Intro: Humans have been curious about the future since the dawn of history. Some people try to predict the future, and some try to create the future. In this conversation lesson, we’ll talk about what you think the future will be like. Watch this short documentary on some future technology […]

“The Future” Conversation Lesson

  “Down the Rabbit Hole” is the title of the first chapter in Lewis Carroll’s classic absurdist fairy tale, “Alice in Wonderland.” On the first page, Alice is sitting dreamily beside a riverbank when suddenly a white rabbit runs by. Noticing that the rabbit is not only talking to itself, […]

Idioms: Down a Rabbit Hole

Every time you use a noun, you have to decide if you also use an article (a, an, or the), and if so, which one to use. For many learners, using articles correctly is one of the most frustrating aspects of English. You have to take into account a number […]

Articles: General Rules

Do you like visual art? What role does art play in your life? What do you think drives people to make art, and what do you do when you feel this drive in yourself? In this conversation lesson, we’ll talk about various aspects of visual art and how people discuss […]

Visual Art Conversation Lesson

On the General Rules for Articles page, you learned how “a,” “an,” and “the” are often used in sentences, and what meaning they convey. The trouble is that there are many exceptions to these rules, and specific cases which follow different rules. Many of these exceptions are idiomatic, and some are […]

Articles: Advanced Usage