ESL Basics

1. Understanding Your Value
(ESL Blog/Business English)

... by money. Value is a perception, not an amount! For those of you learning English for business, think of value as the connection of price and emotions. Imagine you were to buy a hotdog for $0.99 from a ...

2. Empower Your Students to Succeed
(TESOL Blog/General TESOL Posts)

This is a guest Business English TESOL post from Josh, Andrea's brother and co-founder of ESL Basics.

3. Fireworks
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Extra For more information, read the formal definition from dictionary.com. Also, read Wikipedia's take on fireworks or check out some fireworks displays clips ...

4. Motivation
(ESL Blog/Business English)

About this video This is one of the best videos I have seen in a long time about management. If you are a manager or a boss of some kind, this is a must see video. This video explains how people ...

5. What do I need to know?
(ESL Blog/General ESL Posts)

I've been thinking a lot about how much of the local language a traveller should know before travelling to that country. In the U.S., when visitors or recent immigrants don't know English, some Americans ...

6. Free Technology For Teachers
(TESOL Blog/General TESOL Posts)

... listed with a very brief description of the site. (Several are not just ESL, but other languages as well) Smart.fm - A site designed to systematically move you along the learning process to increase ...

7. Two kinds of Schooling: Seth Godin
(TESOL Blog/General TESOL Posts)

... so good I chose to include the whole post, you can see the original post here. Two kinds of schooling - Seth Godin Type 1. You can take a class where you learn technique, facts and procedures. Type ...

8. Balcony
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Synonyms porch, mezzanine For more information, read the formal definition from dictionary.com. Extra Check out this video of Andrea explaining the difference ...

9. Snow
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Synonyms snow flakes For more information, read the formal definition from dictionary.com. Extra How much does it snow where you live? (comment below)  ...

10. Signs
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Information There are several different meanings of the word sign or signs. This video defines signs that display information. For more information on the other ...

11. Lamppost
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Synonyms lamp post, street lamp For more information, read the formal definition from dictionary.com. Extras Check out these pictures of various lampposts. ...

12. Elevator
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Synonyms lift, hoist For more information, read the formal definition from dictionary.com. Extras Learn more about elevators by reading the elevator Wikipedia ...

13. Barbed Wire
(ESL Blog/Basic Vocabulary)

Grammatical Classification Noun Synonyms fence For more information, read the formal definition from dictionary.com. Extras Check out these images of barbed wire. 3933130  ...

14. Intervalo
(ESL Blog/Andrea Backpacks Europe)

"Intervalo" means "intermission" in Portuguese. I learned this handy little vocabulary word tonight during the middle of "Robin Hood". For over an hour, Mike and I had been caught up with the tale we grew ...

15. Capturing your Audience
(ESL Blog/Business English)

Yesterday I was in the grocery store and noticed an interesting form of advertising. Walking along, minding my own business, I saw an advertisement pasted to the floor for the movie Avatar. I am sure ...

16. Tax Day 2010
(ESL Blog/Business English)

Today is tax day in the United Sates which means that you have to have your tax forms in the mail by midnight tonight. There are ways to get an extension, but for most Americans, tonight is the deadline ...

17. Improve your tutoring skills
(TESOL Blog/General TESOL Posts)

... One of my favorite points that Thomas brings up is the use of encouragement with your learners. Encouraging your students is the best way to motivate them to take their language learning to the next level.  ...

18. "The Office" and ESL
(ESL Blog/General ESL Posts)

Tonight on "The Office", one of America's most popular and hilarious television shows, the main character Michael dated an ESL teacher. As she introduced herself as an ESL teacher, all my friends gasped ...

19. 44 Countries in 6 Months?
(ESL Blog/General ESL Posts)

... 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 ...

20. Pipe Dream
(ESL Blog/Business Idioms)

This post is in response to an article from Business Spotlight about pipe dreams. This post just goes to show you that there is always more to learn about the English language. I am a native English ...