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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

25 Essential English Lessons

Wednesday February 25, 2009
Basic English lessons for beginning English learners. Use this basic English essentials gallery as a great way to study the basics in one easy to use area of the site. Each English lesson provides basic information and is followed by a short quiz to test your understanding. Click on "Return to Basic English Essentials" and continue learning.

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January 15, 2007 at 12:36 pm
(1) Daniel Sobrinho says:

Very Good website.

January 16, 2007 at 12:00 pm
(2) Margarita says:

Congratulations, Ken and thanks a lot!

January 17, 2007 at 2:49 pm
(3) Rafael Veas says:

Really is all you need,for learn everything English as second language,am spreding all over the site for my friends,gooood job Kenneth

January 17, 2007 at 9:46 pm
(4) Pandi Arunachalam says:

A world of resouses at the flick of a button! It is a impressive and informative website I can can always depend on.As a teacher, I am benifited to the maximum and I am proud to use this website.Hats off! Thanks a lot!

January 18, 2007 at 8:29 am
(5) Wivi says:

Thank you!!

January 21, 2007 at 11:58 am
(6) Elisa says:

Kent,

Congratulations, your site is terrific!

Thank, please keep going!

January 22, 2007 at 8:43 am
(7) Jamshid says:

very very very gooooood.

January 23, 2007 at 9:13 pm
(8) lita says:

thank you very much Kenneth keep up the good work!!!

February 6, 2007 at 8:35 pm
(9) Isabel says:

Great! Thank you SO very much for this!

June 30, 2007 at 6:31 am
(10) Bilal says:

Your site seems helpfull in aid to learn english more easily and in a convenient way.

July 2, 2007 at 4:24 am
(11) manel says:

it is helpful

June 3, 2008 at 11:19 am
(12) Youssouf Magassouba says:

Hi Keneth,

I just can’t believe it. Your site is of paramount importance to any learner particularly for people learning English as second language. The thing is it exposes us to the ins and outs of English. And all this for free. Think about the idioms, do we still need to travel abroad to learn them? No, I think

Thanks indeed

Youssouf Magassouba

June 3, 2008 at 11:33 pm
(13) Usha Kumar says:

I share your passion for the English Language and am always motivated to improve my teaching skills whenever I receive your mail…..truly great work!

June 4, 2008 at 7:45 am
(14) Joyce says:

thank you for spending your time helping learners like me.

June 5, 2008 at 2:53 am
(15) hussaini says:

Hello Mr.Beare,

Yor web site is fantastic.

Hussaini

June 6, 2008 at 10:25 am
(16) Aida says:

Thank you so much Mr.Beare!!
this website is great and it is helping a lot to improve and learn more about English and teaching
thanks again
Aida, from Paraguay

June 6, 2008 at 11:12 pm
(17) Patricia Salazar McGregor says:

Congratulations, Ken and thanks a lot for your help!

June 9, 2008 at 7:50 am
(18) Leila says:

HI. Thanks a lot for your attention. It was really helpful.

June 11, 2008 at 2:14 am
(19) Kumara says:

Hi Kenneth, your site is very very useful and I gained a lot. Thanks.

July 16, 2008 at 7:07 am
(20) Kathy says:

I must assert that this site was of great help to me in IELTS Exam. I got an insight into reading and writing an essay. It’s really a great help for me…the only site with free lectures. It has a unique sense of fulfillment.I got highest score just studying this site. Thanks.

July 17, 2008 at 2:44 pm
(21) Juany Ancona says:

I’m an English Teacher in my hometown and this site has helped a lot. Congratulations and keep up the good work.

August 18, 2008 at 8:35 pm
(22) Jonas Luso says:

Thank you. This website is very good and helpful for me.

September 9, 2008 at 4:05 am
(23) jen says:

Mr. Beare,
Thanks…

October 7, 2008 at 10:27 am
(24) Bouzid says:

Dear Keneth,
Well, all I can say is that this website is just EXCELLENT! it’s a real treasure especially to new teachers. THANKS!

yours sincerely
Chenaf Bouzid

October 7, 2008 at 8:54 pm
(25) Juliet says:

Your website is really terrific. It’s my usual reference whenever I need to find clarifications on correct usage.

October 8, 2008 at 5:01 am
(26) prerna says:

thanks a lot, this site is very helpful not only for teachers but the everyone who wants to learn the english.
it helps a lot.

thanks again.

October 8, 2008 at 11:02 pm
(27) vanthou chorn (cambodia) says:

I would like to pick up every lessons and informal daily speeches from you especially the tourism field. How to entertain people, and how to keep up with them…………………………………\…very perplexing, please help me

October 16, 2008 at 12:36 am
(28) sundaramoorthy.s says:

iam realy thank to kenneth.you are very good job according us(i.e who are in second language).

November 22, 2008 at 10:16 am
(29) Candace says:

Kenneth, thank you so much for your help. Our lessons are so enjoyable thanks to your wonderful site.

All the best, and keep it up!

November 26, 2008 at 12:10 am
(30) noor says:

kenneth , thank you for your help , but i need more help .
can you please send to me some that can help me in listening because i failed in the last test that my teacher give me (( it was so so difficult ))

November 28, 2008 at 7:16 pm
(31) esl says:

Hello,

You can find help on listening skills here:

http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/English_Listening_Skills_and_ActivitiesEffective_Listening_Practice.htm

March 3, 2009 at 10:45 am
(32) Abu says:

your website from which I learn a lot is great.When I get time, I visit the website.

March 4, 2009 at 12:53 am
(33) Habba Mohamed says:

Thanks for what you’re doing. Great facilitator.
I would like you to put something about Learners’ Portfolios especially one or two samples.
Good job and of great help to all.
Best of luck.

March 4, 2009 at 8:41 pm
(34) Praewphan says:

Very usful website.

March 5, 2009 at 4:05 am
(35) Dhananjay says:

An Excellent website for english learners in India.

March 5, 2009 at 2:22 pm
(36) Lorraine Wog says:

Excellent website. Thanks

March 8, 2009 at 12:18 am
(37) Francisco Mata says:

Kenneth,

You are really doing a great super job. You just can’t imagine how many persons you are helping directly or indirectly. I hope you are making a lot of money because you deserve a lot of money for the tremendous service you give to the whole world! Congratulations.

March 17, 2009 at 12:24 pm
(38) miffoo says:

Hi
Thank you for your help. I has been studying in this site 3 months and I improve my English skills very quickly and very well.

April 8, 2009 at 9:23 am
(39) Rose says:

Thank you very much for your lesson

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