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EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>The 2012 London Marathon</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definition


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The 2012 London marathon takes place this weekend, and people from all over the world will be travelling to London to take part in the competition on April 22.

Some people enjoy taking part in marathons because they see running as a way to improve their health and fitness, while </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/6VcLAnMjr_8/2012-london-marathon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RRp7UEkWSv8/T4_WarCqBhI/AAAAAAAAB6A/Ig0MiHQG2fQ/s72-c/marathon.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/6VcLAnMjr_8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/04/2012-london-marathon.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-3992910153688839746</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-14T06:50:19.105+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">english listening</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">wikipedia esl quiz</category><title>Intermediate English: The History of Wikipedia</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    This week's lesson activity for English students is a listening quiz  about the history of Wikipedia.Watch the  video below, and then scroll down the page to answer some questions and test how much you have understood.Questions:1) What is a wiki?2) When was the first wiki created?3) When was Wikipedia set up?4) What was </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/XPnBbMEGxlY/intermediate-english-history-of.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/XPnBbMEGxlY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/03/intermediate-english-history-of.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-6930345581194590126</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-03-18T00:41:41.581Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">english pronunciation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Speaking Skills: Accent versus Pronunciation</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    Many English students find the difference between accents and pronunciation  confusing. An accent is a way of speaking that is particular to a country or region, whereas pronunciation is the way in which words are spoken, and in particular, how clearly the words are pronounced.The native English speakers in the videos below </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/ey-tob1kluA/speaking-skills-accent-versus.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/ey-tob1kluA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/03/speaking-skills-accent-versus.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-8509629032852399410</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-28T20:01:24.896Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">english listening lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Intermediate English: The 2012 Oscars</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    This week's lesson activity for English students is a listening quiz about the 2012 Film Academy Awards (also known as The Oscars). Watch the video below, and then scroll down the page to answer the questions.Questions:1) True or false? There were lots of surprises in the big win categories this year.a) Trueb) Falsec) The </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/SaHXwVWI1do/intermediate-english-2012-oscars.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCRhgTHXc0U/T0z73qlxmtI/AAAAAAAAB3M/KogEH7F0Yc4/s72-c/oscar.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/SaHXwVWI1do" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/02/intermediate-english-2012-oscars.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-1025224999475859375</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-23T21:58:26.627Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">esl webquests</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Mardi Gras: Webquest</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    This week's lesson activity for English students is a webquest about Mardi Gras.Your task is to find the answers to the following questions about Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans.  Follow the links to the Mardi Gras quizzes on our website to find the answers.Question 1Where is the city of New Orleans?Question 2When do </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/Iwzq0hOAMf4/mardi-gras-esl-webquest.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uh18yBjh7G4/T0E9V_k3JjI/AAAAAAAAB3A/WNzlYyLyC28/s72-c/mini-mask.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/Iwzq0hOAMf4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/02/mardi-gras-esl-webquest.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-2490474479128616596</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-02-16T18:19:59.083Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">esl facebook lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Intermediate English: Facebook</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    This week's lesson for Intermediate English learners is about Facebook, the popular social networking site, which was founded eight years ago this week on February 4, 2004.Read the text below and watch the video, and then scroll down the page to see if you can answer some questions.Facebook Shares To Be Sold on The Stock </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/4pQT_JtzyaQ/intermediate-english-lesson-facebook.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/4pQT_JtzyaQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/02/intermediate-english-lesson-facebook.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-1152019841229922180</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-23T20:08:42.395Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Happy Year of the Dragon!</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    Happy New Year to all our friends who celebrate the Lunar New Year this week!Millions of Asian people around the world will be celebrating the start of the Lunar New Year this week. 2012 is the Year of The Dragon, and the new year celebrations begin on January 23.  There are twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac, and the </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/75HUQ2a_azI/happy-year-of-dragon.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/75HUQ2a_azI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-year-of-dragon.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-3980237818562897471</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-04-12T15:10:43.607+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Vocabulary - Superstition</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    A superstition is a popular belief that is not based on science or actual facts. A person simply believes that something brings good or bad luck.Fear of the number thirteen is so strong around the world that many tall buildings do not have a thirteenth floor and many airports do not have a gate numbered thirteen, either! </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/2KC8scE1dOs/english-vocabulary-superstition.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZlDdP-9gcls/TxLMMe7V2cI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/Vqli05ojiKc/s72-c/mini-spookycat.