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Idioms about BASEBALL

Last week we had a post about how to see a baseball game in New York City, which is a must-do when are studying ESL here. Baseball Idioms The game of baseball has inspired...

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How to Watch Baseball in New York City

Summertime in New York means a lot of different things to people.  For many Americans, it means baseball. Baseball is traditionally known as America’s national pastime. The men who play it professionally are often...

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3 Idioms About Towels

May 25 is Towel Day. To celebrate, we’d like to share with you three fun English idioms about towels. Towel off (v) This means to dry yourself or someone else or something with a towel. ...

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3 Great Museums in New York City

Today is International Museum Day!  When you study ESL in NYC at Pace University’s English Language Institute, you have the advantage of being able to visit some of the world’s best museums.  Sometimes these...

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3 Places to Enjoy JAZZ in NYC

April 30 is INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY.  Jazz is quintessential American music – and New York is one of the best cities in American to enjoy great jazz.  When you live in New York studying...

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3 Idioms about DANCE

April 29 is International Dance Day. To celebrate, we’d like to share with you three fun English idioms about dance. 1.   It takes two to tango This is said when you want to emphasize...

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3 Idioms about EARTH

April 22 is Earth Day. This is the perfect day to share some idioms about ‘earth’ that are used in English. 1.  down to earth If you say that someone is down-to-earth, you approve...

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3 Ways to Get to Know Your American Peers

International students often say they decided to study English in America at Pace University’s English Language Institute because they hope to make American friends. However, rather than making these friends when they arrive on...

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3 Idioms About Purple

March 26 is Purple Day. PURPLE is RED + BLUE. To celebrate, here are three fun idioms” one with purple, one with red and one with blue. Purple State In U.S. general elections, a...

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3 Idioms About Water

March 22 is World Water Day.  In honor of today, we at the English language Institute want to share three fun idioms about water.  (to) Keep Your Head Above Water to manage to survive, especially financially. We have so little money that we can hardly keep our heads above water. Every day...

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WELITON PRALAN

WELITON PRALAN decided to study English due to the fact that it was considered to be an advantage to get a good job in Engineering. Nowadays, it is considered to be a basic skill...