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Polite Business English – How to Complain and Disagree

RebeccaESL — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:21:45 +0000

Negative adjectives can come across harshly in English. In this Business English class, you will learn a more effective way to complain or disagree.

English Vocabulary Pyramid – MUSE

JamesESL — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:32:42 +0000

In this new series of English vocabulary “pyramids”, I teach different vocabulary related to one base word. In this lesson, I use the base “muse”.

Writing in English – How to Summarize

JamesESL — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:12:02 +0000

I’ve told students in previous lessons that they should summarize what they read. In this English lesson, I explain how to do that summary. Follow my simple system and learn better and more efficiently.

Learn English – How to Listen and Understand

JamesESL — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:46:53 +0000

Improve your ability to understand English when people are speaking. By following these simple suggestions, you will be able to understand native speakers as well as English movies and TV shows.

All about phrasal verbs in English

JamesESL — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:38:23 +0000

If you want to “keep up” with other English students, you need to master phrasal verbs. In this lesson, I explain how phrasal verbs work, using “keep up” as my main example.

English Writing – Sequencing – How to use FIRST, NEXT, LAST, FINALLY, etc.

ValenESL — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:17:19 +0000

This ESL lesson will teach you how to use sequencing words to give directions and write instructions, and will also help you with creative writing. We cover the words first, first of all, then, next, after that, last, and finally.

English Grammar – Negative Forms of MUST & HAVE TO

ValenESL — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:23:41 +0000

Learn the subtle differences between must and have to, and mustn’t and don’t have to. This English grammar lesson will explain how to use must and have to in the past, present, and future tenses. If you haven’t seen James’s lesson on MUST & HAVE TO, you should watch that one first.

Noun suffixes in English – understand new words you read!

JamesESL — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:06:44 +0000

Improve your ability to understand English by learning about noun suffixes. In this English lesson, I teach you about -ism, -dom, -age, and -tion — what these suffixes mean, and how they work. This is a lesson for more advanced students. Pull up a chair and learn!

English Writing Skills – Paraphrasing

RebeccaESL — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:36:44 +0000

Paraphrasing is expressing what you have read or heard in your own words. It’s a skill you need in academic and professional life. This video teaches six effective techniques to show you how to paraphrase successfully and easily.

How to Write an Effective Essay

JamesESL — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:45:36 +0000

A simple method for writing a good, effective essay in English. If you don’t know where to start when you are given a writing assignment, start here and learn how to do it right!