Tag: Volume 13.1

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Valentine’s Day ESL Resources

February 14

Valentine’s Day: Love and Valentine’s Day lessons (The Virtues series) (readings, including from the Bible; discussion questions, quotes and other activities) http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/valentinesday.pdf (excellent reading on the history and customs of Valentine’s Day, with glossary) http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/02/valentines_day.pdf (a reading with lots of accompanying activities) http://iteslj.org/questions/valentine.html (Valentine’s Day conversation questions) http://bogglesworldesl.com/valentines_day_worksheets.htm (vocabulary and writing activities for lower level) […]

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Events Training

Announcing SOCEM’s February Webinar

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Modality: Using Modal Verbs like ‘Can’, ‘Should’, ‘Would’, etc.Presented by Lydia Mountney Thursday, Feb 24, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. (EST) This webinar is recognized for 1 PD hour by TESL Ontario.Registration closes February 21, 2022 Description: A: I might bring a mask… B: Yeah, I think you should. I had to wear one when I […]

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Devotional

A Person People Love

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By Allan Pole D.L. Moody led many people to Jesus, yet he never displayed the pompous air of self-importance that so many famous evangelists did in that era. He was a tolerant, understanding man who rarely criticized others. One of his famous sayings was, “Right now I’m having so much trouble with D.L. Moody that […]

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ESL Program Ideas Resources

Using Movies in Conversational ESL

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By Jennifer Tong In our online ESL class for Upper-Intermediate to Advanced students, we have been discussing movies since last year. First, we agree on a movie. Then we watch that movie in our spare time before the class. When we come together for a class, we discuss the themes and content of the movie. […]

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ESL Program Ideas

An Online ESL Program Success Story

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By Mary-Jane Davison When the spring 2020 pandemic arrived, “Learn English, Make Friends” (LEMF), an outreach program of WMB Church in Waterloo, moved from the community centre to an online format. Almost two years later, the online English conversation circle has shown significant benefits and unforeseen opportunities. Not only has the online circle continued to […]