Reading Pleasures and Tastes Adapted for Easy English Times Column
November 12, 2008
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Easy English Times, an adult education newspaper for English language learners published in California, adapts a chapter from Compelling Conversations each month. The editors selected…
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Gratitude is heaven itself
July 19, 2008
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A bright college student asked a simple vocabulary question that threw me this week. “What is the opposite of jealous“? What is the opposite of…
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What is a lifequake? Is that a real word?
July 18, 2008
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Earthquakes remain a concern for people living in many places, including my home in Southern California. This awareness, and fear of sudden shaking and buildings…
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What are the 1000 most common words in English?
June 19, 2008
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Sometimes students ask simple, direct questions that I can’t immediately answer. For instance, an ESL student wondered, “What are the 1000 most common words in…
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Word Lovers and World lovers Can Visit FreeRice.Com
June 15, 2008
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Free Rice rewards learning through food donation “The satiated man and the hungry man do not see the same thing when they look upon a…
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What are the 1000 most common words in English?
June 15, 2008
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Importance of authentic vocabulary reflecting interests “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.” -Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), British author What are the…
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