The wealth of the countries of the world is always changing. When times are good everyone thinks that prosperity and growth will never change. It seems, however, that the economies of many countries are declining while some are improving at a surprising rate. Regardless of the world’s ups and downs, the Internet continues to grow and the need for English second language materials increases. This article outlines ways in which universities, schools, and organizations can cut their expenses during difficult economic times by adapting the presentations of their printable ESL materials.

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Mystery of the Stolen Funds - Who took the company funds? This series of speaking activities and exercises introduces 18 common idioms. While solving the mystery, the students apply the idioms to real life situations.

Mystery of the Caribbean Cruise - A romantic cruise on a luxury yacht ends in tragedy: the hostess is murdered. When the yacht reaches shore, special detectives Duval and Dorking are asked to solve the mystery.

The Lady who Knew too Much - Mrs. Hillary Ashton-Smith was found dead in her living room by the cleaning lady.

The Body in the Study - The time is Christmas morning in the large house of the wealthy Lord and Lady Chudleigh in a small village in England. When the family woke up, Lord Chudleigh was found dead in his study, stabbed to death with a letter opener.

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ESL Advice for Teachers

From - The Daily Yomiuri Online

Q: I teach English at a Japanese family's home in the Philippines. The youngest in the family, a first grader, likes English and during the 20-minute lesson he often raises his hand and asks me questions in Japanese, like: "kyukyusha wa, eigo de, nan desu ka?" Is it OK if I allow him to ask questions in Japanese, and is it OK if I answer his questions?

D.C.
Teacher
Manila

A: You are off to a good start since the first grader likes English and appears to have a healthy, natural curiosity. Since I am a big believer in teaching English in English, I would encourage you to set up an English only rule without squelching his precious curiosity. You can do this by teaching him how to ask simple questions in English. For example, you could teach him how to ask, "How do you say 'kyukyusha'?" or "How do you say 'kyukyusha' in English?" You could make it into a game for him.

Student: How do you say "kyukyusha" in English?

Teacher: Ambulance. Can you repeat that?

Student: Ambulance.

Teacher: Can you repeat it again?

Student: Ambulance.

Teacher: Yes, that's good. Now how do YOU say "kyukyusha" in English?

Student: Ambulance.

Teacher: Yes, ambulance! Nice English!

By using this formula, you accomplish three things: One, you feed into and satisfy the student's curiosity. Two, you empower the student in enabling him to be able to ask the question in English. Three, while helping him expand his vocabulary, you entice him to get into a simple dialogue with you, which enables you to interact with each other in English and recycle the word. This increases his chance of remembering it. It's a win-win situation for the both of you!

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ESL Curriculum for Children!

• Print as many copies as required.
  
• Printing and writing practice are incorporated into every lesson.
• Phonics is reinforced with pictures.
• Stories are told in simple rhyming verse.
• Games teach and practice Listening Comprehension
• Role Play and Group Discussions for practicing oral language skills.

ESL JOBS!

Welcome to our new ESL JOBS section which has proved to be very popular with our subscribers. Below are jobs posted on
November 17/08. For updates every day, please visit our website for daily updates.

