You can choose your place and your budget :

English in Action: 2h / week for 10 months ($320)http://www.esuus.org/English_In_Action.htm

Columbia University: 6h / week for 3 months ($300)http://www.tc.edu/centers/communityenglish/

New York Language Center: 20 h / week for 1 month ($580)http://www.nylanguagecenter.com

Choose your partner (and by the way future friend)

Face to face conversation (over a cup of coffee)This type of language exchange is known as conversation exchange. You practice your second language bymeeting up with native speakers living nearby

CorrespondenceYou can improve your writing as well as reading skills by corresponding with a penpal. Simply exchangemessages with members who are looking for a correspondence exchange!

Text and voice chatPractice your foreign language by chatting with a native speaker and using your chat software of choice:Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, etc

Link : http://www.conversationexchange.com

Starbucks : good and very convenient

La Colombe Atelier : very good coffee319 Church St (Tribeca)270 Lafayette Street (Soho)

Jacques Torres : very good hot chocolate

75 9th Avenue (Chelsea)

http://www.mrchocolate.com/news/about/locations/

Maison Ladurée : macarons864 Madison avenue entre 70th & 71st St.

http://www.laduree.fr/en/maisons/monde

Financier Pâtisserie : very good french pastriesmany addresses in Manhattan

http://financierpastries.com/

Sarabeth’s : pastries and lunch many addresses in Manhattan

http://www.sarabeth.com

Every Friday, 7-8 PM book all your next fridays !

Facebook group join us now !http://www.facebook.com/pages/English-Corner-NYC/293837740663671?ref=ts

To break the ice = to do something friendly

Ex: To break the ice, let's invite our new neighbors to lunch.

My hands are tied = unable to do as I would like

Ex: I'd like to go shopping with you but my hands are tied for I have to stay at the office today," father said.

To be on pins and needles = to be very excited or anxious

Ex: The children are on pins and needles thinking about their trip to the zoo tomorrow. ( Very excited )

Mr Singh is on pins and needles wondering if the noise he heard is from his pet cobra which escaped.

(Very anxious )

To be as busy as a bee = to be very busy

Ex: Even though she’s 80 years old, my grandmother is still as busy as a bee .

To bite the dustEx: 1. Sl. to die. A shot rang out, and another cowboy bit the dust. The soldier was too young to bite the dust.

2. Sl. to break; to fail; to give out. My old car finally bit the dust.

To take it easy = to relax

Ex: She said I looked really tired, and told me to take it easy.

The french kiss