VOAVideo: World's Citizens Express Concerns, Hopes for New Year
As the new year approaches, VOA interviewed people around the world to find out about their hopes and concerns. Here is a sampling.
As the new year approaches, VOA interviewed people around the world to find out about their hopes and concerns. Here is a sampling.
JenniferESL: Lesson 3b - Prepositions - English Grammar
This is part 2 of a lesson on prepositions of location and direction. The list of prepositions is long, so this is meant to be a review and not an introduction. Level: high beginner - intermediate.
VOAVideo: US Holiday Sales Rise
New figures released Monday show that holiday shoppers in the U.S. spent a little more compared to last year. Mastercard, which compiled the data, says retail sales rose 3.6 percent from November until Christmas day, up sharply from a 2.3 percent drop for the same time last year. VOA's Mil Arcega reports. (Read more...)
JenniferESL: Lesson 3a - Prepositions - English Grammar
This is a lesson in 3 parts. The topic is prepositions of location and direction. The list of prepositions is long, so this is meant to be a review and not an introduction. Level: high beginner - intermediate.
ESLPod's Blog: “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
WH.gov: The First Lady Reads "The Night Before Christmas"
First Lady Michelle Obama visits Children's National Medial Center in Washington D.C. to read "The Night Before Christmas". Joined by daughters Malia and Sasha, along with dog Bo, the First Lady continues this tradition of visiting with patients which dates back to Bess Truman. December 22, 2009
This is the fifth lesson on conditionals. It will be presented in 2 parts. This first part is mainly explanation of form and use of unreal conditionals in the past. Level: high intermediate - adavanced.
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Milpitas Adult School is out, but the learning never ends. Some of the ESL 5 students and their friends got together at Cindy's house to teach each other their favorite recipes and EAT--we're stuffed!
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This is the fourth lesson on conditionals. In this lesson we turn our attention to unreal conditional statements in the present time. Level: high intermediate - advanced.
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JenniferESL: Lesson 2c - Conditionals - English Grammar
This is the third lesson on conditionals. In this segment we look at conditional statements with "unless." Level: high intermediate.
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Vietnam is one of the world's fastest growing economies. But the country is also experiencing the effects of climate change. Scientists say parts of the country would be inundated within 40 years because of rising sea levels. Daniel Schearf tells us how a community in Ca Mau province grapples with the threat to its environment and livelihood. (Read more...)
A Factural or Real Conditional Sentence:
(1) the dependent conditional clause (IF + subject + present tense verb)
(2) the independent result clause (subject + present tense verb)
Credit remains tight even as the U.S. economy has returned to growth, with government support. The job market took a long time to recover after the last two recessions.
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