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Who taught : Jean and Pete Today was Jake’s question day. He asked a few interesting questions to people and I was one of them. One question I found it useful was, “If you are in a room where air...
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who taught: Andrew, Jake, Jean and Carol One time, I was in Paris, the capital of fashion. (Some may argue that New York City is the capital of fashion.) As I walking around the city, I found very...
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Who taught: Andrew, Pat, Ari and Jean The first ultimate frisbee in my life! That’s right. I played it today with my friends. To be honest, I thought it would be easy but it is not. It is hard...
View Articlelet’s talk about talk!
Who taught: Andrew, Jake, Carol, Pat and Jean Last week, I went to a bar near my office to have dinner together with my friends. Andrew asked me, “Hey T-Bone! Do you know what small talk is?” Due to...
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Who taught : Andrew, Jean and Kara Today, let’s discuss about some of the expressions used for describing some irresponsible or bad guys. <Situation 1> You are a member of blue blood family and...
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Who taught : Andrew, Stan and Jean Walking around the campus, I have a chance to take a look at a lot of vending machines. Let’s imagine you are thirsty and in front of a vending machine, what is the...
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Who taught: Andrew, Pat and Jean It is amazing to see that almost all of the languages keep evolving. A few days ago, I was watching “Everybody Loves Raymond” with Jessy and heard a new expression I...
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Who taught: Andrew, Jean and Vincent Once again, it has been a while! I was in Philly to visit one of my friends during Thanksgiving weekend. How have you all been? I hope everything goes well with...
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Who taught: Andrew, Jake, Carol and Jean Have you ever walked any street in the United States? If you have and paid careful attention, you would have noticed that there are some differences between...
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Who taught: Ari, Alex and Jean There are two coffee places I love to go and spend time in Pittsburgh, more specifically, in Squirrel Hill. They are 61c Cafe and Commonplace coffee shop. Soon, these...
View Articleweed vs weeds
Who taught: Jean and Lorrie There are glass french doors in my dining room through which I can see my backyard. Every evening, I see a groundhog that comes into my backyard, trying to find something to...
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Who taught: Ryan Calo, Bob and Jean How are you doing today? It’s rainy and gloomy in Pittsburgh but I am happy that it is not snowing and not that cold. Do you know when it is really hard for me to...
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Who taught: Steve and Jean Two days ago, Steve and Jean invited me to dinner. It was great. My in-laws had a chance to eat baked potatoes with sour cream along with other dishes. They loved the...
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Who taught: Steve, Jean, Jeremy and Ginny This is the second episode where I learned a new expression from Steve and Jean. They have three children and two of them, Ginny and Jeremy, teach at the same...
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