BLT Eigo on August 28th, 2009

Episode #62: Useful Parent Phrases Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Welcome back after a lonnnnng summer vacation. Whew! I had to help my children do their summer research projects called jiyuukenkyuu. What I learned is that parents in Japan do most of [...]

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BLT Eigo on July 21st, 2009

Episode #61: Eat My Words Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. In an earlier episode, I told you about some strange hair-care ideas, such as beer and mayonnaise conditioners. Well, a BLT Eigo listener, who I’ll call Doctor T, told me that using [...]

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BLT Eigo on July 7th, 2009

Episode #60:  Strange Skin Care Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Last time I told you about a list of some pretty funny remedies my Mom had sent me. Did any of you try those interesting hair-care ideas I gave you?  I thought [...]

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BLT Eigo on May 26th, 2009

Episode #59:  Strange Hair Fixes Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. My Mom just sent an email about some strange fixes, including a few for hair.  I’m not having any problems with my hair, like going bald, but it is going gray.  Anyway, [...]

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BLT Eigo on May 18th, 2009

Episode #58:  Friendly No Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. The other day, one of my students asked how they could say “no” to their American friend in a nice way.  That’s a great question because if you say “no” in the wrong [...]

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BLT Eigo on April 27th, 2009

Episode #57:  Slipper Slip-up Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. It’s important to have a sense of humor when learning another language or culture because, eventually, you’re going to make a mistake that will be very embarrassing. Here’s one of my many embarrassing [...]

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BLT Eigo on April 8th, 2009

Episode #56:  Computer Problems Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Hi folks, sorry we’ve been off for a while, but we’ve been trying to upgrade the BLT Eigo program.  Unfortunately, there are some problems that still have to be worked out.  Sorry about [...]

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BLT Eigo on March 9th, 2009

Episode #55:  Over The Hill Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton.  Guess what, guys….  I celebrated my birthday this weekend. (How old are you?) No, don’t even go there.  I’m not “over the hill” yet.  Speaking of “over the hill,” let me tell [...]

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BLT Eigo on February 26th, 2009

Episode #54:  Tongue Twister Hello, this is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton.  I’m feeling a little slow today, so what better way to get some brain exercise than to recite a good tongue twister.  Just to warn you, there are lots of “L” sounds, which [...]

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BLT Eigo on February 19th, 2009

Episode #53:  Hay Fever This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Ah….ah… achoo! (What’s that?) Oh, the mask? (Yeh.) I have a runny nose and itchy eyes and  can’t stop coughing and sneezing. (You got a cold?) Do I have a cold?  No, I have [...]

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