​To all the mothers out there, "Happy Mother's Day!"  I hope you get lots of love and appreciation from your families today!
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I live very far away from my own mother, literally on the other side of the world!  So, tomorrow morning I will give her a call on Skype.  If I call her now, it will be way too early!  But when I call her on my Monday morning, it will be Sunday evening for her, and still Mother's Day.  Time zones make family holidays and birthdays a little complicated!

This is my speaking diary of daily life.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.  Enjoy your day!

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https://www.imagineigo.com/english-diary-resources.html
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​Wow!  It's been a long time!  But I'm finally back with some English conversation practice for you on YouTube!

I'm sorry about the long delay.  But my tablet suddenly broke, so I couldn't shoot videos anymore.  I had to order a new one and set it all up again.  That took forever...!

But now I'm back in action.  With a new and improved mobile device!  Yay!

Lately it has been sunny almost every day.  And it is definitely getting warmer.  I am usually getting up around 5:00 am now, and I'm enjoying going for walks in the morning.  Spring is here and every day many small bamboo shoots pop up from the dirt around this mountain.  I pull them up and we cook them in our rice for lunch and dinner.  Yum!
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I'm glad to be back, and I'm looking forward to sharing more diary entries with you!

This is my speaking diary of daily life.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.

↓  Students & teachers,
https://www.imagineigo.com/english-diary-resources.html
↑  you can freely download a printable copy of the text here!

​I just ordered this new drawing tablet for my online English lessons.  Now I can write English sentences and draw pictures so easily.  It's a fun way to show some useful phrases and vocabulary, or teach a grammar point smoothly.  If you would like to try an online English lesson, please contact me.  Let's Zoom it--

​This fun new WACOM drawing tablet is making my online English lessons really go ZOOM!

​Last week we learned about English rhythms, rhyme, and accent.  We used the song "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.  It was so fun and interesting!

​We had a lot of fun exploring the three rhythms of English songs: beat, accent, rhyme.  It was a lot of fun, so maybe call me sometime...

​Are you stuck at home on the weekend?  You can still enjoy practicing your English...  Check out my Daily English Practice Diary video series!  It's free on YouTube!
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     This weekend, I wanted to get some exercise but safely avoid crowded places.  So I went on a long hike in the mountains.  It was very refreshing to walk in the nature, and there were very few people.  My legs are a little sore now, but I am very happy I could do it.  I hope you find ways to keep healthy and refreshed too!

​This is my video diary of daily life.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.  Have fun wherever you are!

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https://www.imagineigo.com/english-diary-resources.html
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​Practice your ESL English with my Daily ENGLISH Diary on YouTube!

I watched Johnny Depp's very first headlining movie, "Cry Baby".  He was so young!  And cute!  It's a very strange and silly movie, but it has a positive message.  So I like it.  And it's a lot of fun to watch.  It has some fun music and dancing too!  I can't believe I was able to find it in the local video store here in rural Japan...  a weird and wonderful surprise!

This is my video diary of daily life.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.  Have fun!

↓  Students & teachers,
https://www.imagineigo.com/english-diary-resources.html
↑  you can freely download a printable copy of the text here!

​Last night I saw the movie "CATS" at the cinema.  It was pretty weird!  But I really enjoyed it.  There wasn't really a story.  And the people-cats were a little strange looking.  But the music and dancing was great.  So I thought it was fun!

​This is my video diary of daily life.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.  Have fun!

↓  Students & teachers,
https://www.imagineigo.com/english-diary-resources.html
↑  you can freely download a printable copy of the text here!

​Last week, I went to the dentist and they pulled out my last two wisdom teeth.

The word 'wisdom' means a deep knowledge and understanding that helps you make good decisions.  Of course, we get lots of knowledge from our studies at school when we are young.  But we usually get wisdom from experience as we get a little older.

Also, when we are young children, we get most of our adult teeth.  But those big ones in the very back...  they usually come in when we are a little older.  Just like wisdom...  So, we call those teeth "wisdom teeth".

But honestly, I'm not so sure if that is really the best name for them...

I think wisdom is something that helps people a lot in their lives.  But wisdom teeth seem to cause most people a lot of trouble!  And now, all my wisdom teeth are gone!  Did I lose all my wisdom too?  Hmm...  Maybe...

I'm curious what these troublesome teeth are called in other languages.  Is there something interesting about the name for them in your language?  Please let me know!

--because I think I need to find some new wisdom!

This learning tip is part of my short daily diary.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.  Enjoy!

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​The Year of the Mouse has officially begun.  One of my students made me a card.  I think it's so cute!  Thank you!  Happy Lunar New Year everyone!

This is my speaking diary of daily life.  It's in easy English so you can enjoy some listening & reading practice and learn some useful daily conversation.  Enjoy!
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https://www.imagineigo.com/english-diary-resources.html
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Last week my electric razor broke and hurt my face a little.  Ouch!  So I said, "I guess I'll have to go shopping for a new one soon."  Of course I needed to buy a new razor!  So why did I say "guess"?

We usually use the word 'guess' when we give an answer to a question but we are not sure about it.  Or sometimes, someone has a surprise and asks you what you think it might be... "Guess what!"

So basically, 'guess' usually means "I'm not sure."  So why did I say it when I was sure that I had to buy a new razor?

Well, to be honest, I didn't really want to go out and spend my time and money getting a new razor.  I just wanted a convenient shave with my old razor.  But that was now impossible.  So I had to give up and make a plan in my busy day to go shopping...

In these cases when we must do something that we don't really want to do, we often use the word 'guess' to make it feel softer for us.  So the phrase "I guess I will..." basically means "OK.  I give up.  I'll do it."

We actually use this a lot in our conversations with friends and some family.  Just please don't use this for business.  If you do, your boss or customers will know that you don't really want to do something, and they won't be happy about that!  It will definitely not give a good impression...

Well, I think you get the idea...  So I guess I will finish this tip here.

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