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Grammatically Speaking. Synonyms for words commonly used in student's writing. Amazing- incredible, unbelievable, improbable, fabulous, wonderful, fantastic, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary Anger- enrage, infuriate, arouse, nettle, exasperate, inflame, madden Angry- mad, furious, enraged, excited, wrathful, indignant, exasperated, aroused, inflamed Answer- reply, respond, retort, acknowledge.

Synonyms for words commonly used in student's writing

The Best of British - British Slang. Naturally-spoken English. Lessons On Movies.com - Free Lessons on Film & Cinema. English conversation phrases and expressions for speaking practice. Adele's ESL Corner - Your free online English language website. Car Race - present continuous.

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Telephoning in English

Spelling on the phone If you need to spell your name, or take the name of your caller, the biggest problem is often saying vowel sounds: 'a' is pronounced as in 'may''e' is pronounced as in 'email' or 'he''i' is pronounced as in 'I' or 'eye''o' is pronounced as in 'no''u' is pronounced as 'you' Saying consonants'g' is pronounced like the 'j' in 'jeans''j' is pronounced as in 'DJ' or 'Jane''w' is pronounced 'double you''x' is pronounced 'ex''y' is pronounced 'why''z' is pronounced 'zed' (rhymes with 'bed' in British English), or 'zee' (rhymes with 'sea' in American English).

Tip: Keep a note of how you say these letters by your telephone. Giving numbers. Discussion topics for English language learners. Prepare for Discussion 28 topics-- for the Higher Intermediate & Advanced levels----START 01 Alternative Beliefs 02 Animal Welfare 03 The Arts 04 Crime & Punishment 05 Cultural Differences 06 Economics 07 Education 08 Environment 09 Fashion 10 Food 11 Health 12 Holidays 13 Language Learning 14 Male & Female Roles.

Discussion topics for English language learners

Hartman Essay: Words to Know. Sing-along Songs. One of the most fun group participation activities for family and friends is to engage in sing-along songs.

Sing-along Songs

The essence of a sing-along song is that it has a simple enough melody and memorable lyrics for everyone to easily learn. Many of these popular songs have been around for over a century and are taught to children as part of their grade school music education. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" is a very well known sing-along song. It was a traditional folk song written in the 1860s that became a huge hit in the early 1960s by The Highwaymen.

The following sing-along songs are widely known and appreciated by all ages. ESL Discussions: English Conversation Questions / Debates: Speaking Lesson Activities. Reading Fluency. Education Category. Education podcast:English as a Second Language Podcast. Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Write Back Soon. Write Back Soon deals with a particular aspect of the English language which learners find notoriously difficult: phrasal verbs.

Write Back Soon

In each episode, teacher Gerry introduces an email written between Scottish students Duncan and Lisa: Lisa is studying in Canada at the moment, and Duncan is back home in Scotland, and they are conducting a long-distance relationship by email. Through their regular emails, learners follow their story, and hear several phrasal verbs in use in each episode. Gerry then explains how each phrasal verb is used. This ground-breaking review of phrasal verbs has been met with great enthusiasm by learners of English around the world. Redewendungen.