American English Language School

  Looking for some healthy recipes to make this winter season?   Our AELS students have been studying ways to stay healthy this past week and a big part of keeping healthy is eating the right food. We discussed eating fruits and vegetables and how to stay away from junk and fast food.   Check out these two American recipes to warm up your winter and help keep you staying healthy.   1.     Texas Cowboy Stew   This recipe is based on a traditional stew that cowboys would eat while traveling to and from different ranches while herding cattle. The stew may be filled with flavor and hearty ingredients, but it is also healthy and filling too!   Ingredients:   -2 pounds of ground turkey -2 packages of turkey sausage -2 cloves of garlic, minced (cut into very small pieces) -1 onion, chopped -2 carrots, chopped -3 stalks of celery, chopped -2 cans of diced tomatoes -4 medium sized sweet potatoes, (with peel...

  What are idioms? Idioms are an important part of the English language used by native speakers everyday. They are phrases or expressions that may sound silly, but have a non literal meaning that most native speakers know and that every language school student should know and add to their vocabulary. Here is a list of seven idioms and their meanings to add to your vocabulary so you can sound like any native speaker!   1.     A blessing in disguise: a phrase that means a good thing that seemed bad at first.   An example: Getting laid off was a blessing in disguise because I was able to find my dream job a week later.   2.     Better late than never: a phrase that means it is better to arrive late somewhere than not to come at all.   An example: You are an hour late, but better late than never!   3.     Break a leg: a phrase that is used to say good luck to someone.   An example: Brea...

  Lately, you may have been hearing about the upcoming super bowl but have no idea what people are talking about. For those of you who are not avid sports fans, the super bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The super bowl is a popular yearly event that is celebrated by millions for the game, food, halftime show, and commercials. The super bowl is always held on a Sunday, but the exact date varies. Typically, it is held in the month of February. This year will be the 56th super bowl and will be held on Sunday, February 2022. Now, what exactly is the super bowl?   Throughout the football season, 32 different football teams play against each other. 14 of the highest-scoring teams go to the playoffs and the two remaining teams will face each other in the most-watched sporting event in the United States: the super bowl. Although this day is not an officially celebrated holiday, it is widely considered an unofficial holiday. Now that you...

  This week is midterm week for our students and they will be reviewing and studying the first four units of their book. Another great way to study English and learn more about American culture is to watch American television. Here is a list of American television shows that are entertaining and will help you learn English through multiple environments.   1.     Scrubs   Scrubs is a medical comedy that premiered on American television in 2001. The show centers around the fictional hospital of Sacred Heart and follows three residents as they prosper from first year residents out of medical school to full- fledged doctors in their final season.   This show is a great way to learn medical vocabulary because it is one of the most accurately researched show on medical words and diseases due to a real doctor collaborating with the script for all the seasons of the show. This show is not only very funny, but it shows very deep and stressful issu...

               The elegant presentation of the French Frangipane is considered an art in all of France. Its recipe has been a fable for more than a century. Frangipane is named after the sixteenth-century Italian nobleman known as Marquis Musio Frangipane. While residing in Paris, he formulated a bitter almond scent used as a fragrance for none other than gloves. The French pastry chefs were inspired by the aroma so they originated a recipe that has since become the French Classic: Ingredients         7Granny Smith Apples-peeled, halved, cored, thinly sliced. 375 grams pocket careme. A butter puff pastry thawed.   20    grams unsalted butter.   1      Tbsp Chopped Rosemary Leaves Cereme fraiche to serve   Frangipane   60     Grams unsalted butter, softened   75     Grams pure icing sugar   1  ...