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Resume, Résumé, or Resumé?

By Tanya Trusler

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

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Spelling decision time! What do you do when there are acceptable variants of the same word? Business English teachers, especially, need to consider which spelling they should use.

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Podcast: Allergies

By Tara Benwell

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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Do you or your students suffer from allergies? Listen to the podcast preview of our Health Matters lesson plan about allergy tests.

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Magic Mayhem! 10+ Ideas & Resources to Motivate Using Magic

By Shelly Terrell

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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Many of our learners enjoy the supernatural and are wowed by spells, optical illusions, and tricks. Try one of these ideas to bring a bit of magic and motivation to your class of language learners.

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Parallel Structure and Paired Joining Terms

By Tanya Trusler

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

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Mistakes with parallel structure are all too easy to make. Refresh your memory on the rules for using parallel structure, and teach your students how to use the common expressions not only…but also, either…or, neither…nor, and both…and.

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Podcast: Chris Hadfield

By Tara Benwell

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

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Chris Hadfield has returned to earth! Let’s not forget what he did to bring the marvels of space travel to everyday people. Please share this week’s mini podcast with your English learners, and try our NEW Famous People lesson plan on this extraordinary astronaut.

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The Grass Is Always Greener… When You Paint It

By Tara Benwell

Friday, May 10th, 2013

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Here is a fun way to introduce the English saying “The grass is always greener on the other side”. This fun story is an interesting way to explore the differences between “literal” and “figurative” language.

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Preposition or Adverb?

By Tanya Trusler

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

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Some words can be either prepositions or adverbs depending on their sentence position and function. Are you clear on the difference? Is it necessary to teach this difference to our students?

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Podcast: Coke

By Tara Benwell

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

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The first Coca Cola was sold on May 8th, 1886. Share this week’s mini podcast with your English learners!

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Tips for Teaching the Subjunctive

By Tanya Trusler

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

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The subjunctive mood does weird things to the English language. This post reviews cases where base verbs or “were” are needed, such as reporting suggestions, the second conditional, and “wish”.

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Podcast: Gaming Addiction

By Tara Benwell

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

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Is gaming addiction worse than other addictive habits, such as texting, surfing the net, or shopping? This week’s podcast for English learners is all about gaming addiction. Share this free podcast with your students and give them something to talk about!

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The Grass Is Always Greener… When You Paint It

Here is a fun way to introduce the English saying "The grass is always greener on the other side". This fun story is an interesting way to explore the differences between "literal" and "figurative" language.

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Resume, Résumé, or Resumé?

ESL-Library blog: May 23, 2013

Spelling decision time! What do you do when there are acceptable variants of the same word? Business English teachers, especially, need to consider which spelling they should use.

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