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Asking for Things
Guide to common phrases used for asking and requesting things in English for English learners and classes.
Personal Descriptions
This lesson focuses on learning how to write personal descriptions about yourself and others. The exercise provides tips to remember when writing personal descriptions.
Basic English Lessons for Beginning English Learners
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.
How Speak English?
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Free Beginning English E-mail Course
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.
Spelling Rules in 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.
What are pronouns?
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.
This, That, These, Those, Here and There
That is my bag over there - How to use this, that, these, those, here and there.
Some or Any?
Are there any apples? Use of "some" and "any" - and "some" and "any" words such as something, anywhere, somebody, etc.
Present Simple Tense
What do you do every day? Use this grammar chart to learn about the Present Simple. For more advanced beginning level students.
Question Words
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.
Prepositions - The Basics of Time and Place
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.
Much or Many?
How many apples do you have? Countable and uncountable nouns with "a, an, some", as well as questions with "How much...?" and "How many ...?".
in / at / on - prepositions of time and date
Study the use of these prepositions to express when something happens.
in / at / on - prepositions of place
Study the use of these prepositions to express the position of objects.
in / at / on - prepositions of place and movement
Study the use of these prepositions to express movement and position in a city or country.
Be - Quiz
Test your understanding of the verb 'to be' with this quiz
Be - present - Hello! My name is Ken
Introduction to the verb 'to be' in the present incluing basic questions and conversations.
Be - past - Where were you yesterday ?
Introduction to the verb 'to be' in the past including basic questions and conversations.
Adverbs
He drives carefully. In this sentence 'carefully' is an adverb. Learn the basic rules for using adverbs in English.
Adjectives
He is a careful driver. In this sentence 'careful' is an adjective. Learn the basic rules for using adjectives in English.
A, An, The
"A, An, The" definite and indefinite articles in English - Beginning Guide to indefinite articles.
ABCs Song
Great for children, learn the ABCs by singing along with this popular ABC song!
Question Words
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.