Learning English with Television Series Two and a Half Men

Learning English with Television Series Two and a Half Men Another show that my students frequently mention as one of their favorites for learning English is Two and a Half Men. Once again, its a show Ive never watched before. I probably learned the most about it when Charlie Sheen had his public meltdown a few months ago.Anyway, I have to say the clip I link to here made be laugh a few times. Click here to watch the video on YouTube (they wont let me post their videos on our site).Here some listening questions to go with the video:1.   How does Alan know the phone call is for Charlie?2. What does Charlie confuse for the word Omelet?3. Whats the ___ ____ I dont cry when Im late.4. You didnt ______ to _____ her name, did you?5. Why does he say The stick turns blue.6. Go ahead, ___ ___ ___.7. What does #6 mean?8. Why does Charlie celebrate?9. What is the woman on the phone preparing to do?10. Boy, dont you ____ hate ____ ____ _______?

Overcome the Summer Learning Loss before getting Back-to-School

Overcome the Summer Learning Loss before getting Back-to-School Intoxicating summer adventures are almost over and September is on the horizon, so dont waste your time during the back to school season! Presumably, youve already bought all significant equipment for studying such as school stationery, uniforms or backpacks. But have you prepared your brain to a  new school year? Actually, it turned out that a very lively summer is a risk for academic failure! Analysts claim that summer holidays is one of the culprits of  learning loss, because students generally don’t keep in touch with their teachers and don’t engage in any educational events. The  loss in learning  differs conforming to the score level, subject matter, and family income. Commonly, results of the same standardized  tests  at the end of the summer are lower than they were at the beginning. All students lose intellectual skills over  the course of the summer. Notably  , the degree of this loss depends on the family socioeconomic status (SES). The lower the SES the larger  the drop of skills. Experts assert that two-third of high school students, who have performance gap in  reading  and  language,  had learning loss  that took place on summer vacation of the primary school years. To avoid destructive effects of summer vacation, take yourself by the hand in  back to school  season and  find a tutor  to help you with summer nausea. If you want to excel among your group mates and become a real maven  in  Chemistry,  Economics  or  Computer Programming,  find a proffesional tutor in your nearby  at  TutorZ  and surprise your teachers in the  new academic year!