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Dear English Club Member!
Welcome to this month's ESL Progress! In this issue you'll see that the The Learning English Video Project film crew are back on the road! Stand by for new films coming soon! You'll also find plenty of new pages, a lesson on how to say "Sorry" in English, and the latest English Club Site of the Month Award. And you can take part in our Talking Point Discussion--on the wealth and riches. Test yourself too with Quick Quiz. As always we have the latest news, lesson plan, jobs and business opportunities for teachers and schools.
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Learning English Video Project film crew back on the road!!
 This month Daniel Emmerson is flying to China to start work on a future film for the series. His dedicated cameraman Joel Carr will be joining him on the trip and they will be spending two weeks in the dazzling Chinese city of Shanghai. As with the previous films that have been released on English Club, the Shanghai production will have a theme based on identifying different methods and reasons for learning English as a foreign language across the globe.
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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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New Pages (RSS feed)
Learn English Online from A-Z!!
26 ideas and tips for English learners (and teachers)
Famous Quotes
 A quote (or "quotation") is usually a short text - perhaps one or two
sentences - written or spoken by one (usually famous) person and often
repeated or at least known by others. Every language has its famous
quotes, and they range from highly amusing to deadly serious. Often
they express a deep truth in a short, clever way - even the amusing
ones.
10 Idioms Tour Guides Use
Not every tour comes with a translator. Tour guides may use English
expressions that you don't know. Here are 10 to learn before you
sign up for a tour.
7 Ways to Have a Conversation Exchange
When you are learning English (or any other language) one of the most
important things to do is practice the language. For me practice means
one thing, speaking. Yes, there are a lot of other things you have to
do to learn English, but speaking English is how you get good at speaking English.
Writing Help
More Resume Tips!
How to improve my writing skills?
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
 About.com: English as 2nd Language
About.com: English as a 2nd LanguageAbout.com is an information website about various topics written by experts in each field. The ESL section has been online since 1997. The ESL guide for About.com is a teacher and writer named Kenneth Beare. The categories on the site make it simple for learners and teachers to find suitable resources. Beginner and low-intermediate learners choose "Start Learning"...
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LessonHow to say Sorry
Everybody makes mistakes. Learn how to apologize (say sorry) for your mistakes before you make them.
Ways to Apologize
Sorry.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry!
Sorry for your loss. (a person or pet died)
Sorry to hear that. (after someone shares bad news such as a child's illness or a job loss)
I apologize. (you've made an error)
Sorry for keeping you waiting.
Learn more here and watch video
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Talking Point 
Wealth
Who are the richest people in the world?
It can be very difficult to establish exactly who the richest people in the world are because every "top ten richest people" list is slightly different. This is partly because many extremely prosperous people keep the details of their finances to themselves and partly because it depends exactly how their wealth is calculated in real terms. Nevertheless, the names which are common to various "top ten" lists are these: Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, and several members of the Walton family in America.
How did these people get to be so rich?
These "top ten" contenders have become billionaires in a variety of ways. Bill Gates, a Harvard University drop-out, is a self-made man who set up the Microsoft company and revolutionized computer software. The company's co-founder, Paul Allen, also ranks highly in "rich lists" despite leaving the company in the mid-1980s. Warren Buffet is another self-made man who vies with Gates in the "rich lists" at....
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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 global wealth be re-distributed evenly?"
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Quick Quiz 
"You had better go" means
a) you should go
b) you could go
c) you might go
See end of newsletter for answer
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NEWS FOR ESL TEACHERS
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Lesson Plan 
Talking Point: Wealth
A topic close to everyone's heart! Students practise their fluency in Activity 1 with personalized questions about being rich before exploring the different meanings of the word "rich" in a variety of contexts. A gap-fill exercise introduces students to a selection of synonyms and idiomatic expressions, while the final activity generates further fluency practice through questions such as "What are the disadvantages of being rich?" and "Do you think rich people generally spend their money wisely?"
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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
a) you should go
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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