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/2KC8scE1dOs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/01/english-vocabulary-superstition.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-1539908076136198238</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-01-11T17:49:31.646Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">songs to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">new year lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Intermediate English Reading - New Year Celebrations</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    Happy new year to all our friends and followers! We hope the new year is off to a great start for you.This week's lesson for Intermediate English learners is about how people around the world welcomed in the new year this week.Read the text below, and then scroll down the page to see if you can answer some </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/Mxax63mRMxc/happy-new-year-2012.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W_-kbP7Caoc/TwcU5YSC06I/AAAAAAAAB2M/lqelytxyTms/s72-c/happy-new-year%2BPD%2Bsources.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/Mxax63mRMxc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-new-year-2012.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-830875273916176782</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-24T07:54:57.935Z</atom:updated><title>Happy Holidays!</title><atom:summary type="text">Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our students and friends!Check out our giant collection of Christmas activities here, if you would like to practise your English over the holiday:Free Christmas Quizzes and Games for Adult English Students &amp; Kids &gt;&gt;Have a peaceful, relaxing break and we will see you all next week!image credit: DryIcons</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/nBKSy6q-0AU/happy-holidays.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--jJxT95lU2M/TvWDh8P0rWI/AAAAAAAAB1o/5LhKKaV72XA/s72-c/magical_night.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/nBKSy6q-0AU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-holidays.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-309050467414965029</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-29T14:05:35.152Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas lessons for English learners</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">songs to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Popular Christmas Songs: White Christmas</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    Irving Berlin wrote the music and lyrics for some of the most popular songs of the last century. He wrote over a thousand songs during his lifetime, and one of the most famous songs he wrote was "White Christmas." Irving Berlin penned the song in 1939, and it went on to become one of the best selling songs of all time.The </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/Q42N-qtzWzA/popular-christmas-songs-white-christmas.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JLXuG1zTSpo/TuX0Kz4TeLI/AAAAAAAAB1U/OowuKaxMH7k/s72-c/white-christmas.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/Q42N-qtzWzA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/12/popular-christmas-songs-white-christmas.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-8456890645250978569</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-12T12:16:25.978Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Christmas Vocabulary - Panto</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    Panto is is a popular form of family entertainment traditionally performed in theatres in the UK during the Christmas season. 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These small items are often referred to as stocking stuffers or stocking fillers.In some Christmas </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/qvHVsrKA9Ic/english-vocabulary-christmas-stocking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/qvHVsrKA9Ic" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/12/english-vocabulary-christmas-stocking.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-1978476387951039884</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-06T20:46:44.370Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English reading lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">christmas lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">story of the christmas spider</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>The Legend of The Christmas Spider</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    There are many wonderful legends and stories connected with the Christmas season. This lovely folk tale which originated in Europe many years ago about the legend of the Christmas spider is one of my favourites. I hope you will enjoy reading it - even those of you who don't normally like spiders!The Legend of The Christmas </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/6GImd6Kz440/legend-of-christmas-spider.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-59i7q4sMH4k/Tt5HR6Y0z7I/AAAAAAAAB0k/mqu1rSAkkx4/s72-c/advent-bauble-day-6-small.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/6GImd6Kz440" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/12/legend-of-christmas-spider.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-2454717877759773886</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-06T17:17:58.145Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Vocabulary: Christmas Carols</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    A Christmas carol is a popular type of song with Christmas or winter themed lyrics, that is traditionally sung in the period leading up to Christmas.Types of carols include hymns (songs with a Christian religious message) with lyrics that celebrate the birth of Jesus, and non-religious songs with a secular theme such as </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/Xm9w-FYv6wk/english-vocabulary-christmas-carols.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-83fP7ff55ko/TtimI5SlRSI/AAAAAAAAB0M/Os_0BX1NT4o/s72-c/Carol%2BSinging%2BCats%2BPD.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/Xm9w-FYv6wk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/12/english-vocabulary-christmas-carols.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-4378527163614679252</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-02T10:31:05.472Z</atom:updated><title>English Vocabulary: Advent Calendar</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas, the Christian festival which celebrates the birth of Jesus.Most Advent calendars begin on December 1,  regardless of when Advent begins, which can be as early as November 27  and as late as December 3</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/LMJT4OnymWY/english-vocabulary-advent-calendar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-17VCFsO1MJo/TtcNYtn2YPI/AAAAAAAAB0A/l62WQMshp0Q/s72-c/german-advent-house.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/LMJT4OnymWY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/12/english-vocabulary-advent-calendar.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-6115835725130643007</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2012-05-10T13:38:21.396+01:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Vocabulary: Strike</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definition


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A strike is a mass walk out by workers, which has been organised to protest against unfair treatment at work or unfair changes in working conditions.

