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Kenneth's ESL Blog July 2004 Archive

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

Business English Reference

Friday July 30, 2004
Top business English books for English as special purposes learners and teachers. These books can help you improve your English for specific business situations.

Grammar Workbooks

Tuesday July 27, 2004
Top grammar workbook recommendations for English as a Second Language students and teachers. These grammar workbooks are used in both the UK and the United States for classes and self-study ... Read More

Pronunciation Help

Saturday July 24, 2004
Correct pronunciation can make all the difference when living in an English speaking country. This is especially true in the USA where the vast majority of citizens are not used ... Read More

Beginner Review

Friday July 23, 2004
Review beginning level grammar by answering the questions then check your answers by clicking on the "Check" button. If you make a mistake you will be told and can click ... Read More

Getting to Know your Classmates

Monday July 19, 2004
The following conversation exercises serve the double purpose of introducing students to each other and getting them to converse from the get-go, as well as reviewing the basic tense structures ... Read More

Summertime travel

Wednesday July 14, 2004
Summertime and the living is easy ... Yes, it's that time of year and that means lots of travelling about, exploring the world. Here is a chart quiz testing vocabulary ... Read More

Newspaper Reading and Writing

Friday July 9, 2004
This lesson focuses on calling students' attention to newspaper writing style on a deeper, grammatical level. It ends with students writing up their own short articles with a follow-up listening ... Read More

Aquiring Listening Skills

Tuesday July 6, 2004
Acquiring listening skills is frustrating. This is because successful listening skills are acquired over time and with lots of practice. It's frustrating for students because there are no rules as ... Read More

Lego Blocks

Monday July 5, 2004
Groups decide upon a design, give it a description (a name), and then write down step-by-step instructions for how another group could construct the same design from the six pieces. ... Read More

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