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What do Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, North Korea, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niger, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Swaziland, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Zambia, and Zimbabwe all have in common? 

If you guessed that these countries are the only 44 not represented yet on ESLbasics.com, you would be correct. So far, 152 countries have logged on to Watch and Learn with Andrea. Our hope is that in the next 6 months, the other 44 will join in! If you know any English learners or teachers from any of these countries who could benefit from 400+ English learning videos, tell them to join our Facebook group, or direct them right our homepage. 44 countries in 6 months? We can do it!

Did you know ESLbasics has been visited by 152 countries since launching one year ago?

Check out our top 20 countries:

1. United States

2. India

3. Canada

4. United Kingdom

5. Spain

6. China

7. Brazil

8. Ukraine

9. Thailand

10. South Korea

11. Australia

12. France

13. Italy

14. Saudi Arabia

15. Japan

16. Turkey

17. Mexico

18. Germany

19. Poland

20. Russia

If you don't see your country on the top 20, pass us along to your friends.

Watch and Learn with ESLbasics.com!

Happy 2010! 

Every year, as the ball drops it's way down to a new year, people all over the world recognize the passing of another year, and celebrate the coming of a new start. This year was no different. 2009 has represented a challenging year for some, and a year of change for others. Personally, 2009 was the most dramatic year I have ever experienced. It began with a new niece, springing into our family with joy. The month of May brought 4 babies into my best friends' families: a set of bouncy twin girls, a sweet water-birth baby, and an adopted treasure from Ethiopia. June swept me off to Europe, and the greatest adventure of my life: traversing 12 countries in 30 days. (Click here to read about my 2009 Europe trip) July said goodbye to a dear friend getting married, and August brought me the greatest surprise of all: my soon-to-be-husband. October was goodbye to my brother, sister-in-law, and precious niece, as France called them away. Finally, December, the most dramatic of all, started with a proposal, and then saw me through a whirlwind 3,000-mile journey via relatives in Illinois, a fabulous passage through Canada, my new in-laws in New Hampshire, a snowstorm in Pennsylvania, and Christmas in Illinois. 2009 took me on a journey I never believed was possible at the starting line. I wonder: What will 2010 bring? 

Happy anniversary, ESL Basics!

Today, we released our 400th video. This marks a significant milestone for the ESLbasics.com community. Your English language learners now have access to hundreds of vocabulary, idioms, tongue twisters, phrasal verbs in mass. Check back each day for the video of the day, as we add a fresh new video every morning to inspire you to teach, and your students to learn.

In case you've missed it, check out some of our favorite recent additions to the video library:

"Flash Message": a hilarious and helpful tongue twister

"Consecrate": an advanced vocabulary word

"Tree trunk": a vocabulary word for beginners

"Fight for Understanding": a business English blog to get you thinking

"Sell Out": a phrasal verb you shouldn't sell out on