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Welcome to Study ESL English - ESL stands for English as a Second Language - this includes speaking writing listening and reading.

Twitter Link: http://twitter.com/StudyESLEnglish

ESL students usually study and practice English as a language for communication and to improve their active abilities to use the language.

EFL stands for English as a Foreign Language - Many students study EFL as an academic subject & not for using English for communication

Introduction to descriptions definitions explanations: ESL EFL ISL ESOL ELT L1 L2 http://www.eslincanada.com/esl.html

FREE ESL English Education Article Links - http://www.eslincanada.com/articles.html

Study English as a Second Language Plan - Blog Article http://bit.ly/1bB6Gh

Link to Learn English Blog - http://learn-english-blog.blogspot.com/ - features English language education articles

English Language Conversation Skills require language ability + content + (social + non-verbal communication skills) + culture knowledge.

Most English language pronunciation lessons start with the single letters - http://news.eslincanada.com/ - Blog Article

Free ebook -Top Ten Ways - How to Communicate with Confidence - http://speakenglishbetter.blogspot.com

English Conversation Lessons and Classes Explanations Definitions Examples - http://www.eslincanada.com/englishconversationclass.html

Why international students fail English Tests - http://bit.ly/31aC9S

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FCE Exam Writing Tips

The FCE exam has been updated. The changes are fairly minor, however, you'll still want to know what it means for your students?

Here is your opportunity to get FCE exam tips from Fiona Joseph and Peter Travis the Founding Managers of Flo-Joe (shortlisted for the British Council ELTON Award 2007 and Winner of the British Council ELTON Award 2003)

Essentially, the key differences in the updated Cambridge FCE exam are:

1. There are three parts instead of four. One of the two current multiple-matching tasks has been removed.

2. The number of questions has been reduced from approximately 35 to 30.

3. The time allowed is reduced from 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour.

4. There is a fixed number of items for each part and therefore for the whole of the Reading paper.

5. In the gapped text (now Part 2), only sentences, not paragraphs or sentences, will be removed from the text.

6. The multiple choice (now Part 1) has a wider test focus.

What reading skills are being assessed? The same reading skills as before:

Part 1: detail, opinion, gist, attitiude, meaning, tone, purpose and main ideas.
Part 2: text organisation (how language achieves cohesion and coherence)
Part 3: specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.

Tips for candidate preparation:

Not surprisingly, we're going to say that students need to read, read, read! As well as texts from coursebooks try to encourage reading outside the classroom. Students may appreciate time in class to share opinions on an English language story they've enjoyed, or a newspaper article.

For candidates, consider the set text option. The Updated FCE Writing Paper will give candidates an option to answer a question based on the reading of two set texts. ('Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens and 'The Phantom of the Opera' by Gaston Leroux' are the novels for 2008-2009.)

If your students want to tackle this question they must have read at least one of the books in advance, and it's advisable to study the book as a class. Other texts that are suitable are English-language newspapers, magazines, articles, reports and literature.

For additional information go to the Flo-Joe FCE Exam Guide:
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fceexamguide.htm

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Introducing English Online

English Online is specially designed for learners of English.

The articles are carefully chosen and rewritten, so that they can be more easily understood. At the end of each article there are words that are explained.

The General list of article topics

Art and Architecture - Biology - Culture and Traditions - Current Affairs - Economy - Entertainment - Environment - Geography - Government and Politics - Health and Medicine - History - Hobbies - Literature - Media - Music - People - Places - Religion - Science - Society - Sports - Technology - Tourism - Travel

