About ESL: Focus on the Prepositions On and In

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ESL ESL Start Learning Continue Learning Teach ESL From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to ESL This week's newsletter includes a focus on 'in' and 'on' - two of the most important prepositions in English. There's also helpful information on improving reading skills in English, as well as using those skills to improve grammar, vocabulary, and listening. Finally, there's a tense review of all major tenses. Focus on the Prepositions On and In Here are two sheets that focus on the prepositions on and in. Each explanation sheet includes explanation of various uses of these prepositions, as well as common phrases that begin... Read more Improving Reading Skills Ask yourself a simple question: Do I read every word of every text in my native language? My guess is that you don't. Unfortunately, when reading in English (or another... Read more I've worked here last year OR I worked here last year? The correct answer is: I worked here last year. Understanding the use of tenses is key to using English correctly. Use this tense review to quickly check your understanding, and... Read more English Reading Comprehension Skills for ESL EFL Learners English reading help with comprehension skills for ESL EFL learners including reading comprehension quizzes and tests, reading tips and strategies as well as reading lesson plans. English as 2nd Language Ads Learning English Teach English ESL ESL Quizzes ESL Teaching Adults ESL Lessons Featured Articles TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge Examination Preparation English for Business, Work and other Specific Purposes English Tests and Quizzes - Practice Materials for Learning English ESL English Learning Resources, Schools, Courses, Software, Products Learning English for Beginners - Beginning ESL EFL Learning English for the Intermediate Level   More from About.com Top 10 Skin Myths How do you know the information and advice you get about your skin is true? Start with this article, which debunks some of the the most persistent myths out there. More> Living with Infertility Infertility is extremely difficult emotionally, and it's easy to start feeling overwhelmed. Here are 10 ways to cope and keep infertility from taking over your life. More> This newsletter is written by: Kenneth Beare ESL Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About ESL newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Free English Courses Build Your Vocabulary Do You Need Lesson Plans for Your Class? Do you Know Basic English Grammar? Vocabulary Quizzes Advertisement

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 248 Sorry to do this ...

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English Learning Tip of the Day Tip of the Day: 248 Sorry to do this ... From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language Sorry to do this ... Use 'sorry + infinitive' to apologize for a current situation. Example Sentences Sorry to upset you, but you need to understand the situation. Sorry to bump into you like that! Quiz of the Day - TOEFL Structure Practice Interactive structure quiz similar to those of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). English Worksheet of the Day - Idiom and Expression Resource Idiom learning and teaching resources including quizzes, reference sheets, idiom themes for the ESL classroom. Yesterday's English Tip Tomorrow's English Tip This email is written by: Kenneth Beare English as 2nd Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'English Learning Tip of the Day' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 247 I know

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English Learning Tip of the Day Tip of the Day: 247 I know From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language I know The phrase 'I know' refers to facts. Notice we do not use 'it'. Example Sentences She's a very talented girl. - I know. They're building a new office building downtown. - I know. Quiz of the Day - Sentence Transformation The ability to rewrite sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original is often required for many English ESL EFL Exams such as Cambridge's First Certificate, CAE and Proficiency. This skill can also help you prepare for the TOEFL examination (Test of English as a Foreign Language). English Worksheet of the Day - English Learner Dictionaries Bilingual dictionaries are great. English learner dictionaries are better! These dictionaries have been designed with English learners in mind, and as such provide extra learning tools for pronunciation, verb types, basic grammar structures, and more. Yesterday's English Tip Tomorrow's English Tip This email is written by: Kenneth Beare English as 2nd Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'English Learning Tip of the Day' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 246 gonna = going to

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English Learning Tip of the Day Tip of the Day: 246 gonna = going to From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language gonna = going to The slang form 'gonna' often heard in American English means 'going to' and therefore indicates future or planned action. Example Sentences I'm gonna see Tom tomorrow. (informal slang) What are you gonna do? (informal slang) Quiz of the Day - Printable Quizzes for Classes A number of quizzes on this site are interactive and difficult to print out. Now, you can go to this page to print out these quizzes for in class use. English Worksheet of the Day - Professionals Visual dictionary for ESL learners and classes displaying images and vocabulary related to different types of professions and the work involved with example sentences. Yesterday's English Tip Tomorrow's English Tip This email is written by: Kenneth Beare English as 2nd Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'English Learning Tip of the Day' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement

English Learning Tip of the Day: Tip of the Day: 245 into / in

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English Learning Tip of the Day Tip of the Day: 245 into / in From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to English as 2nd Language into / in Use 'into' when indicating change. Use 'in' when indicating state or place. Example Sentences He drove into the garage. He studies in that classroom. Quiz of the Day - Past Simple or Present Perfect? Quiz focusing on one of the more difficult grammar points in English: When to use the past simple or present perfect. Yesterday's English Tip Tomorrow's English Tip This email is written by: Kenneth Beare English as 2nd Language Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'English Learning Tip of the Day' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement

About ESL: Practice Worksheets

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ESL ESL Start Learning Continue Learning Teach ESL From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to ESL This newsletter focuses on a number of worksheets, including find the mistake exercises, that you can use in class or online. Each worksheet provides a short explanation of the grammar / vocabulary tested and is followed by a few exercises. Answers are located on the following page. I've worked here last year OR I worked here last year? The correct answer is: I worked here last year. Understanding the use of tenses is key to using English correctly. Use this tense review to quickly check your understanding, and... Read more Find the Mistake: We met to the cinema. In this sentence, 'to' is a mistake. The correct version of this sentence is: We met at the cinema. These find the mistake worksheets ask you to find the... Read more Tense Worksheets When reviewing tenses, it's always a good idea to have the basic rules and usage before you eyes while you do some review worksheets. These tense worksheets provide just that: a quick overview of tense structure, and common time expressions used with each tense... Read more Sentence Worksheets Sentences can be thought of as distinct chunks of information that answer certain questions: Who?, What?, Why?, When? and Where? These sentence worksheets help learners start writing well-formed sentences... Read more English as 2nd Language Ads Learning English ESL English Lesson ESL Teaching Adults ESL Class NYC Writing ESL Featured Articles English Lesson Plans for ESL EFL Classes English Grammar Help - Rules, Worksheets, Games, Quizzes, Exercises English Vocabulary Builder - Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced English Listening Skills and Activities-Effective Listening Practice English Writing Skills - Letters, Resumes and Writing Style Teaching English - Techniques, Resources, Certificates, Employment   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Kenneth Beare ESL Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About ESL newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads Free English Courses Build Your Vocabulary Do You Need Lesson Plans for Your Class? Do you Know Basic English Grammar? Vocabulary Quizzes Advertisement