Part 5: Intangibles
The Post of Intangibles The void of space represents that which is intangible. Though objects exist within this otherwise empty space, it is filled by neither water, nor air; it is for this reason that it is known popularly as space. Space is real, but it is intangible. It is the absence of matter, not…
Zen and English, Part 4: Wind
The Post of Wind Wind represents not only the flow of air, but the sky itself; that which is real, which we can feel, but which cannot be held by the hand. We know it is there, we see it by its works, but we cannot see it in and of itself. In English Wind…
Zen and English, Part 3: Fire
The Post of Fire Fire represents the agent of active change. Fire, originally a force for destruction, is used daily by mankind for the forging of metals, the heating of homes, and the illumination of city streets. It is a fundamental part of our world. In English Fire represents the active voice and the emotional…
Zen and English, Part 2: Water
The Post of Water Water represents motion, mobility, and subtlety. Water takes many forms, from oceans, to steam, to clouds, to rain, to raging torrents, to snow, to ice bergs, to tranquil lakes. Water follows the path of least resistance. Water carves rivers out of mountains and plains, but does so only because it follows…
English Comprehension: Apple’s Communication Gap
For English Language Learners We will be using the story at CNN linked below for English comprehension, with a key focus on idiomatic expressions. This is also for all the good people at the Facebook page, English Idioms, which I co-administer. In this case, I will use another article from CNNMoney.com because topics like international…