English Collections: Cultural English 14

Cultural English Lessons 391-420

Our English Collections' Cultural English courses include information to help you understand the United States and American culture. We provide detailed explanations of how to use key expressions and idioms related to each topic.

Learn English as you learn about the U.S.!

WHAT YOU GET

Each course includes 30 lessons.

Each lesson has a:

  • 30 minute audio file (MP3)
  • 10 page Learning Guide (PDF)

Each lesson takes approximately 75-90 minutes to complete (audio plus written materials). Each set of 30 lessons contains a total of 50+ hours of lesson materials.

LESSON CONTENTS

With Cultural English, you will learn idioms and expressions related to American life and culture. Topics include:

  • Holidays and Festivals
  • American Writers
  • American Artists, Actors, and Singers
  • Famous Places, Cities, and States
  • Popular and Classic Movies and TV Shows
  • Well-Known Books, Magazines, and Newspapers
  • U.S. Presidents and Politics
  • American History
  • Common English Questions and Answers

LESSON FORMAT

Each lesson includes downloadable MP3 and PDF files you can listen to and read on any computer, phone, or tablet.

After you purchase, you have 30 days to download the MP3 audio and PDF Learning Guide files.

Please note: All files are for download only; we do not sell books or CDs.

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Lessons Included in Cultural English 14

Cultural English 391 - Ask an American - Inventing Frozen Foods; Q&A
Cultural English 392 - Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower; Q&A
Cultural English 393 - The Manchurian Candidate; Blue laws; Q&A
Cultural English 394 - Home shopping; Mammoth Cave National Park; Q&A
Cultural English 395 - The Joy of Cooking;"Little Bunny Foo Foo"; Q&A
Cultural English 396 - Ask an American – “Battle Hymn of the Republic"; Q&A
Cultural English 397 - Presidents: Warren G. Harding; Q&A
Cultural English 398 - Ayn Rand; Adirondack Park; Q&A
Cultural English 399 - David Henry Hwang; Patent medicines; Q&A
Cultural English 400 - Patton; The Eagles; Q&A
Cultural English 401 - Ask an American – Bilingual seniors; Q&A
Cultural English 402 - Nikola Tesla; the Three Stooges; Q&A
Cultural English 403 -"Three Blind Mice"; Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park; Q&A
Cultural English 404 - Benjamin Spock; The Florida Everglades; Q&A
Cultural English 405 - A Clockwork Orange; The Mickey Mouse Club; Q&A
Cultural English 406 - Ask an American - Corruption; Q&A
Cultural English 407 - Jane Addams; “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe" counting rhyme; Q&A
Cultural English 408 - Presidents: Gerald Ford; Q&A
Cultural English 409 - Rachel Carson; Monopoly I; Q&A
Cultural English 410 - Motown Records;“Mary Had a Little Lamb"; Q&A
Cultural English 411 - Ask an American – Harlem Businesses; Q&A
Cultural English 412 - Pledge of Allegiance; Grateful Dead; Q&A
Cultural English 413 - Meryl Streep; Badlands National Park; Q&A
Cultural English 414 - Pulp Fiction; the Outer Banks; Q&A
Cultural English 415 - Presidents: John Quincy Adams; Q&A
Cultural English 416 - Ask an American - Caring for elderly parents; Q&A
Cultural English 417 - Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique; Taos Pueblos; Q&A
Cultural English 418 - Dorothy Parker; How to become a nurse; Q&A
Cultural English 419 - Fort Knox Bullion Depository; Looney Tunes; Q&A
Cultural English 420 - Rocky; Alvin Ailey; Q&A


Your Instructor


Jeff McQuillan
Jeff McQuillan

Dr. Jeff McQuillan is a recognized expert and leading researcher in English language learning and teaching. He received his Ph.D. in applied linguistics and education from the University of Southern California, and was a university professor for many years. He's published dozens of articles and books related to linguistics, literacy, and English language learning. His work has appeared in the media both nationally and internationally, including CNN, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Deutschlandfunk Radio, El Pais, China Post, MacWorld, Diario Financiero, Universia, The Times (London) and many others.



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