Parallelism - Parallel Structure
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Starting Conversations
Combine this sheet with the following conversation lesson plans to help beginning level students start communicating in English.
Finding a Job for English Learners
The cover letter should always be included when sending your resume or CV for a possible job interview. This letter of application serves the purpose or introducing you and asking for an interview. Here is an outline to writing a successful cover letter.
Understanding your potential employer can help you get the job you are looking for. This section focuses on developing interviewing skills that will help you prepare for a job interview in an English speaking country.
Social Language Key Phrases
English employs many fixed expressions in social situations such as introducing someone, or greetings during the holidays.
Introductions
Greetings
Special Days
Speaking to Strangers
Traveling phrases
Differences between American and British English
"Should I put this in the boot?" - If you ask an American this, you might get an inquisitive look. "Boot" in American English translates as "trunk". British and American English are very similar, but there are important differences. Once you understand these differences, you might want to try the British / American translation tool to see if you know major differences in vocabulary.
Once you understand the differences, test your knowledge of these difference by taking the British or American English quiz.
Ask and Answer Questions
These 50 questions are ideal for beginning English classes and learners. Each question has an appropriate answer or response. They are divided into related categories. Once, you've understood the questions try the 50 basic English questions quiz.
These ask and answer question lesson plans are great for getting students talking about themselves:
Silent Letters
Tom talked about his thumb. It seems he had pulled a muscle. In this strange sentence, the L in "talked", B in "thumb" and C in "muscle" are not pronounced. There are many silent letters in English. This silent letters list provides a guide to some of the most common silent letters in English.
Halloween Special
BOO! It's that time of year. Here are some special features for Halloween:
Halloween Matching Monsters Vocabulary Game
Halloween Traditions
Halloween Vocabulary Quiz
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe with special vocabulary section
Core Vocabulary Sheets
The use of the lexical approach is essential for successful language acquisition in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). However, teachers are often not equipped with the exact English terminology required in very specific trade sectors. For this reason, core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate materials for students with English for Special Purposes needs.
English for Special Purposes Core Vocabulary Lists
English for Advertising
English for Banking and Stocks
English for Book Keeping and Financial Administration
English for Business and Commercial Letters
English for Human Resources
English for the Insurance Industry
English for Legal Purposes
English for Logistics
English for Marketing
English for Production and Manufacturing
English for Sales and Acquisitions
Visual Tense Charts
Visual clues can really help learners understand tense usage. This resource provides a visual tense chart for each of the major uses of the 14 tenses in English. The visual tense chart also includes a quick overview of each particular usage, as well as structure and example sentences.

