Environment English Learner Resources

As a Environment English learner, you are interested in learning English to live in an English speaking country or environment. You need to be able to pronounce well, know idioms, phrasal verbs and slang. Here are some recommend resources to help you learn the most important aspects of English for your style of English learning.

Intonation and Stress: Key to Understanding
This feature takes a look at how intonation and stress influence the way English is spoken and how paying attention to this important factor can improve your pronunciation immediately - no kidding!

How to Write a Resume
Writing a Resume - curriculum vitae or CV - in English can be quite different than in your native tongue. This "how to" helps you develop a standard English resume.

How To Increase Specific Vocabulary
This "how to" focuses on a basic strategy for increasing vocabulary in specific subject areas through the use of a vocabulary tree.

Phonetics: Introduction
An introduction and reference guide to the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet).

British / American Translations
Use this handy tool to select a word either in British or American English and get the 'translation' in the other English version!

10/05/00-English Pronunciation Practice
Good pronunciation depends on the ability to accent the correct words and successfully use intonation to make sure you are understood. This feature includes exercises to help you improve your pronunciation through the correct use of word stress.

01/27/01-Review: American Accent Training
American Accent Training by Ann Cook and published by Barron's provides a self study course that is sure to improve any advanced level student's pronunciation. This package is especially interesting to non-native English speakers living in the USA or Canada.

01/11/98 - Reference: Phrasal Verbs
A comprehensive guide to the most commonly used English phrasal verbs

April Fool's Day Idiom Quiz
Try out this idiom quiz and see if you can spot the "fools".

Sports Idioms
Improve your understanding of sports idioms that are commonly used in American English.

01/12/01-English Tenses Timeline
This timeline tenses chart provides a handy visual reference sheet to English tenses and their relationship to the past, present and future. Included you will find active, passive, simple and continuous forms positioned according to their occurrence in time.

01/07/00-Setting ESL Objectives
Knowing exactly what you want is half the battle and can dramatically improve your learning curve.

11/02/00-Grammar Terminology
This feature presents an extract with a follow-up guide giving examples of the most important grammar terminology. By quickly reviewing this reference sheet, you can quickly brush-up your or your class' understanding of key grammar terminology, while at the same time reviewing some basic grammar concepts.

Grammar Resources
Handy one page with links to all the most important grammar resources on the site.