A Review of Education Reports This Past Year In two thousand nine, Special English Web site users began posting comments about our stories on our Web site. The Education Reports have received many of those comments. We began the year…
Letting Religion Into the Classroom, but Setting Limits Public schools in the United States have to be neutral about religion, even though they close for holidays like Christmas. The Constitution separates religion from government. Researcher Charles Haynes explains what it…
The Flatmates Series Learning English Video Lesson 36. In this episode John is bragging to Helen about how well he did in their recent economics test. But who else is listening to what he has to say? Find out in…
BBC Learning English The Flatmates English Video Lesson 35. In this episode, Tim is offered an opportunity at work. Find out more about it in episode 35 – A letter from HR – from BBC Learning English.
Hello dear friends. I have great news for you. Maybe some of you know that after Original Effortless English lessons, AJ Hoge created Power English lesson sets and sold them for only one special day almost two years ago. He…
Can you speak real English? Probably not. In school, you did not learn the real english that we actually speak. Your learned textbook english. For example in school, you learned “Hi, how are you? I am fine, and you?” But…
Let’s be honest. Textbooks are boring. English classes are boring. Think about the topic in a textbook. They are usually boring and useless. That’s why many people feel that English is boring. English is not boring but English textbooks are…
Did you learn English with your eyes? Probably. In school you probably learned mostly with your eyes. You red textbook, you studied word lists, you studied grammar rules. That’s why you read well, but can not speak well. For example,…
BBC Learning English Flatmates Series Video Lesson 33. In this video, Michal and Tim can’t fix the flood in the kitchen but help comes from Helen in episode 34 – Helen to the rescue. BBC Learning English – Flatmates Series The Flatmates…
BBC Learning English Flatmates Series Video Lesson 33. In this video, There’s a problem in the kitchen. Will Tim be able to fix it? Find out in episode 33 – The dripping tap – from BBC Learning English. BBC Learning…
BBC Learning English Flatmates Series Video Lesson 32. In this episode, At the hospital Dr. Laver introduces Alice to the care of young babies. How will she cope? Find out in Episode 32 – Baby talk – from BBC Learning…
BBC Learning English Flatmates Series Video Lesson 31. In this lesson, Helen finds some important papers on the photocopier. John, a fellow student, thinks they could help her do well on her course. Helen isn’t so sure. Find out why…
