English Grammar HELP and Podcasts for the Inquisitive ESL Student: We're Interactive!
Stop by our friendly HELP! Desk and learn a few do's and don't's of English grammar. At the HELP! Desk, English grammar is made easy to understand. Ask that question that you've needed an answer to in our interactive forum. Listen to an audio of a story written by an ESL student. All our examples are authentic student-generated language. Whether you are a native speaker or somebody learning English as a Second Language, whether you are a student or writing a business letter, we have the answers for you! Writing, grammar, communication, podcasts, audio stories, and more! We're open 24/7, and we're interactive. A new podcast every week.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 43
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2010
My Pet, My Dog: Americans' Love Affair with Pets
Americans are in love with pets: Dogs, cats, fish, hamsters, birds. Some Americans even have pet rocks! Today we interview one American dog owner; join us!
00:04:15 |
Wed 10 Nov 2010
Noun-Pronoun Agreement: Mr. President and the First Lady
Nouns and pronouns must get along in English! They must agree about things like person (I, you, he/she/it, they) and number (singular or plural). In today's podcast, we practice with agreement of nou…
00:03:30 |
Tue 02 Nov 2010
What Is a Verb? We Podcast about English Grammar
What is a verb? For the learner of English, the answer isn't always so obvious. In today's podcast, we learn the difference between time reference and verb tense. Join us as we explore the past, th…
00:03:27 |
Sun 17 Oct 2010
English Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitive Phrases_Pattern_4
If you want to be confused with English grammar, just look at the problem of gerunds and infinitive phrases! At the ESL Help! Desk, with our podcasts, we make it easy for you. In this lesson, we dis…
00:04:21 |
Fri 15 Oct 2010
English Grammar: Gerunds and Infinitive Phrases_10_2
If you want to be confused with English grammar, just look at the problem of gerunds and infinitive phrases! At the ESL Help! Desk, with our podcasts, we make it easy for you. In this lesson, we dis…
00:03:39 |
Wed 13 Oct 2010
Present Perfect Continuous: How've You Been Feeling Lately?
Ever wonder when to use present perfect continuous? Ever wonder how it's different from present perfect? Here we will answer your questions and give you lots of examples from authentic language.
00:04:54 |
Wed 09 Sep 2009
Imperatives and Commands: Have a Nice Summer!
Want to learn how to express a command? Here we teach you positive ("do") and negative ("don't") commands. And we wish you a good summer at the same time!
00:06:02 |
Tue 16 Jun 2009
Paper or Plastic?
Here's a lesson in which you can learn how to save money, save energy, save the Earth, and improve your English grammar all at the same time!
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Fri 13 Feb 2009
Barak Obama: A New Day for the USA
Today is the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America. Millions are taking to the National Mall in Washington DC to witness Barak Obama take the Oath of Office. Mr. Obama is…
00:05:27 |
Tue 20 Jan 2009
Definitely Fattening!
We continue our lessons with demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, and those. We embellish our exploration of these, adding subject-verb agreement (is, are, was, were). And we learn more about f…
00:05:31 |
Thu 15 Jan 2009
I'll Have Some of That, Please!
You're in a bakery, a restaurant, or a store, and you see something you want - but you don't know how to ask for it! You don't have the right vocabulary. Do you point to what you want? We're going t…
00:03:29 |
Thu 08 Jan 2009
I Hate Finals!
Do you have finals? If you are or have every been a college student or a college teacher, or the parent of a college student, you know how stressful final exams can be. We're going to discuss final…
00:05:07 |
Wed 17 Dec 2008
Code Name ESL
Confused by acronyms ESL, EFL, TESOL, L1 and L2? Do you feel like an outsider with all these codes? We have good news for you: You and other learners of English are not alone, and have come to the …
00:04:26 |
Fri 12 Dec 2008
The Inner Circle
This week we are kicking off a new feature for our users - the Inner Circle. The Inner Circle is for learners of all levels - beginner, intermediate, and advanced. In each of the Inner Circle's weekl…
00:04:19 |
Tue 25 Mar 2008
I'm Going
Another grim grammar lesson! You've heard the present progressive tense used to refer to the present, to now. You've heard the present progressive tense used to refer to the future. Could this possi…
00:04:35 |
Tue 25 Mar 2008
The Green Monster: Hold, Please.
Tired of being put on hold while you're on the telephone? We'll take you to a baseball game and give you a little practical knowledge about dealing - in English - with this frustrating but common exp…
00:03:44 |
Tue 25 Mar 2008
Traffic
Beep, Honk, Honk...Do you find yourself stuck in traffic more often than you would like to? Like it or not, traffic is a topic of conversation in our lives. In today's podcast, we will talk about t…
00:03:32 |
Thu 06 Dec 2007
American Thanksgiving, Our National Holiday
Thanksgiving is America's most popular and highly celebrated Thursday and national holiday. Join us for a summary of how we celebrate this prized day.
00:02:40 |
Wed 21 Nov 2007
Gerunds and Infinitive: More Grammar!
Are you thirsty for grammar? Don't know when to say "I love to ski" and when to say "I love skiing"? Don't know the difference between "Did you remember to go?" and "Did you remember going?" Stop …
00:04:16 |
Thu 15 Nov 2007
What Should I Bring? Wine, Beer or Chips?
Have you ever been invited to a social gathering and not known what to bring your host or hostess? Should you bring wine? Chips? Or nothing at all? In today's podcast, you will learn all about our …
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Wed 07 Nov 2007
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