The Robe; www.EFLsuccess.com Story: A Roman officer “wins” Jesus’ robe by gambling under the cross. Soon, it seems that the robe is making him crazy. A woman’s love can’t cure his inner pain, but his slave seems to have found a … Continue reading →
Groundhog Day, www.EFLsuccess.com NOTE: This is an older version of this page; go to http://eflsuccess.com/groundhog_day/ Story: What would you do if you could live the same day over and over? A selfish TV weatherman is trapped, reliving a cold February … Continue reading →
Narnia: Sample News Articles The following articles about the first Narnia film are from my book: Successful Writing for the Real World. They served as examples in my chapters about news writing. I’ve posted them here to supplement my Movie Study Guide for the … Continue reading →
Paulie, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Paulie is a parrot (鹦鹉) whose mouth keeps getting him in (and out) of trouble. Separated from the little girl he loves, Paulie flies across the USA, and (along with lots of laughs) lets us experience several … Continue reading →
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Attention English-learners! If you are connected to the Internet, you are never far from some amazing places to practice and improve your English! Let this collection of links from students and teachers be your gateway to improved English in the real world. … Continue reading →
Movies can be a great tool to help you improve your English, so EFLsuccess.com is building a collection of Movie Study Guides (look at the drop-down “Movie Guides” menu) that give you plot summaries, vocabulary, discussion questions and more, to help … Continue reading →
By Michael Krigline, EFLsuccess.com; Sep 2023 ⇔ I was so frustrated today, trying to get gallery photos to have captions, that I’m posting this. Before “blocks” you just typed in the caption, and Jetpack made your photos into a nice … Continue reading →
Learning from America’s Success (The American Ways–US History and Culture)–Fall 2013 & Spring 2014 Instructor: Mr. Michael Krigline, MA Xiamen University, Economics Dept Click “refresh” (刷新) in your browser to upload the most recent version of this page; I often … Continue reading →
I have not written many poems like this one. (Most of my poetry ends up as songs!) This exception was inspired by a “memory flash” triggered on a bus in Beijing, when I was teaching English there in 1987. My dad and … Continue reading →
Ben-Hur, www.EFLsuccess.com Note: This Study Guide was prepared for the 1959 classic film, not the 2016 re-make; but you might find the new film’s web resources helpful. Story: Winning 11 Oscars (1959), this is one of the greatest movies ever made … Continue reading →
Air Bud (3)–World Pup, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Josh is a teenage basketball star, until he joins his high school soccer team to get closer to a beautiful “football” player from England. As you watch this cute film, you will learn from his … Continue reading →