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English Fundamentals for ESL, EFL, and EAL students.
Improve Your English Skills in the Four Core Domains
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Domain and Sub-Category Resources
Familiarize yourself with the International Phonetic Alphabet and perfect your ability to Pronounce words utilizing American Standard English.
Vowels
Vowel Teams
Diphthongs
Consonants
Consonant Blends
Digraphs
Syllables
Closed Syllables
Consonant + le
Open Syllables
Multi-Letter Vowels
Silent E
R Controlled
Affixes
Prefix
Infix
Suffix
Homonyms
Homographs
Homophones
Minimal Pairs
Listening activities are divided into three ability levels. Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. This will allow students to work at their own pace and gradually improve their listening skills.
Beginner
Introductions
Short Dialogues
Daily Activities
Short Instruction
Intermediate
Longer Dialogues
Short Monologues
Groups Discussions
Business Interactions
Advanced
Formal Dialogues
Fast-Paced Dialogues
Academic Presentations
Business Presentations
Academic Lectures
Academic Debates
Political Debate
Vocabulary and Semantics
Vocabulary and Semantics
Vocabulary and Semantics will not only introduce the learner to some of the most commonly used words in the English language but it will also allow the learner to use decipher between the denotative and the connotative meaning of words.
Most Commonly Used Words in English
Most Commonly Confused Words in English
Words with Unique Spelling
Words with Multiple Parts of Speech
Words with Multiple Definitions
Denotation
Connotation
Synonyms
Antonyms
Formal conversations will focus on communication in the workplace and the world of academia, while informal conversations will focus on dialogues with friends and family members.
Job Interview
Business Meetings
Business Presentations
Class Collaboration
Class Presentation
Conversations with Friends
Conversations with Family Members
Reading is the input domain to the output that is writing. A student must become an avid reader in order to also become a well-rounded writer. These are a list of strategies to develop or improve one's reading comprehension.
Reading Informational Text
Scan Reading
Reading for Central Idea
Reading for Supporting Details
Making Inferences
Using Context Clues
Annotating Text
Reading Literary Text
Reading for Theme
Annotating Poetry
Grammar and Syntax are the building blocks of any language, and there is no exception for the English language. The Grammatical concepts listed here are organized sequentially in order to have the learner layer each new concept on the previously learned concepts. The Syntactical structures are provided to demonstrate the multiple options available to students when constructing sentences.
Parts of Speech
Nouns
Common/Proper
Count/Non-Count
Concrete/Abstract
Gerunds
Infinitives
Appositives
Antecedents
Verbs
Simple Tense
Progressive Tense
Perfect Tense
Auxiliary Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Adjectives
Order of Adjectives
Articles
Quantifiers
Adverbs
Time
Manner
Place
Degree
Frequency
Purpose
Certainty
Conjunctive Adverbs
Pronouns
Personal
Possessive
Demonstrative
Reflexive
Reciprocal
Conjunctions
Coordinating
Correlating
Subordinating
Prepositions
Time
Place
Prepositional Phrases
Interjections
Sentence Structure
Subjects
Simple/Complete
Passive Voice/Agent
Predicates
Predicate Nominative
Predicate Adjectival
Simple/Complete
Subject/Verb Agreement
Basic Rule
Rule 1-10
Objects
Direct Object
Indirect Object
Prepositional Object
Clauses
Adverbial Clause
Conditionals
Noun Clause
Relative Clause
Sentence Purpose
Imperative
Interrogative
Exclamatory
Declarative
Sentence Types
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Sentence Errors
Fragments
Run-Ons
Comma Splices
While the writing strategies listed here should not be considered exclusive, they will allow the learner to develop the ability to demonstrate mastery of the domain.
Pre-Writing Strategies
Brainstorming
Graphic Organizers
Outlines
Quick-writes
Writing Strategies
Topic Sentences
Transitions
RACE
The Five Ws and H
The Three Appeals
Literary Devices
Post-Writing Strategies
Proofread
Edit
Revise
Rewrite
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