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Author :: ESL Free Lesson  |
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| Article Title :: Understand American Money |
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| Dear ESL Student,
The American money system is logical and very easy to use. It is based on the dollar ($1.00), on which all cash and coins are dependent. There are 100 cents in a dollar. Coins are parts of one dollar, for example: a quarter ($0.25) is 1/4 of a dollar, a dime ($0.10) is 1/10th of a dollar, and so forth. Paper bills are multiples of a dollar: for example, a $5 bill. US Paper Currency The twenty, ten, five, and one are the most frequently used bills.
When speaking about money, $1 is referred to as "a one", "a dollar", "a dollarbill", or "a buck"; $5 is "a five", "five dollars", "a five dollar bill", or "five bucks"; etc. Another way to refer to money (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: ESL Free Lesson |
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| Article Title :: Take English Quizzes |
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| Dear ESL Student,
Native English speakers make mistakes too! These sentences were modified from national magazines and advertisements in the USA. Can you find the grammatical error in each one?
1.If your food doesn't arrive hot and fresh to your door, we'll make it right or refund your money.
2.See less fine lines.
3.Read on for a healthy spread for your sandwich.
Answers:
1.The preposition "to" is not correct. To express location or place, use "at". The food will arrive fresh and hot at your door.
2.Less is incorrect. "Fewer" should be used with plural nouns. See fewer fine lines.
3.Only a living thing (plants, people (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Teresa Bolen |
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| Article Title :: Mastering a Foreign Language: How To Become A Brilliant Speaker, Part 7 of 7 |
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| ‘You Are What You Believe’You’re probably familiar with some of these clichés: You are
what you eat. You are what you read. You are who you spend time
with. There are a lot of ideas and sayings out there about who
you are, and although some of them hold a great deal of wisdom,
the one that rings true for me is, you are what you believe
yourself to be.Your beliefs about yourself and your abilities are either the
dealmakers or the deal breakers.No matter how great a language program you are in, no matter how
hard you try, no matter how many things you do great to master a
foreign language, if you don’t truly believe you have the
ability and the tenacit (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Belina Storrey - |
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| Article Title :: Don't Forget A Spanish Dictionary! |
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| On a recent tour through Mexico and Central America, I realized that I had forgotten many things for my journey. For some reason I made it out of my house without my toothbrush and toothpaste, but fortunately I was able to replace them as soon as I realized my mistake. I also forgot film for my camera but was able to purchase some once I got to Mexico as well. Far worse than forgetting those things, however, was the realization that I had forgotten my Spanish dictionary that I had received and practiced with just for this trip.
My best friend gave me the Spanish dictionary a few months before I headed out on my trip because she remembered what a difficult time I had in high scho (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Sam Vaknin |
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| Article Title :: The New Dark Ages |
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| When I was growing up in a slum in Israel, I devoutly believed that knowledge and education will set me free and catapult me from my miserable circumstances into a glamorous world of happy learning. But now, as an adult, I find myself in an alien universe where functional literacy is non-existent even in developed countries, where "culture" means merely sports and music, where science is decried as evil and feared by increasingly hostile and aggressive masses, and where irrationality in all its forms (religiosity, the occult, conspiracy theories) flourishes.
The few real scholars and intellectuals left are on the retreat, back into the ivory towers of a century ago. Increasingly (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Gary Preston |
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| Article Title :: Translation Services - The Essential Element of Global Business |
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| As globalisation alters the way business is conducted, the accurate communication of information across languages takes on an increasing importance. When a foreign client or customer’s impression of you is solely dependent upon your company’s literature, it is critical that this literature is as well written in their native language as it is in yours. You want the message to read the same way in both languages so that there is no room for misunderstanding, but you also want to feel confident that your message is delivered as accurately and professionally in their language as it is in yours. Naturally, since you are unlikely to know the language you are wanting your literature to be tr (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Philip Nicosia |
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| Article Title :: Learning Foreign Languages Online |
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| In today’s competitive and evolving world, the importance of education has never been more important. People are now more aware of the continuing need to improve one’s self through adult learning. Due to factors such as time constraint, e-learning has quickly emerged as an alternative means of continuing education.As globalization continues to be the trend these days, more and more people feel the need to learn at least one foreign language. Again, due to the fast-paced lives many lead today, online courses present a viable alternative to the traditional face to face, or classroom, language learning. The major advantage of learning foreign languages through e-learning is the co (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Kathy Steinemann |
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| Article Title :: To Learn a Language (like German) FIRST Find the Similarities |
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| Even if you don't know a single word of German, you can probably read and understand the following German text. Did you know that English and German descended from the same language? (Proto-Germanic) Many words in both languages are the same or similar.
A link to this story's translation will be provided at the end of this article.
* GERMAN STORY *
Guten Tag! Mein Name ist Monika. Ich bin Autorin. Ich habe einen Bruder namens Bob. Bob ist auch Autor. Ich bin Bobs Literaturagentin. Er schreibt interessante Artikel und Bücher. Er schreibt nun ein neues Buch. Der Titel ist: «Das Telefon klingelt für Dich.» Letztes Jahr hatte er 2 Bücher auf der Bestse (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Gregory Newell |
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| Article Title :: Why Learn Spanish? |
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| Why learn Spanish of all languages? Why not Italian, French, or even Russian, because it seems to be the most practical language to have these days living in the US. With an ever-expanding Latin American population, being able to speak a language that is becoming so widely used would be an invaluable asset. Schools are even becoming bi-lingual and Spanish is stressed. There are even parts of the country; Miami springs to mind, where there are most likely more people for whom Spanish is their first language than there are people who are native English speakers.
Even outside of the states, Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world; the ranking is apparently (read full article) |
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| Category :: Language Articles |
Author :: Gregory Newell |
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| Article Title :: Learn Spanish Online – Amazingly Simple |
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| The invention of the internet has made everything easier right? You can now shop online, send letters, find information at the drop of a hat, even find your house in satellite pictures on Google Earth. However, you would of course think that as learning a language involves speaking, this is something you would not be able to do online. You would be wrong. If you type learn Spanish online into Google you get approximately 72 million results. Now as with anything else, I am sure most of these are useless but you see my point.
There are now many websites that allow you free access to conversation exercises and vocabulary drills among other things. My personal favorite is LearnSpan (read full article) |
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