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These articles will help identify your weak points, learning style and learning goals while providing useful tips and steps to improve your English learning in class and at home.

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Parallelism - Parallel Structure

Friday November 6, 2009

Hoping to help you and wanting to provide excellent learning resources, I've put up this new page! This introductory sentence is a perfect example of a parallelism (a participial phrase parallelism to be exact). Not all parallel structures are this complicated, but they can be tricky.

Starting Conversations

Wednesday November 4, 2009
This beginning level page focuses on ten common questions used for starting conversations. Each question is then followed by a number of follow-up questions to help keep the conversation going.

Combine this sheet with the following conversation lesson plans to help beginning level students start communicating in English.

Asking Questions
Learning Maze
Guilty!

Finding a Job for English Learners

Monday November 2, 2009

The cover letter should always be included when sending your resume or CV for a possible job interview. This letter of application serves the purpose or introducing you and asking for an interview. Here is an outline to writing a successful cover letter.
Understanding your potential employer can help you get the job you are looking for. This section focuses on developing interviewing skills that will help you prepare for a job interview in an English speaking country.

Finding a Job - Writing a Cover Letter

Writing Your Resume

The Interview: Basics

Example Interview Questions

Useful Job Interview Vocabulary

Social Language Key Phrases

Friday October 30, 2009

English employs many fixed expressions in social situations such as introducing someone, or greetings during the holidays.

Introductions
Greetings
Special Days
Speaking to Strangers
Traveling phrases

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