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6 Fetching News Article Resources for ESL Students Online
ESL students quickly evolve and grow into eager, news-thirsty knowledge seekers. Thanks to their language classes, the world has become a little smaller. Your students are taking interest in those popular stories popping up on their social media feeds. They want to know more about the world around them, and they want to use their new English…
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10 conseils pour apprendre une langue étrangère
Apprendre une langue étrangère, ce n'est pas forcément évident. Vocabulaire, verbes irréguliers, grammaire, accent… Toute une panoplie de difficultés qui font souvent peur avant même d'avoir commencé ! Pourtant, l'apprentissage d'une seconde langue est source d'enrichissement personnel et permet d'ouvrir de nombreuses portes professionnelles. Voici 10 conseils fournis pas le Huffingpton Post pour faciliter l'apprentissage…
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20 Essential English Idioms for Sounding Like a Native
Here are 20 Essential English Idioms for ESL Students 1. (To) Hit the books Literally, hit the books means to physically hit, punch or slap your reading books. However, this is a common English idiom among students, especially American college students who have a lot of studying to do. It simply means “to study,” and…
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Business Writing: Best Practices for Bullet Points
The days of long sentences in long paragraphs are long gone. Our readers need to retrieve information fast. An excellent way to help them do this is to lay out information in bulleted lists. Definition: A "bullet point" is an item introduced by a dot ("bullet") or a similar icon, like this: This is an…
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Riddles/Brain Teasers
Riddles are a nice and fun way to practice your comprehension. They're great because they're short and sweet, but they make you think for a while. The best part is that you're forced to say the English sentences over and over until you figure it out….or give up (preferably the former). This repetition is great for your practice…
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ENGLISH VOCABULARY: Acroynyms and Abbreviations
Abbreviations and Acronyms for Business English Word / Meaning @ at a/c account AGM annual general meeting a.m. ante meridiem (before noon) a/o account of (on behalf of) FYI for your information ASAP as soon as possible ATM automated teller machine (cash dispenser) attn for the attention of approx approximately cc copy to (bcc: blind…
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Conversation Questions: Job Interview
Practice Questions for Job Interviews: Can you tell me something about yourself? What do you know about our organization? Why do you want to work for us? What can you do for us that someone else can't? What do you find most attractive about this position? Why should we hire you? What do you look for…
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Dos and Don’ts of Learning English
3 More Do’s And Don’ts When Learning English When acquiring any second language, not just the English language any student must know that there are as many do’s as there are don’ts in the learning process. This means that even the best intentions and work ethic can lead to disastrous results if a…