A - Z Topic Index

1989 - The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
•A-380 - The Largest Plane in the World
•Acupuncture - Old Chinese Medicine
•Advertising
•Agatha Christie - Life, Books and Characters
•AIDS - Causes and Growth of a Killer Disease
•Aircraft Carriers - Airports in the Sea
•Air Force One - A Special Airplane for the American President
•Airline Pilot - A Dream Job
•Airplane Accidents
•Alaska
•Alcatraz - America's Most Famous Prison
•Alexander the Great
•Ancient Egypt, Life in
•Animal Migration
•Australia's Stolen Generation
•Babies are Good Language Learners
•Baby Boomers
•Banana War, The European Union Ends the
•Barbie
•Baroque Art and Architecture
•Basketball
•Bats - Features of Flying Mammals
•Beatles, The
•Beyonce Knowles - An American Entertainer
•Beckham, David
•Benedict XVI - The Eighth German Pope in History
•Berlin Wall , Fall of the
•Black Death
•Boeing 747
•Bone, Breaking A
•Brain
•Braille - A Language for Blind People
•Budget Airlines
•Bullfighting
•Burj Dubai - The Tallest Building in the World
•Caesar, Julius - General, Statesman and Dictator of Ancient Rome
•Caffeine - A Stimulant for Our Body
•Camping
•Cancer - A Killer Disease
•Cars of the Future
•Car, The World's Cheapest
•Cathedrals
•Channel Tunnel - A Train Link Beteen Great Britain and France
•Chelsea FC
•Chernobyl Still Endangers Animals
•Chess, Alexandra Kosteniuk-The Female World Chess Champion
•China Blocks YouTube
•China Overtakes US Car Industry
•Chinese New Year - Traditions, Activities, Celebrations
•Chocolate - History, Production and Health Value
•Civil Rights Movement
•Cleopatra - The Egyptian Queen and Her Love Affairs
•Climate Change in Kenya
•Cloud Computing - Using Software and Storing Data on the Internet
•Colors
•Commonwealth of Nations
•Copenhagen Climate Summit and Global Warming
•Cyclocross - The Steeplechase of Bicycle Racing
•Dalai Lama - Return To Tibet
•Darwin, Charles
•Death Penalty
•Delta Works, The - The Netherlands Fight Against the Sea
•Diabetes
•Dreams , Are There Hidden Truths?
•Drugs Under Control in Portugal
•Dubai - An Island Paradise
•Economic Recovery Plan,President Obama's
•Einstein, Albert - Life and Discoveries of a Famous Scientist
•Elizabeth I - Last Monarch of the Tudors
•Ellington , Duke
•Emails
•Endangered Species
•EU Enlargement
•European Parliament - Tasks and Powers of Europe's General Assembly
•Euthanasia - Pros and Cons of Mercy Killing
•Facebook
•Ferris Wheels- Up Into the Sky
•Galileo Galilei - Scientist, Mathematician, Astronomer
•Gershwin, George - An American Composer
•Google Earth , The New
•Great Wall of China - History and Facts
•Green Resolutions for a New Year
•Guantanamo Bay
•Hamas
•Hawaii
•Hostels in Europe
•Hubble Space Telescope
•Hunger and the Global Food Crisis
•Inca, The
•Inflation
•Internet, Do We Need a New
•Italian City Bans Foreign Food
•Jackson, Michael
•James Bond - Masterspy 007
•Kamikaze, Suicide Pilots of World War II
•Kenyan Runners, A Hard Time For
•Kites, Flying
•Kurds
•Life Expectancy - What Makes the Difference?
•Lincoln, Remembering Abraham
•Maledives
•Marathon, Running the
•Marx, Karl
•Microsoft Flight Simulator , The End of
•Mobile Phones,Developing Countries Use More
•Mountain Gorillas - Endangered Primates in Eastern Africa
•NATO - The Western Military Alliance Turns 60
•Nazi War Criminals
•Newton, Isaac
•Newspapers, The End of Printed
•North and South Poles - What are the Differences?
•Northern Ireland - History of a Conflict and the Peace Process
•North Korea - History, People and Its Nuclear Weapons Program
•Oasis of the Seas - The Biggest Cruise ship in the World
•Oil, The Worldwide Spread of
•Olympic Games,The
•Panama Canal - Waterway Between the Atlantic and the Pacific
•Parks Instead of Cars For the World's Cities
•Piracy
•Polar Bears Are Becoming Smaller Because of Global Warming
•Plate Tectonics - What Causes Earthquakes
•Project Apollo - NASA's Mission to the Moon
•Prehistoric Animals
•Queen Elizabeth II - Britain's Oldest Monarch
•Religious Changes in America
•Rocky Mountains - North America's Greatest Mountain Range
•San Francisco - Location, History, Climate, Tourist Attractions
•Seasons
•Sherpas - Mountain People of the Himalayas
•Silicon Valley - America's High-Tech Center
•Space Agencies Go For Jupiter and Saturn
•Stalin, Joseph - Powerful Communist Leader of the Soviet Union
•Stars - Great Balls of Gas in Our Universe
•Star Trek - 40 Years of Science Fiction Cult
•Statue of Liberty - American Symbol of Freedom
•Street Art - New Culture of the Cities
•Stress - Signs, Symptoms and How to Manage It
•Students, Why Do They Drop Out of School
•Supreme Court - How it Works
•Success for 99 Cents
•Swine Flu
•Teens, Television and Depression
•Teeth
•Theatre in the Age of Shakespeare
•Thirteen American Colonies
•Tigers, Endangered
•Tiger Woods - Professional Golfer and Highest Paid Athlete in the World
•Toucans - Exotic Birds with Colourful Bills
•Tower of London
•Trade, International
•Tsunamis, Pacific Countries Prepare for
•Twilight Saga , Stephie Meyer's Vampire Bestseller
•US Dollar, The Falling Value of
•Vatican, Inside the
•Vespucci,Amerigo
•Virtual Worlds are Useful for Children
•Vitamins
•Water - Another Global Crisis?
•Web 3.0 - Development of the World Wide Web
•Women Are Better At Dealing With Money Than Men
•Woodstock - The Biggest Music Festival in History
•World Trade Center
•World's Most Dangerous Countries
•Zoo , At the

