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Kenneth's ESL Blog January 2007 Archive

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

Techniques to Help You Improve Your Vocabulary

Tuesday January 30, 2007
Learning vocabulary is often a very difficult task. Research shows that vocabulary learned in topically related word 'groups' - as opposed to learning new vocabulary in random lists of new ... Read More

Points of View

Thursday January 25, 2007
Points of View is an intermediate to advanced level discussion lesson that asks students to rate their opinions from one to ten (1 - strongly agree / 10 - strongly ... Read More

Register Use

Tuesday January 23, 2007
Imagine you are speaking to a colleague at work. Which do you think would be a better way to ask for some help: Tom, could you give me a hand, ... Read More

Telephone English: Getting Practice

Tuesday January 16, 2007
Teaching telephone English can be frustrating as students really need to practice their skill as often as possible in order to improve their comprehension skills. This lesson focuses on making ... Read More

Pop Music

Thursday January 11, 2007
Getting younger, teenage students to talk can be a real challenge. This lesson activity focuses on talking about pop music and musicians to get them discussing their favorite types of ... Read More

Debates

Tuesday January 9, 2007
These debate lesson plans come complete with 'for / against' statements to get students going, as well as useful phrases for expressing opinions, offering explanations and disagreeing. Multinationals - Help or ... Read More

New Beginning Grammar Review Quizzes

Friday January 5, 2007
One of the most popular exercises in 2006 was the beginning English grammar review quiz. I've just added three more of these quizzes with 50 questions each. These quizzes test ... Read More

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