Learn English with Teacher Joe

Hello everybody. I’ve been very busy with work and have had little time for blogging or other online fun stuff. Over the past weekend, however, I did find time to make a few new web pages. I’d like you to try out one page that I think will be useful for many students. It’s a very popular game called Hangman that helps introduce English spelling and new words. Please give me your feedback in the Comments section after you’ve played it a few times. I’d like to know what you think! Click here to get started…

The Jing (I mean the North Jing, or Capital City, or Beijing) has entered Spring! We have warm days, cool nights, with a dust storm thrown in from time to time to keep things interesting. I spent my last day off in “Houhai”, where there are several man-made ponds that once-upon-a-time were the Emperors’ playground. It was nice to just sit in the sun, enjoy the sounds of small paddle boats drifting along the pond, and forget that I am in the middle of a huge city.

The scene is so different from spring in my hometown. On any day in April we might have a little sunshine, lots of wind and rain, or even snow. It snowed in Rochester last week, I heard. Rochester is sometimes called the Flower City and there is a big ”Lilac Festival” every spring - in May! Here in Beijing, the lilacs are already out, as well as magnolias, cherry blossoms and plum blossoms. It’s nice to have an early spring…

Hi Everybody,

Sorry for not having posted for a while. I’m now working on a new website, totally dedicated to learning English from humor. I believe learning English in context is important, and everybody likes to have a good laugh, so the new site should be very popular. It is, however, a LOT of work.

Here is a set of riddles for you. Each one includes some interesting language for you to think about. Please leave possible answers in the “Comments” section. Don’t worry if your answer is not right, just give it a try. Sometimes, just trying can help you to learn. Good luck and have fun!

Q1: Why did the man throw a bucket of water out the window?

Q2: Why did the man throw the butter out the window?

Q3: Why did the man throw a clock out the window?

Q4: Why did the man put the clock in the safe?