Go to the Online English articles:
http://www.english-online.at/a-z-topic-index.htm

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Be a Great Public Speaker - Top 10 Tips

Public speaking should not scare you to death, but the truth is, it is the number one fear for many people.

Personally, after watching the movie Jaws when I was a kid, I can't think of anything worse than being chewed up by a shark! However, it is important to recognize than the anxiety caused when we have to speak in front of others can be overcome.

Hiring a Communication Coach can help you deal with this properly, so you can enjoy your public speaking, whether for business or social functions.

For now, here are a few golden tips that you should keep in mind.

1 – Expect nervousness every time, but don’t expect disaster. Expect success.

2 – Stick to what you know well, so you can ‘talk’ about it at length, with ease.

3 – Ask lots of questions of the event organizer ahead of time, to find out the size of the room, equipment, expected number of attendees, etc. Visit if possible.

4 – Talk to people in the audience before you speak. If you have a chance to meet some of them before the speaking date, or at least before your talk try to mingle a bit and find out what they expect. It is good to have a few allies in the audience, and it is great for you to know what they expect to hear.

5 – Reduce ‘separation anxiety’ by reframing the speech as an ‘informative conversation’ within a group. Talk to them, not at them.

6 – Prepare point-form notes or cards and practice a lot with family, friends, etc. No sentences. The less you read the better. Add pictures to your notes.

7 – Remind yourself during to slowdown, pause, breathe, relax and smile. Actually write those words in the top right-hand corner of your notes on different pages.

8 – Research as much as you can ahead of time, so you can be THE up to date expert on the subject of what you are talking about. Anticipate questions and have good answers.

9 – Always relate directly to your audience. It is not about you, but them. Making your speech relevant to your audience and their world is key to their enjoyment and interest.

10 – What is the overall focus? Is it to inform, to entertain, to motivate, to shock your audience? Your whole speech needs to be centred around this vision.

