25 Sept 2011

European Day of Languages

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September.

4 Sept 2011

The comunication of the future?


VIDEO: JEAN-PAUL NERRIERE DISCUSSES HOW HE DEVELOPED GLOBISH


Globish allows you to:

  • Communicate in English, using only 1500 words.
  • Employ simple, but standard grammatical structure.
  • Learn enough pronunciation and spelling for 1500 words only.
  • Provide a tool for leading a conversation in business or as a tourist, anywhere in the world.

Read more: Globish cuts English down to size
                   Язык «Глобиш»: полторы тысячи слов на все мысли

28 Jun 2011

Would you like to be taught a simplified version of English?

Write to an internet forum expressing your opinion on the question.

P.S. Before doing it look through your notes to Ex.26,27,31,32,33.

You can have a look at what some teachers think by clicking here.

24 Jun 2011

Enjoy listening


365 ESL Short Stories
Visit this site and you will find Free Intermediate Stories + Audio, + 3 Exercises: Cloze, Crossword, Dictation. It is a nice chance to practice your English reading and listening skills.