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British and American Literature. Plagiarism Checkers and Proofreaders. Manuskript – Open-source tool for writers. Writing activities. Untitled. Localingual: listen to the voices of the world. Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation. I was recently in a third grade classroom and was struck by the presence of rules that were posted for how to have a conversation.

Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation

The poster said, "Each person must contribute to the discussion but take turns talking. Ask each other, 'Would you like to add to my idea? ' or 'Can you tell us what you are thinking? ' Ask questions so that you understand each other's ideas. Public speaking:  an exercise and illustration. Know the room.Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.

Public speaking:  an exercise and illustration

Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids. Know the audience.Greet some of the audience as they arrive. 200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing. An opinion essay. Reading - www.ManyThings.org. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Forgotten Books. Select an English topic from the 54 topics available. Each topic has 10 pictures (Beginner) or 20 pictures (Intermediate) with their accompanying written texts and spoken English recordings.

Select an English topic from the 54 topics available

There are 56 Beginner topics and 58 Intermediate topics to choose from. Shakespeare - Macbeth. Scotland is at war, and has just won a great battle.

Shakespeare - Macbeth

Macbeth, a general in the Scottish army, is the hero of the battle. On his way home afterwards, Macbeth and his friend meet three mysterious witches. Somehow, the witches already know Macbeth’s name. They tell him that he is going to be promoted, and that he will be given more money, land and power. When they say ‘Macbeth – the future king’, Macbeth is confused, and doesn’t really believe the witches. Soon afterwards, Macbeth receives a message from Duncan, the king of Scotland. Macbeth’s wife, Lady Macbeth, soon hears about her husband’s success and the witches’ predictions. That night, while King Duncan is sleeping, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make his guards drunk. ShaoLan: Learn to read Chinese ... with ease! How to Talk Like Shakespeare. Chinese. Learn 48 Languages Online for Free.

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Learn 48 Languages Online for Free

This collection features lessons in 48 languages, including Spanish, French, English, Mandarin, Italian, Russian and more. Download audio lessons to your computer or mp3 player and you’re good to go. Amharic Foreign Service Institute Basic Amharic – Audio – TextbookLessons with dialogues, drills, exercises, and narratives will teach you the basics of this language spoken in Ethiopia.

Includes samples of speech, explanations of basic language structures, and a variety of practical exercises. Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Introduction – Web SiteThe UT-Austin Linguistics Research Center provides an overview of Ancient Greek and 10 lessons based on famous Greek texts. Arabic Bookmark our free Arabic lessons section. BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, A tour of the British Isles in accents. The meanings and origins of sayings and phrases. Home. Spanish Verb Conjugation Activities. Español - inglés US para principiantes – Contenido. Idiomasgratis.com - La mejor forma de parender idiomas gratis. LOS ADVERBIOS. Skills. OWL: Creating a Thesis Statement. Summary: This resource provides tips for creating a thesis statement and examples of different types of thesis statements.

OWL: Creating a Thesis Statement

Contributors:Elyssa Tardiff, Allen BrizeeLast Edited: 2014-02-10 10:44:43 Tips for Writing Your Thesis Statement 1. Determine what kind of paper you are writing: An analytical paper breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience.An expository (explanatory) paper explains something to the audience.An argumentative paper makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim with specific evidence.

Conversation Questions for the ESL/EFL Classroom. If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These PagesIf you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us. Home | Articles | Lessons | Techniques | Questions | Games | Jokes | Things for Teachers | Links | Activities for ESL Students Would you like to help? If you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us.

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Seven stages of writing assignments. Speaking and icebreaker activities for ESL Teachers:eslflow webguide. Teaching Your Students How to Have a Conversation. Writing the Essay Intro and Conclusion. Your essay lacks only two paragraphs now: the introduction and the conclusion.

Writing the Essay Intro and Conclusion

These paragraphs will give the reader a point of entry to and a point of exit from your essay. Introduction The introduction should be designed to attract the reader's attention and give her an idea of the essay's focus. Begin with an attention grabber. Free English Tests @ Test Your English (.NET) OWL Writing Exercises. These OWL resources offer information and exercises on how to clarify sentences and specifically discuss sentence clauses, sentence fragments, sentence structure, and subject-verb agreement.

OWL Writing Exercises

Please use the navigation bar on the left or the links below to access the individual exercises.