http://eigo.bltnetwork.com BLT Eigo: A totally FREE weekly English-language coaching program produced by BLTnetwork.com and hosted by David Hylton from Obuse, Japan. BLT Eigo is great for language learners who are on the go. Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:07:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-us Lesson #50: Merry Christmas This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Yes, it's that time of year when we give something back to our friends and family. And what better way to show them that you care than by singing ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas/ Lesson #49:  Christmas Shopping This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Whoa!  I just looked at the calendar and realized Christmas is less than two weeks away.... I really need to go shopping, but first, I'll teach you some phrases much more useful ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/12/09/christmas-shopping/ Lesson #48:  Thanksgiving This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. In American, we celebrate a special day to give thanks for everything in our lives.  It's called Thanksgiving Day and falls on Thursday, November 27th in 2008.  But it's not always on ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/11/26/thanksgiving/ Lesson #47:  Would you mind...? This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. In this episode, I'm talking about "requests"... or how to ask for something.  If you want a glass of water or need to see a doctor, it's important to know ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/11/13/would-you-mind/ Lesson #46:  Halloween BLT Eigo is brought to you by BLTnetwork.com and hosted by David Hylton. Transcript: Greetings.  I am your phantom host.  Halloween is October 31st.  You can go Trick-or-Treating.  Go to your friend's house and say, "Trick or Treat."  If they don't give you a treat, like candy, you can play ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/10/31/halloween/ Lesson #45:  Fear This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton.  These days, all the news seems to be bad news... everyone is afraid of something.  Here are some common phrases used to talk about fear.  Repeat after me: We're anxious about the economy. I'm ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/10/23/fear/ Lesson #44:  Riddles This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Time to exercise that brain again.  Here are a few great riddles I found on the internet.  See if you can answer them before I give you the answers. 1. What can run ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/10/15/riddles/ Lesson #43:  It's mine! This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Hey, whose dirty coffee cup is this on my desk?  What? Oh, it's mine?  I guess I left it here after my last show....Whoops. Anyway, today's topic is about "possessive pronouns" like ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/10/06/its-mine/ Lesson #42:  Toilet This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. Whoops , I think I drank too much coffee because I really have to go to the... uh.... you know... to the ..... (flush) Usually one doesn't talk about the toilet.   But sometimes when ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/09/21/toilet/ Lesson #41: Fried Eggs! This is BLT Eigo, brought to you by BLTnetwork.com. I’m your host and English Coach, David Hylton. One of my Japanese friends asked me what "sunny side up"  means.  I said it means to fry an egg without flipping it over... the yolk, or the yellow part, looks ... http://eigo.bltnetwork.com/2008/09/04/fried-eggs/