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Idiom Ebook, 700 Expressions context examples of cliches, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs
(33 page text file)
Listen, read, and practice speaking (the first 300 idioms) with mp3 audio
* * 100 More Idioms cliches, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs
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Sam the Cat Has Fun
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The Princess of Merrylandia
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A Happy Family Birthday
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The Bad Hair Day Contest
* * The Polkadot Town Parade
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Basic English Sentence Structure
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How to Boost Your English Skills - 15 techniques to better English
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Recommended Reading to Build English Skills - reading lists and links to recommended books
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Verb Forms for Regular Verbs and Common Irregular Verbs - to be, to do, to go, to have
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Irregular Verbs - pattern a, a, a - the bare stem, simple past tense, and past participle are the same forms
(cost and cut)
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Irregular Verbs - pattern a, b, b - the bare stem is a different form from the simple past tense and past participle
(buy, bought, bought and say, said, said)
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Irregular Verbs - the bare stem and/or the simple past tense are different in form from the past participle
(become, became, become and sink, sank, sunk)
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Spatial Prepositions and Adverbs - explanations based on a graphic diagram, with synonyms.
(above, in between, over, underneath)
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Talking Cars (for buying a car)
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Saying "No" with a Smile (for refusing politely)
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A Job Well Done Deserves Some Praise (for saying thank you)
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Advertising Lingo (for the retail and hospitality industry)
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Please Forgive Me, I Should Have Known Better (for apologizing)
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Tick Tock Clock (time words for personal stories)
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I Am So Sorry for Your Loss, You Have My Deepest Sympathy
(for responding to grief)
with mp3 audio
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Tips for Writing an Obituary (the notice when someone dies)
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Baby Card Poems, Verses, and Sayings (for blank cards, notes, and baby showers)
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More Baby Card Poems, Verses, and Sayings (for blank cards, notes, and baby showers)
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Baby Names for Boys A-I (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name)
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Baby Names for Boys J-R (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name)
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Baby Names for Boys S-Z (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name)
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Baby Names for Girls A-D (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name)
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Baby Names for Girls E-J (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name)
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Baby Names for Girls K-Z (also for immigrants who want a North American sounding name)
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Sympathy Card Poems, Verses, and Sayings
(for blank cards, notes, memorial books, an eulogies)
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A Night Out (phrasal verbs and prepositions with "out")
with mp3 audio
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Up to Something (phrasal verbs and prepositions with "up")
with mp3 audio
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It's Sleepytime, Nighty Night, Sis (with verb tense list)
with mp3 audio
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Tips for Writing the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) Exam Essay - and other essays
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Establishing Focus in Sentences and Paragraphs
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Writing Zip, Zip, Paragraph Transitions
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Help! My Writing Needs Oomph!
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Grammar Errors Worksheet One
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Minimal Pairs
with mp3 audio
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Minimal Pairs Two - Initial Blends in Open Syllables
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Pronunciation Exercise - Tongue Twisters
* *Fun With Fiddle Faddle and Other Pronunciation Pairs
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Story Opening One - a girl alone in the woods (read the story opening and the questions, then finish writing the story)
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Story Opening Two - a girl babysitting her brother (read the story opening and the questions, then finish writing the story)
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It's Sale Time (Vocabulary for Shopping)
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Mandy and Twinkle Toes (prepositions/articles)
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Max the Dog (prepositions/phrasal verbs)
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The Carrot Seeds (conversational English, prepositions)
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Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary
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Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary
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Autumn Harvest Holiday Dinner
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Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary
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Latin- and Greek-based Intermediate Vocabulary
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Latin- and Greek-based Intermediate Vocabulary
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Christmas Delights
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Winter Wonderland
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Happy Holidays - Uppercase letters, easy words
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Happy Holidays - Lowercase letters, easy words
To see instructions for making a cross out puzzle,
go to the lesson plan
"A Puzzle To Teach Vocabulary" on the
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ESL Teachers Board - ESL Lessons & Classroom Games Page
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Nouns, Verbs, and Canadian Geography
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Food and Cooking
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Taking A Trip
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It's Christmas Time
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How Big? How Heavy?
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Shades of Color
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Moods, Feelings, Looks
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A Famous Canadian
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Smoked Delicacy
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* * Matching 20 Phrasal Verbs
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"Help! I'm Out of Words!" Quickie Vocabulary Word List One -
Adjectives (the words "weak," "strong," and others)
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Tsunami Vocabulary
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Earthquake Vocabulary
If you are already an advanced or first-language English reader, you may want to read these humorous short stories.
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And Your People Shall Be My People (A wedding on the growing edge)
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Madam Adam's Sphere of Influence (A little shove into the future)
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Payday (Payday by payday, it all adds up to Payday)
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The Free Kokanee (Is this the fish that got away?)
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A Nose for A Good Story (Make do with what you have, one storyteller's motivation)
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Heart's Song (A touch of prophecy)
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Looks Doggone Good, It Does (How little things cause major change)
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Three Foolish Monks (Self-reliance gone awry)
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