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Improve Your English via the Internet

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Visual Help with Prepositions

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Take note of where Bob is in relationship to the objects in the pictures to help improve your understanding of prepositions of place.

Disputing a Bill / Getting a Driver's License

Monday November 30, 2009
These two intermediate level roleplays focus on common tasks that many students need to deal with when living in an English speaking country. The first dialogue and follow-up quiz focuses on disputing an electricity bill with a customer service representative. The second dialogue and comprehension quiz takes a man through filling out a form for a new driver's license.

Teaching Absolute Beginners - 20 Point Program

Friday November 27, 2009

Teaching absolute beginners requires the teacher to pay special attention to the order in which new language is introduced. This 20 point program provides a syllabus to take students from speaking no English at all to being able to fulfill basic communication needs including; giving person information describing their daily routines and the world around them.

Writing Style

Wednesday November 25, 2009

This series of four lessons is designed to help students become familiar with writing an essay in English. The first lesson is designed to give students an overview of basic essay writing style. The final three lessons focus on developing skills that are used when analyzing texts as the basis of their essays.

Basic Essay Writing Style
Developing a Character Analysis
Using Themes to Relate to a Story
Getting Ideas Organized

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