Collocations
Wednesday October 29, 2003
One element of improving your vocabulary is learning which verbs go with which nouns - also called collocations. For example: Do you make or do a mess? Does he miss ... Read More
Nightmare: "Koreans jail Canadian (ESL teacher) on dubious ground"
Tuesday October 28, 2003
"An Ottawa woman is raising a red flag for Canadian ESL teachers heading for South Korea after a young Canadian man was arrested and imprisoned just moments after signing for ... Read More
World's Largest Lesson
Monday October 27, 2003
On November 6 2003 English-To-Go is holding the annual World's Largest Lesson. They would like your class to be part of their attempt to get as many teachers and students ... Read More
How Everyday Things are Made
Saturday October 25, 2003
Provided by Standford University, this site provides guided tours of how a number of everyday objects are made. Excellent materials for an ESP (English for Special Purposes) class, or business ... Read More
What are pronouns?
Friday October 24, 2003
Here is a guide to the four basic types of pronouns: subject, object, possessive and demonstrative. This overview provides a simple introduction for beginners or a quick review for other ... Read More
Vocabulary Web Games
Monday October 20, 2003
For those of you who want to take Cambridge's Proficiency or Certificate of Advanced English or the TOEFL, this page was designed to quiz US high school and college students ... Read More
Learning to teach in 200 foreign languages
Tuesday October 14, 2003
From the Washington Times "The growing number of immigrants and U.S. citizens who are not fluent in English has teachers trying to figure out how they can teach subjects to ... Read More
ESL Partners
Monday October 13, 2003
About.com ESL partners offer English instruction throughout the world. These schools provide many services and have an active Internet presence. More detailed information about a school can be found by ... Read More
American and British English
Friday October 10, 2003
British Man: Could you take a look in the boot? American: Look in your own boots! - A discussion of differences between American and British English. You can also use ... Read More
Indirect Speech
Wednesday October 8, 2003
Indirect Speech (also referred to as 'reported speech') refers to a sentence reporting what someone has said. It is almost always used in spoken English. If you are already understand ... Read More
One Student's ESL Experiences
Monday October 6, 2003
Here's an interesting article from the New York Times (free registration required) on a student's experience at Ossining High in Westchester. It gives a great deal of detail about what ... Read More
Foreign Credential Evaluation in the United States
Wednesday October 1, 2003
Are you planning on doing graduate work in the US? Getting ready for your TOEFL exam? Take a look at this article on About's immigration site that provides what you ... Read More