Essay Writing: Writing a thesis statement

A look at how to write a thesis statement in the opening paragraph of an essay.

100th Post

This is my 100th post on this blog, and I feel this is a good occasion to thank all the people who have visited this site and shown interest in what I have published here. I hope you have found it useful.

thank you for your attention

The chicken nugget experiment- a free downloadable lesson | elt-resourceful

Given the horsemeat scandal which is flying around Europe at the moment, here is a very topical downloadable lesson.

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How to write a good essay

This is a video which explains how to write an essay one step at a time. Very useful for our students.

Watch “LEARN ENGLISH – past simple or past continuous” on YouTube

To R.P. Salazar with love – free downloadable lesson

A handy lesson for Valentine’s Day:

To R.P. Salazar with love – free downloadable lesson.

What is the CEFR? (Cambridge English TV)

A simple, clear explanation of the Common European Framework for Languages, from Cambridge English Language Assessment.

New proficiency speaking video available now

Cambridge English Language Assessment ( the new name for Cambridge ESOL) has released a video of the revised Proficiency speaking exam on You Tube. This is just one of a series of very useful and informative videos available from the Cambridge English channel on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/user/cambridgeenglishtv?feature=watch

British English vs American English

Hugh Laurie, interviewed by Ellen DeGeneres. A demosntration that Britain and America are truly ‘two great nations divided by a common language’ (George Bernard Shaw).

This has been on You Tube for a while, but it is still very amusing.

Watch “The Adventure of English – Birth of A Language – Ep 1” on YouTube

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