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A community portal about English language with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: English is the most widely taught and understood language in the world, and sometimes is described as a lingua franca . It is a widely... [more]

A community portal about English language with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: English is the most widely taught and understood language in the world, and sometimes is described as a lingua franca . It is a widely distributed language originating in England that is currently the primary language of several countries. It is extensively used as a second language and as an official language in many other countries. Although Modern Standard Chinese has more mother-tongue speakers English is used by more people as a second or foreign language, putting the total number of English-speakers worldwide at well over one billion.

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It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.   Here's a list of quality ESL books that I've enjoyed using as a teacher in community colleges, IEP programs, adult education classes, and university courses over the last dozen years. What books have you enjoyed reading and using?   Writing   Writing Academic English, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue,   provides practical techniques for students planning to attend community college or university. I think the latest version is the fourth. I've used it in several programs with considerable success. In Focus: Strategies for Academic Writers by Myra Ann Shulman, however, is my ... Read Full Story
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A phrase is a group of words without a subject and a conjugated verb; some phrases may have a subject or a conjugated verb, but not both. Each phrase contains a “central” or predominant word or words which are often called the ‘head of the phrase.’ Noun phrases function as subjects, direct object, indirect objects, or objects of prepositions: My canary is sad. [ My canary is a noun phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence.] My yellow canary hits high Cs. [Noun preceded by adjective.] Dr. Sung pulled Mrs. Kim ’s tooth. [The noun phrases here are proper names.] The thief stole ... Read Full Story
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ESL English Advanced Learners Megapack + Audio Updated | 3 GB Rich collection of dictionaries and textbooks for elementary and advanced learners. There are various publishers and textbooks included plus audio. This DVD offers the most important ESL textbooks that an advanced ESL English student might need. We have also included the best ESL dictionary – Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 7e – that comes together with Oxford Wordfinder, which is an electronic version of the excellent language activator dictionary. This dictionary runs on Linux too. This is an update which adds a few new titles and renames, fixes or enhances some pdfs that were ... Read Full Story
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Parts of Speech Worksheets . You can teach the 8 parts of speech in many different ways, but it is important for the learner to see the different parts of speech used in the context of a sentence to see how they relate to each other. Parts of Speech Worksheets - Click Here The following list will give you a brief overview of the eight parts of speech and their definitions: Verb - Action or state of being Noun - Person, Place, Thing, or Idea Adjective - Describes a noun Adverb - Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb Pronoun - Replaces a noun Preposition ... Read Full Story
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Your link to living language · 155,000 natural examples bring English to life · British and American pronunciations of headwords, including people and place names · NEW 88,000 spoken example sentences pronounced on the CD-ROM · 1 million additional sentences from books and newspapers · 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English highlighted · 4000 new words and meanings Reading and Writing solutions · 207,000 words, phrases and meanings – including free encyclopedia on CD-ROM · NEW Longman Writing Assistant – write correct English first time, every time · Choose the right word with Longman Language Activator® free on the CD-ROM · ... Read Full Story
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The New Oxford American Dictionary chose the verb "unfriend" as its 2009 Word of the Year (WOTY) and defined it this way: "to remove someone as a ‘friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook." The word "has both currency and potential longevity," explained Christine Lindberg, Oxford's senior lexicographer on the OUP Blog.The choice of this year's word is telling because the act of unfriending (or defriending) is part of the normal...  
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I am not asking for the answers. I have a lot of them. I have 6 of them allready. IT is a paragraph that you must find 24 adverb/adjective phrases. You need to say the phrases, weather its a advarb or adjective, and the word(s) it modifies. So here it is Venice a group of isanlds is located in the Adriatic Sea, byt the islands of the city are seperated from the mainland by a logoon. Canals crisscross the city and are used for travel by...  
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GlobalEnglish is looking for ESL/EFL teachers to moderate our online classrooms. Teachers will work 1-hour, 2-hour, or 4-hour shifts. We provide English classes 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Global English  
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Simple verb conjugations, similarly conjugated verbs (if any), and links to related lessons for this common French verb. French verb conjugatorMot du jour: paletotLearn a new French word every weekday!More: French vocabulary | Daily French French verb of the week: déguster originally appeared on About.com French Language on Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 06:00:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this  
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The French present participle is the verb form that ends in -ant. It is far less common than its English counterpart, which ends in -ing. The French present participle may be an adjective, gerund, noun, or verb. Learn all about the French present participle and then test your skills. More: French grammarFrench grammar: Present participle originally appeared on About.com French Language on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 at 12:00:16.Permalink...  
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