Going on a Job Interview?

Going on a job interview?  Then you’re probably nervous about what they might ask you.  Don’t worry because you can practice your interviewing skills with the interview simulator!  All you do is answer a few simple questions and then your virtual interview begins…it’s just like a real interview, but without the pressure! http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/interviews/default.htm

Crossword Mania

Doing crossword puzzles are a great way to learn new words and their meanings.  This website has hundreds of easy to use crossword puzzles to choose from.  You can click on the links and do the puzzles online or you can even print out more advanced puzzles (at the bottom of the page) to take with you. [...]

Present Continuous

The Present Continuous tense is used to express things that are happening at this very moment (you are reading this blog article right now); things that are happening over the long term, but not necessarily this very second (you are studying English this year); or things that are going to happen in the near future [...]

Comparative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives are used when describing and comparing two nouns to each other.  For instance: “The red car is faster than the blue car.”  The word “faster” is the comparative form of the adjective.  To learn more about how to use comparative adjectives correctly, please watch these informative videos… www.youtube.com/watch?v=fleok757P90 www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmnfche6lsU www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLE5yPZa_Ow

Misbehaving Modal Verbs

Modal verbs are the verbs that behave differently from regular verbs.  For example: may, might, must, would, will, could, can, should and shall are all modal verbs.  Modal verbs do not use an “s” at the end in the third person and are made negative by adding ”not” after them. www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html www.speakspeak.com/html/d10d000_english_grammar_modal_verbs.htm http://english-language.webpark.pl/modal_verbs.html www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbmodal.htm http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/exercises/intromodal.html

Create a Facebook Account

A great way to get used to communicating in English is to chat with your friends on the internet.  One of the best ways you can do this is by creating your own Facebook page.  You can connect with your classmates, find old friends, share pictures with your family, and join all sorts of clubs [...]

The Urban Dictionary

The Urban Dictionary is one that offers definitions and explanations for common and current slang words and phrases.  It is updated daily and there are nearly 4 million slang terms in the database.  You can look words up alphabetically, choose a random word, or sign up for the daily email that will teach you a [...]

Learn to Spell English Words Correctly

Learning to understand the meaning of English words is difficult enough, but spelling English words correctly is even harder.  The only way to improve your spelling skills is practice, practice, and more practice!    You can do this by using  your dictionary every day to look up new words and note how they are spelled.  You can also [...]

Listening Comprehension & Pronunciation

If you’re like most ESL students, you’re always looking for ways to practice your understanding of spoken English words and these exercises will help you do just that.  Each listening test gives you the opportunity to hear an English word spoken and then you have to choose from a list of similarly sounding words which one [...]

English Listening Language Lab Online

Here is a fantastic English language listening site called ELLLO.  This free website has literally hundreds of audio files that you can listen to along with accompanying transcripts to make understanding what is being said much easier.  The topics of conversation cover a wide range of interesting topics that are geared toward adult listeners. www.elllo.org/english/home.htm

Irregular Verb Practice

Like any language, there are always exceptions to any grammar rule, such as the irregular verbs.  While it often seems like there is no rhyme or reason to why some verbs are treated differently than others, it is something that you need to learn to master in order to become fluent in the English language.  Here you will find [...]

Idioms and Phrases

The Cambridge International Dictionary has over 7,000 American, British, and Australian idioms in their database for you to learn.  You can choose to learn a new idiom randomly each day or type in a word or phrase you heard in conversation to see what that really meant.  It’s fun to learn new idioms every day [...]

Read a Movie Script

One of our students asked a great question on the Student Forum Page about finding free movie scripts to read online.  This is a great question and we have a great answer…yes!  This link will take you to the Internet Movie Script Database where you can read the scripts of all your favorite movies.  Reading the [...]

Gerund or Infinitive?

Using the correct verb form in a sentence is often one of the most confusing things for ESL students.  If you are one of those people, take a few minutes to practice your verb forms here. Remember: You need to choose between gerunds (ex: working/driving/listening) or infinitives (ex: to work/to drive/to listen). www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg_gerundinfinitive1.pdf www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg_gerundinfinitive2.pdf www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg_gerundinfinitive3.pdf [...]