 Welcome to ESL Progress
Dear English Club Member,
Welcome to the latest issue of ESL Progress! This month we have news from Daniel about film production in Brazil, and a feature about climate and seasons. You'll also find news of Elllo, which has won the latest English Club Site of the Month Award. And you can take part in our Talking Point Discussion--on the question of poverty. Test yourself too with Quick Quiz. For teachers, in the teacher section at the end, we have important news about future issues of our newsletters.
Happy Progress!
Josef Essberger, Founder
EnglishClub.com
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 Learner News
English Suffixes
A suffix goes at the end of a word. A prefix goes at the beginning. Learn about suffixes
Current versus contemporary
How to shop in English
Don't forget to watch the video!
Shooting in Brazil The crew of the Learning English Video Project are now in South America, shooting video for the Brazilian segment. You can follow Daniel Emmerson's news and add comments on his blog.
Can I put your films on MY website, free?
Yes. To play any film from the Learning English Video Project on your own website or page, use the "embed" code we provide here.
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.
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
 elllo
If you want to practise your listening and comprehension skills, elllo
is a great site to bookmark. The free site contains hundreds of
listening activities with short quizzes to test your comprehension.
While you listen you have the option to show or hide the text. The text
version also offers audio explanations of difficult words and phrases.
Elllo's mp3 recordings are...
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This Month's Feature  Does the World need more Seasons?
 According to a BBC report
this month, an Australian scientist thinks that his country should give
up the age-old system of having 4 seasons. Tim Entwisle thinks
Australia should have 5 or more seasons. He believes that seasons such
as "sprummer" and "sprinter" would suit Australia's climate.
In some parts of Canada, it feels more like "sprall" right now.
While Torontonians typically experience hot, humid summers, this season
has been much cooler than average and few people have bothered with
sprinklers and air conditioners. On the other hand, people on the west
coast of Canada are experiencing record...
Learn more here :)
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Talking Point 
Poverty
What is poverty?
Finding a modern, realistic definition of poverty is not as easy as it might seem. According to some it can be defined as the lack of a colour TV in the home, or simply not owning a car. However, when we talk about poverty in the global sense it is probably fair to assume that, to most of us, poverty means something more drastic than that.
So, how should we define poverty?
Difficult though it is, attempts have been made to define poverty in a global sense. Extreme poverty (or 'Absolute poverty', as it is officially known) is described as the lack of...
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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:
"People in poor countries should have fewer children."
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Quick Quiz 
Which has very poor eyesight?
a) an eagle
b) a bat
c) a wolf
See end of newsletter for answer
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Answer to Quick Quiz
b) a bat
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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