BONUS # 11 – To become a good public speaker and presenter, you simply must do a lot of speeches or presentations, long or short, in your personal or professional life. Tips and techniques help, but there is no real shortcut.

Author: Ric Phillips
You can sign up for Ric's "3V Communications Newsletter"
Go to: http://www.communicationcoach.ca

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Learn English FREE with Twitter

Learn English FREE with Twitter

Twitter is a free micro-blogging service.

You can set up a free profile and follow others.

You can ask questions and get answers.

You can follow several different updates

Here are four Twitterers you can follow to Study English

Link to ESL in Canada News Updates on TwitterEverything about Study English in Canada for students and teachers

Link to Study ESL English on TwitterEnglish as a second language study tips for grammar vocabulary writing speaking listening reading

Link to the SentenceMaster English Writing Games Twitter UpdatesLearn how to write correct English sentences

Link to the Travel Language Culture Network Club Twitter UpdatesFree Language Exchanges and TLC information for language students

Go to all 4 of the above - set up your free user profile - click follow

It is easy and you can study and practice your English Free.

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Introducing the Jobs Across Canada Blog

In general the Jobs across Canada blog lists: permanent, temporary, contract, professional, administration, technical jobs or internship work experience.

The job information includes: work visas, job openings, work permits, medical criteria, language proficiency, employment standards, education requirements, work experience requirements, job skills, job duties and responsibilities.

We like to include work experience and educational and training positions that are available for initial or re-training individuals interested in specific careers or skills.

Recent post on the Jobs Across Canada Blog

If you're looking to start a challenging and interesting career as a Nova Scotia boatbuilder, contact our Training Coordinator.

The Training Coordinator will help you find boatyards who are looking for employees. Once you find employment your first responsibility will always be to your new employer. As an employee of the boatyard, you will be responsible for getting your work done on time and to company standards.

Once you have been employed for a minimum of three months, a representative from the NSBA Training Department and the NS Department of Labour and Workforce Development - Apprenticeship Training & Skills Development Division will be registering you as an Apprentice.

During these initial visits, the apprenticeship program will be explained to you and you will receive a NS Boat Builder Apprenticeship Logbook. Each Logbook contains the Certification Pathways Assessment Results Sheets and Evidence of Competency Sheets.

For each unit outlined in the pathways, there is a workbook. You will be required to purchase these workbooks at a cost of $45 plus GST each. You will use the Evidence of Competency sheets to record your progress of learning for each skill set. Each time you feel that you're learning a new skill, and can perform this task competently and consistently, ask your Mentor to check your work. If he or she is satisfied, they will record this in your Logbook.

A representative from the NSBA Training Department will visit you and all the other Apprentices quarterly to review your progress. It is up to YOU, the Apprentice, to track your progress and learn new skills. The Registered Mentors are there to help train you, and the Training Coordinator is there to offer support, but it is YOUR responsibility to keep track of your progress - and learn new skills.

If you are interested in receiving your Nova Scotia Boat Builder Certificate of Qualification and becoming a Certified Journeyperson, please contact either Chip Dickison or Chantel at 902-423-2378 for more information.

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http://jobs-across-canada.blogspot.com/

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Introducing the Speak English Better Blog

Introducing the Speak English Better Blog

I hope this blog is exactly what you are looking for. I plan to regularly add information, tips, free resources and articles relevant to accent reduction, English fluency, international business and culture, among other topics.

As a Communication Coach and Trainer in Toronto, Ontario Canada I deal a lot with people from different backgrounds and different levels of English fluency. It is part of my job to help ESL (English as a Second Language) students, immigrants, overseas company executives and managers etc. improve their overall ability to speak English with native speakers like myself.

This allows them to feel more at ease, gain more confidence in interviews and at the office, develop friendships and professional relationships quickly and also integrate faster in their new city.

for additional info....

Speak English Better Blog URL
http://speakenglishbetter.blogspot.com/

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