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Guide to common phrases used for asking and requesting things in English for English learners and classes.

This lesson focuses on learning how to write personal descriptions about yourself and others. The exercise provides tips to remember when writing personal descriptions.

Here are ten questions that will help beginning level learners of English when starting a conversation. Each question is followed by a number of questions to continue the conversation.

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20 essential basic English lessons for beginning English learners. Use this gallery as a great way to study the basics in one easy to use area of the site. Each English lesson provides basic information and is followed by a short quiz to test your understanding.

Sign up (or sign your students up) for this beginning level course. You will receive an e-mail each week. Each lesson contains an introduction and links to learning materials on the site. The course makes for an excellent introduction to the basics of English.

This guide to spelling focuses on the most common rules used when spelling in English including rules on capitalization, adding suffixes and common endings.

Here is a guide to the four basic types of pronouns: subject, object, possessive and demonstrative. This overview provides a simple introduction for beginners or a quick review for other level students.

That is my bag over there - How to use this, that, these, those, here and there.

Are there any apples? Use of "some" and "any" - and "some" and "any" words such as something, anywhere, somebody, etc.

What do you do every day? Use this grammar chart to learn about the Present Simple. For more advanced beginning level students.

Beginning level guide to the use of question words in English. Each question word is explained and provides examples. The guide is followed by a quiz checking your understanding.

Janet was born on the 12th of January in Boston at 6.15 p.m. ... Prepositions of time and place - at, in, on and to.

How many apples do you have? Countable and uncountable nouns with "a, an, some", as well as questions with "How much...?" and "How many ...?".

Study the use of these prepositions to express when something happens.

Study the use of these prepositions to express the position of objects.

Study the use of these prepositions to express movement and position in a city or country.

Test your understanding of the verb 'to be' with this quiz

Introduction to the verb 'to be' in the present incluing basic questions and conversations.

Introduction to the verb 'to be' in the past including basic questions and conversations.

He drives carefully. In this sentence 'carefully' is an adverb. Learn the basic rules for using adverbs in English.

He is a careful driver. In this sentence 'careful' is an adjective. Learn the basic rules for using adjectives in English.

"A, An, The" definite and indefinite articles in English - Beginning Guide to indefinite articles.

Great for children, learn the ABCs by singing along with this popular ABC song!

Beginning level guide to the use of question words in English. Each question word is explained and provides examples. The guide is followed by a quiz checking your understanding.