 Welcome to ESL Progress
Dear English Club Member,
Welcome to this issue of ESL Progress! Thank you for the wonderful support you have given to The Learning English Video Project. You'll find news about the project below. You'll also find a feature about making learning English a habit, and the latest English Club Site of the Month Award. And you can take part in our Talking Point Discussion--on the question of teaching sex education and religion at school. Test yourself too with Quick Quiz. As always we have the latest news, lesson plan, jobs and business opportunities for teachers and schools.
Happy Progress!
Josef Essberger, Founder
EnglishClub.com
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 NEWS FOR ESL LEARNERS
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Now you can use the new Writing Help forum to find answers and ask questions about English writing. For example, do you need help with academic writing, an admissions essay, term papers, a personal statement, your resume, covering letters etc?
Post your questions at Writing Help
Writing Tips:
Creating a Resume
Writing a Cover Letter
Starting Your Admissions Essay
Coming 7th October!
CONVERSATIONS IN SPAIN The next film in The Learning English Video Project is coming out later this year - on 7th October. Like the previous films, Stories from Morocco, Lessons from Romania and Tales from America, looks at how real people are learning English successfully.
Can I put your films on MY website, free?
YES. If you would like to play any film from The Learning English Video Project on your own website or page, you can use the "embed" code we provide. You can find it here. Just copy the embed code to your own page, and people can watch the films, with or without subtitles (your choice), right there on your own website.
Teachers can also download the films direct to a PC
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More New Pages (RSS feed)
Phrasal Verbs
 Phrasal verbs are a really important part of the English language, especially for spoken English. In our Phrasal Verbs reference section you can find hundreds of the most commonly used phrasal verbs clearly explained with example sentences and fun quiz questions to test your understanding.
Survival English
Are you ready to travel abroad? Learn and practise key English words,
phrases, questions and answers before you book your trip. Take our
survivor challenges and quizzes as you countdown to take off.
ESL Magazine
Ease into English with English Club's new ESL Magazine. Here you
will find short readings in easy English. From real life news, to
recipes, reviews, bios and fun facts - there will be something for
everyone. Flip through our magazine - and join the discussion by
leaving your comments!
Monthly News Archives (with AUDIO)
Listen to the monthly news from past years. Excellent listening practice - with transcripts and quizzes.
Site of the Month Award
 English-Online
Unlike many language learning websites, English-Online has no "bells
and whistles" and focuses on one skill: reading. More like a magazine
than a website, the home page contains one simple table of contents
where articles are grouped by subjects, such as hobbies, technology, or
travel. The latest...
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This Month's Feature  Make Learning English a Habit
Did you know it takes 21 days to form a good habit? Research shows that when you "stick to something" for three weeks in a row you are more likely to achieve your goals. This is important for language learners or anyone who wants to make a change.
Learn more here :) |
Latest Talking Point 
Education
What is education?
Education
has been defined in various ways but is generally understood to be
concerned with communicating knowledge and understanding of different
topics and concepts - teaching and learning. According to the likes of
Plato and Marx it can enable people to alter their lives. It can even
contribute to the development of whole countries: it is generally found
to be true that in developing countries the size of the family reduces
in relation to an increase in the availability of education. In other
words, the more educated people are, the fewer children they have. In
addition to this, the health of the children is usually better than in
countries where education is a pipe-dream.
When did education start?
It
is hard to pinpoint exactly when education started. It is most likely
that is has been going on since the earliest times. Behaviours and
traditions, vital skills and values have been passed down from
generation to generation as part of the social culture of families and
communities of human beings....
Read on...
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Each month we have a new Talking Point and invite your views and opinions. Just follow the link below to say what you think.
This month's Talking Point is:
"Should subjects like sex education and religion be taught in schools?"
Say what YOU think! |
Quick Quiz 
Bread contains a lot of
a) protein
b) fat
c) carbohydrate
See end of newsletter for answer
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NEWS FOR ESL TEACHERS
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This Month's Lesson Plan 
Talking Point: Education
A lesson to get everyone talking! Students practise their past tenses in Activity 1, reminiscing about their school-days, before moving on to a gap-fill exercise based on words built from "education". The last activity stimulates further discussion, this time of a more general nature, including questions such as "What are the advantages and disadvantages of educating boys and girls in separate schools?" and "Do you think there is too much pressure on children these days to do well at school?"
Download lesson plan...
Each Talking Point worksheet is available for download as a PDF file that you can view in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Each worksheet can be easily printed and is freely photocopiable. |
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Answer to Quick Quiz
c) carbohydrate
This is a level 3 question and answer from Word Up, the ESL board game that's fun to play at home or at school.
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Buy Word Up from eslDepot.com
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