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Kenneth's ESL Blog April 2007 Archive

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

Parts of Speech

Wednesday April 25, 2007
Words are used to form patterns of English grammar and syntax. Each word falls into one of eight categories referred to as parts of speech. Here are the eight commonly ... Read More

Teach English Abroad

Saturday April 21, 2007
The summer is just around the corner, and you've just finished college. Would you like to take a year off and teach English abroad? If so, Online TEFL Course provides ... Read More

Thinking about Problems - Giving Advice

Wednesday April 18, 2007
"He must have been on vacation", "She can't really think he likes her.", "They might be in trouble." - all of these sentences illustrate conclusions we make based on what ... Read More

Idiom Resources

Tuesday April 17, 2007
Sooner or later all English students will learn idioms. English uses so many idiomatic expressions that it is truly impossible to learn English without learning at least a few! Here ... Read More

Mad Lib for the ESL Class

Wednesday April 11, 2007
Mad Libs are great for helping students recognize various parts of speech. This lesson plan provides an outline on how to turn a fun game into a great learning experience.

Making Business Presentations - Key Phrases

Tuesday April 10, 2007
This making business presentations outline provides a guide to giving a business presentation in English. Each section begins with the presentation section concerned, then the language formulas appropriate to giving ... Read More

Pronunciation: Word Stress - Changes in Meaning

Thursday April 5, 2007
When you are speaking English the words you stress can change the underlying meaning a sentence. Even simple sentences can have many levels of meaning based on the word you ... Read More

English Verbs - Tense Resources

Tuesday April 3, 2007
Learning verb tenses is one of the most important tasks in any language learning. Here is a tense use guide to resources at the site that will help you learn ... Read More

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