Teachers, nurses and other public sector employees in the UK went on strike on November 30 2011,  to protest against pension cuts and government proposals to make them </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/3tnoCEsYdrk/english-vocabulary-strike.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/3tnoCEsYdrk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/english-vocabulary-strike.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-2318643975883374821</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-01T05:26:56.091Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food idioms</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Idioms: Vegetables</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet    This fun video will help you to learn three common English expressions that are  connected with different types of vegetables.Watch the video, and then click on the link below to do an online quiz and test how much you have understood:Vegetable Idioms - Online Listening Quiz &gt;&gt;Related Activities:English  Vocabulary Quizzes, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/fDBXNIYxarI/english-idioms-vegetables.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/fDBXNIYxarI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/english-idioms-vegetables.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-3862633547254085867</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-01T05:28:15.964Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ESL thanksgiving lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">esol courses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">english listening</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>Thanksgiving in The USA</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends who are celebrating the holiday!People from North America are celebrating their annual Thanksgiving holiday this week. The holiday begins on Thursday, and lasts for several days.Thanksgiving is a centuries-old harvest festival tradition. Watch the video below to learn more about how people </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/xe1lYVcAEuk/thanksgiving-in-usa.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/xe1lYVcAEuk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-in-usa.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-7050223485313705641</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-01T06:26:18.461Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English idioms</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Idioms: At a Snail's Pace</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet Snails are small creatures with shells on their backs, that move at a very slow speed.When we talk about things moving "at a snail's pace" it means that things are moving really slowly, or that very little progress is being made.Example sentences: "The bus crawled along at a snail's pace through the rush hour traffic.""The work</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/NuMN-cgezdc/english-idioms-at-snails-pace.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yf2jUWIaq2Q/TsTV4cd5hyI/AAAAAAAABzc/xoQOgRVmogE/s72-c/snails-pace-lisasolonynko.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/NuMN-cgezdc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/english-idioms-at-snails-pace.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-8006957535859840869</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-01T06:27:21.756Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">esol courses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">english listening</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news English lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English in The News - The Weekly Quiz</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet This topical news quiz will help you practise your English listening  skills. Watch the video below, and then scroll down to answer some  questions to test how much you have understood.video by NewsyQuestions:1) What was the name of the protest camp that New York police cleared this week?2) How long had the protesters been </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/v2_bbVP86Jg/weekly-quiz-english-in-news_17.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YAxCTkqUL9g/TPq1p-5aIoI/AAAAAAAABLI/3YlMZf1k8j8/s72-c/news.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/v2_bbVP86Jg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/weekly-quiz-english-in-news_17.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-4064602656030869672</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-13T13:59:13.124Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Vocabulary: Voiceover</title><atom:summary type="text">Tweet    A voiceover is a spoken commentary for a film, TV programme, video or advertisement, provided by a narrator who is not part of the action on screen. Voiceovers are added after the film is finished to provide information about what is happening in scenes where nobody is speaking.Voiceovers can be either serious or funny. Compare these two clips to see a serious example of a voiceover, </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/r8u_E7tePWY/english-vocabulary-voiceover.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/r8u_E7tePWY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/english-vocabulary-voiceover.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-6736866927583477906</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-12-01T06:29:17.715Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">esol courses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">english listening</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news English lessons</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>The Weekly Quiz - English in The News</title><atom:summary type="text">AnswerTips: Double click any word to see a dictionary definitionTweet This topical news quiz will help you practise your English listening skills. Watch the video below, and then scroll down to answer some questions to test how much you have understood.video by NewsyQuestions:1) What did people in the US do this week on "Super Tuesday?"2) Where have students been protesting this week, and what </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/PjzrFtV0YB8/weekly-quiz-english-in-news.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YAxCTkqUL9g/TPq1p-5aIoI/AAAAAAAABLI/3YlMZf1k8j8/s72-c/news.png" height="72" width="72" /><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/PjzrFtV0YB8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/weekly-quiz-english-in-news.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-4588728334159102127</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-10T21:24:07.531Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Idioms: Fruit</title><atom:summary type="text">Tweet    This fun video will help you to learn three common English expressions that are  connected with different types of fruit.Watch the video, and then click on the link below to do an online quiz and test how much you have understood:Fruit Idioms - Online Listening Quiz &gt;&gt;Related Activities:English  Vocabulary Quizzes, Games and Activities &gt;&gt;Please note that our terms and conditions do  not </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/u2tniGSvadk/english-idioms-fruit.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/u2tniGSvadk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/11/english-idioms-fruit.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9016473651364376983.post-5351381360832874768</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2011-11-10T21:24:42.910Z</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">help to learn english</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english activities</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">© esolcourses.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">word definitions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free english lessons online</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">English Vocabulary</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EAL; EFL; ESOL; TEFL</category><title>English Vocabulary: Jobsworth</title><atom:summary type="text">TweetA jobsworth is a British English word used to describe a public servant who appears to enjoy exercising their authority in a heavy-handed, obstructive way, and typically responds to reasonable requests for action with the phrase "I can't do that - it's more than my job's worth!"Watch this video clip to see a very funny example of a jobsworth in action:Related Activities:English  Vocabulary </atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~3/bYmzovKGESs/english-vocabulary-jobsworth.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sue Lyon-Jones)</author><description>&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EsolcoursesWeblog/~4/bYmzovKGESs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><feedburner:origLink>http://esolcourses.blogspot.com/2011/10/english-vocabulary-jobsworth.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

