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Free Daily English Lessons on Your Mobile Cell Phone!

On December 21, 2009 By John
Now you can easily read the free English lessons on Ask John English almost anywhere using your mobile phone! The new mobile phone design is faster and easier to use on your iPhone and your other mobile phones and devices. If you prefer to view the site as normal on your phone,  just scroll to the bottom of [...]
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How to make friends and meet new people

On August 10, 2009 By John
Today, let’s talk about how to make friends with native English speakers!  Recently, I interviewed a good friend of mine. I asked him how he made friends when he first moved to Australia. Watch the video below and see what he said! Watch the video below. Can’t see the video? Click HERE Some places to [...]
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Australian Big Things!

On April 29, 2009 By John
Bondi Tsunami! Have you ever seen any Australian films?Last week I saw an interesting one! Australia is famous for being a multi-cultural country and this film is definately so! It is an Australian film, starring Japanese actors, and the whole film is in Japanese! The film is called ‘Bondi Tsunami‘. The film is about Japanese [...]
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Quiz: Using Articles – a, an, the

On April 28, 2009 By John
Let’s practice using articles! Source:http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2009/01/05/2003432923
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ANZAC Day – A Day To Remember

On April 25, 2009 By John
Today is ANZAC Day here in Australia. Q: What is ANZAC DAY? A: ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corp. ANZAC Day is a day when all Australians and New Zealanders stop to remember the people who fought and died in war. In particular, it is a day when the battle of Gallipoli is remembered, [...]
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My bunny died! – but Happy Easter!

On April 13, 2009 By John
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! In Australia (and most western countries) we give each other chocolate for Easter. Often the chocolate is in the shape of eggs or rabbits. But mine had an accident! Take a look: Question: Do you do anything for Easter?
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I got it!

On March 31, 2009 By John
Today, let’s look at ‘I got it’!  Q: What does ‘I got it‘ mean?   A: ‘I got it‘ usually means ‘I understand‘. In this case ‘get‘ means ‘understand‘     You can also say: I got you I got what you mean I don’t get you I don’t get what you mean I gotcha gotcha   [...]
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How to answer: Do you mind if I sit down?

On March 16, 2009 By John
Recently, I visited a friend of mine. This friend is not a native English speaker. It was my first time to visit their house and when I arrived, they were busy in the kitchen. They asked me to wait for a moment. That was fine. I asked them, “Do you mind if I sit down?” [...]
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Making friends

On March 11, 2009 By John
Today, let’s talk about how to make friends with native English speakers! Recently, I interviewed a good friend of mine. I asked him how he made friends when he first moved to Australia. Watch the video below and see what he said! Watch the video below. Some places to meet friends: At work At school [...]
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