because people speak English http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=lPhBLAhK3hGXtcmEZMag4A Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:13:07 -0700 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://edition.englishclub.com/awards/learning-chocolate/ This website is great for beginner to intermediate language learners who want to learn vocabulary and pronunciation. The site is very simple to use, with 5 different types of quizzes for each category. Vocabulary categories include Animals, Body, Home, Nature, Food, Computers, and more. Learners simply choose a category and begin. Some games ask you [...] http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2227 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:00:44 -0700 ESL Site Awards http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/q201007/ What is a comma splice? http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2238 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:56:40 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/wordless-wednesday-6/ It's Wordless Wednesday. You do the writing! http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2233 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:07:55 -0700 http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation-underline.htm An underline is a horizontal line immediately below a piece of writing. This page explains its use. 28362053-1068-48C4-997E-2B94AEE5CF35-498-0000111888571AA7-FFA Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:10:45 -0700 http://www.englishclub.com/writing/punctuation-underscore.htm Underscore is a line below text-level, and is typically used in email addresses, filenames and urls. 3F4DEDF5-1551-4962-85E8-DC8444A95130-498-0000110ED292F3CE-FFA Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:10:24 -0700 http://www.englishclub.com/esl-videos/thoughts-from-brazil/transcript.htm Thoughts from Brazil looks at modern trends in learning English, especially for children and teens. This instalment will be of particular interest to all those who long for a learning experience that is more interactive and communicative. Teens and young adults will find new ideas for combining personal interests such as music, gaming and social media with self-study. As Daniel Emmerson talks to learners and teachers of English in Sao Paulo, Brazil, he discovers that many of them have found for themselves the principle of learning by doing and have readily adapted it to the Internet era. C4EAA37D-015A-4BD1-823D-A69822E4F022-628-00001C0977C46B08-FFA Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:40:22 -0700 http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/tlevp/bts-brazil.htm With answers 6D2C1CE9-8033-4E21-A0EA-63384248C31E-628-00001C3AC573091A-FFA Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:40:04 -0700 http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/tlevp/ss-brazil-1.htm With answers E385FC9C-D13C-4387-8EA4-8E315445B59E-628-00001C32663C7C79-FFA Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:39:28 -0700 http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/tlevp/quiz-brazil.htm With answers A1390568-E042-499B-AEA9-BBA73DF07838-628-00001C20291ADB15-FFA Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:38:52 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/niagara-falls-faq/ Many English learners dream of seeing Niagara Falls. Here are some frequently asked questions about this exciting destination. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2186 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:11:37 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/wordless-wednesday4/ It's Wordless Wednesday again. Here is a photo. You do the writing. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2165 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:40:23 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/fashion-show/ Come and join this month's Writing Challenge. We're having a Fashion Show! http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2171 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:17:15 -0700 http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/vocabulary/cannot/ People often ask me whether they should write cannot (1 word) or can not (2 words). http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/vocabulary/cannot/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:00:29 -0700 Vocabulary http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/vocabulary/irony/ Irony is a situation or state of affairs that seems deliberately opposite to what you expect. As an example, there are several ironies in the video below. One example of irony is when the police claim that the children cannot be photographed without parental consent and yet those very same children are cadets [...] http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/vocabulary/irony/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:05:37 -0700 Vocabulary http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/vocabulary/saying-of-the-day/ A saying is a short, clever expression that usually contains advice or expresses some obvious truth. Many traditional sayings are still in general use today. http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/vocabulary/saying-of-the-day/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:09:39 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/wordless-wednesday-3/ Here is a photo. You do the writing! http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2145 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:00:19 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/world-cup-wordle/ Discussing a passion such as sports is a great way to practise English and learn new words. Create your own World Cup Wordle. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2153 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:35:30 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/awards/talkenglish/ One complaint many English learners have is that they can’t get enough English speaking practice online. TalkEnglish is a free program based on the idea of mimicking correct sentences. While a memorization style “listen and repeat” program may not be the golden ticket to speaking English, this site certainly offers you plenty of speaking practice. [...] http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2100 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:43 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/wordless-wednesday-2/ It's Wordless Wednesday. You do the writing. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2131 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:00:07 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/q201006/ This month's burning question of the month is about ambiguous sentences. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2086 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:52:09 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/wordless-wednesday-1/ It's Wordless Wednesday. Here is a picture. You do the writing. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2061 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:00:35 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/esl-magazine/the-perfect-word/ This milestone in EC's history deserved the perfect word. http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2033 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:01:27 -0700 http://edition.englishclub.com/survival/how-to-give-directions/ You know how to ask for directions, but can you give them? http://edition.englishclub.com/?p=2002 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:19:02 -0700 http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/rants/candelaria-plagiarism/ Answer: When he’s a professor Which I am not. But I suppose I should take it as a kind of perverted praise that Prof. Mercy L Candelaria (International Student Adviser and Professor, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences at the University of the East, Manila, Philippines) should lift an entire webpage of mine, make [...] http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/rants/candelaria-plagiarism/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:40:34 -0700 Rants http://www.englishclub.com/thisweek.php Now with pictures and videos. Find out what happened this week in history. Improve your vocabulary with our easy Wordchecker. C8B7C252-2DC0-445E-BFBC-7627737B9210-1261-000016AD7FABF7F5-FFA Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:54:22 -0700