• Business English Trainer in Stuttgart wanted -- GERMANY
  For our projects in the area of Stuttgart, we are looking for a qualified candidate to fill the freelance position of English Language Trainer (m/f).
• FREE AIRFARE + FREE HOUSING + FREE SERVICE (Korea)
  Established in 2002, owned by Canadian nationals, Longbridge Pacific regroups a team of ex-ESL teachers with invaluable knowledge and experience in the field of English communication in South Korea.
• Teaching only Adults at the very well-recognized school in great area in Busan
  The director at this school speaks excellent English and he will be your best boss ever in your life and it is a very reputable school in this area in Busan. We called it ( Pusan National University : PNU area )...
• Exclusive ESL Academy Hiring Qualified Instructors
  Join an professional staff, dedicated elementary school students, and ESL program at ETEC for December & January,2009 We are looking for teaching specialists-preferably with Education, speaking, writing, History, Language Arts specialties.
• Many Public School Jobs (EPIK) Available in South Korea
  The EPIK program in South Korea is a unique teaching opportunity to work at public schools throughout all areas of this beautiful and culturally rich south-east Asian country. This is a unique opportunity to teach in the Korean public school system...
• TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD TO RURAL CHILDREN IN INDIA
  Veerayatan is an NGO dedicated to empowering those in need through service, education and inner development. It is primarily located in India and has various locations around the world.
• Urgent Native English Teacher for 2009 in Thailand
  We are a placement company in Thailand with 60 government schools and need to place over 60 teachers in May 2009. We have an outreach program whereby we place teachers or people who would like to teach in Thailand in rural schools.
• Teaching young kids at very solid school in Changwon, Korea
  Changwon is on southern part of Korea and it is a planned city by the government so city itself is very pretty and lots of parks and jogging places are all over in the town and very easy to get away to...
• ESL TEACHERS in SAUDIA ARABIA
  Skyline Global seeks qualified EFL Instructors for a renowned University located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Must be a native English speaker and currently residing in Riyadh.
• Director of Studies Positions in China
  Our partners in China are looking for talented individuals for Director of Studies (DoS) positions in the major cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. You will be responsible for...
• Seoul Public School Position
  Koreaconnections has consistently been one of the top placement agencies since 2005, certified by SMOE. We have successfully placed over 500 English teachers to public schools in Seoul so far.
• Business teacher needed in Mianyang city, Sichuan province
  The salary is 6000-6200rmb salary, 14-16 teaching hours per week. School requires teachers to sign 1 year contract. School will supply Free accommodations (one dining room, one bedroom, kitchen and washing room) and 10000rmb round trip ticket for 1 year contract.
• Training center in Yiwu, Zhejiang
  The salary is 7000-8000rmb, 25 teaching hours (plus 15 office hours, 40 hours in total) per week. School will supply 6000rmb round trip ticket and free apartment for 1 year contract.
• TEACH ENGLISH IN MEXICO (Chiapas)
  We hire 4 TEFL certified teachers per semester. You must be willing to make a short term commitment of 5 months and be willing to teach children, teens and adults. In exchange for teaching 3.5 hours of English a day...
• Native English teacher with BA are required in Thailand
  Our company has been established in 1999 and now among top 3 on education sector in Thailand where we have English Programs in different schools and locations, summer camps, work & travel and student exchange.
• Learn Arabic and Teach English in Tunisia
  Smart Training Company (STC) is a language school based in Tunis(Tunisia). It teaches Arabic and English both as foreign languages.
• Quality Positions for Edu. Majors & Certified Teachers ? Seoul Jan & Feb 2009
  Excellent teaching opportunities in the private sector for North American education majors and certified teachers. All jobs are through Gone2Korea Employment Services...

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Beginners Games package

• Activity 1 -- Do you have, Does she have 10 Picture Activity cards with questions and answers.
  
  
• Activity 2 -- Singular and Plural question and answer exercise
  Oral and written singular and plural exercise with pictures.
  
  
• Activity 3 -- Complete the Sentence
  Written question and answer exercise.
  
  
• Activity 4 - Group Question and answer exercise
  Do you, are you question and answer exercise.
  
  
• Activity 5 - Group Questions and answer exercise
  Printed cars for group question and answer exercise.
   
  
• Activity 6 - What did you do on the weekend?
  Oral and written Small Group Activity.
  
  

• Activity 1 - Picture Cards
  9 Picture cards with 4 questions each for students to practice the past tense. 
  
• Activity 2  -- Written Exercise
  Writing Activity for the past tense -- fill in the blanks.
  
  
• Activity 3  - Oral Picture Exercise
  Question and answer picture cards -- 9 picture cards - 3 questions each. Includes vocabulary and answers. 
  
  
• Activity 4 -- Oral Question and Answer Exercise
  5 pictures with 7 questions each. Can be done orally in groups, with the whole class or as a written exercise.
  
  
• Activity 5 -- Role Play
  Using 14 role play cards students have a conversation in small groups about their friend 5 years ago.

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