I am so glad to see this question and the responses. I have been living in France for the last 13 years and teaching English as a Second Language. This "go missing" usage was one of my favorite examples of the differences between British

Hi! I'm a green hand in teaching ESL. I wonder how do teachers in English speaking countries comment on writing. For some great articles, would it be proper to comment "Well organized" ? Can you suggest more comments for nice

Dear Sir or Madam to whom it may concern , In reply to an advert concerning Domino Day 2009 project I would like to put myself forward as a candidate for Domino Builder in this years edition of Domino Day and thereby apply for an

Howdy, Could you please check out the content of this letter of application particularly paying attention to grammar errors and vocabulary mistakes? Thank you in advance! Dear Sir or Madam to whom it may concern, In reply to an

Sorry, can't find the appropriate forum for this post--could anyone please transer this post to where it belongs? Thanks! Today, I bought The American Heritage English as a Second Language (Houghton Mifflin Company) and Randon

Hi, How are you? Long time no see you. Miss you! In China, English as a second language at school. students learn it harder. In teaching, teachers emphasize grammar teaching and students do lots of English exercises. They are under too much

Hi, I am studying in Teaching English as a second language at university. In my pedagogy class on culture we have a project to do.I would like to discuss with people from other cultures. Since culture is a very wide topic..I think I will focus on

. Generally the infinitive expresses potential while the -ing form expresses activity. In most contexts there is no real difference in the meaning implied. ESL students tend to worry overmuch about this and end up using the -ing form too often.

Hey there :) Welcome to ESL :P How are you? Well, I'd love to have friends round the world too :) So.. we're match :P lol Btw, I'm Jin from Thailand.. nice to meet you and hope to chat with you soon! :D

Good morning You want to speak english as a second language. O.K. this is nice but you have to remember any work you are about to implement should have steps. ask your self : Do I have the ability to eduacte my self ? Do I have the desire and