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admin on Saturday, April 10th 2010
English as a Second Language students from Wilshire Center as well as English as a Second Language Students from all over the world now have an opportunity of learning and improving reading, writing, speaking, and listening English skills simply by using their E-Mail accounts.
We are pasting below the Week 1 English by E-Mail in hopes you will find it useful. You are invited to sign up to our free newsletter for learning English by visiting: http://ocblogs.info/eslwilshire
Welcome to MaestroSersea’s Weekly E-Mail for English Learners Service
Learning English is like exercising: you have to exercise regularly to get in shape, and be healthy and strong. Learning English doesn’t have to be difficult, or painful like physical exercise, but it must take place on a daily basis in order for it to be effective. MaestroSersea, currently a high school, community college, and university instructor, learned English as a 3rd language. It was not easy to learn English, but with the help of positive teachers, he became a good student of English and then went on to college to become a teacher of English.
English learning involves four major areas: Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. Every week, we will feature links to websites, videos, and web activities where students can improve their English skills.
Each week, you will receive a new e-mail to help you learn and improve English.
You’re invited to view this video introduction from MaestroSersea:
Click here to view: Welcome to English by E-Mail with MaestroSersea video
Are you one of MaestroSersea’s students from Wilshire Center in Fullerton, California? You’re invited to view these two videos as well:
Welcome to Wilshire ESL Computer Lab from MaestroSersea
and
Wilshire ESL Computer Lab Attendance Procedure
Aesop’s Fables with MaestroSersea - The Cat and the Mice
Aesop’s Fables with MaestroSersea are short, wise, stories written many years ago by Aesop. These stories help English learners improve their reading comprehension, listening, and writing skills. There are also machine-translations in Spanish and French to help English learners with understanding. Machine-translators are automatic and are not always correct in grammar, but do help language learners with translation, whenever needed. So, turn up the volume on your computer speakers or headphones, and click on the following link to listen, read, and learn English in a fun, easy way. After you listen and read, please add a comment at the bottom of the page and share what you learned.
Please click here: Aesop’s Fables with MaestroSersea – The Cat and the Mice
Easy Translation in 41 Languages on the Internet
MaestroSersea has created many websites on the internet. One of his websites is a free online translator in 41 languages called TranslationHelp.info . Online translators are considered machine-translators. Machine translators aren’t always 100% accurate, but they help with instant translation of words, phrases, and even paragraphs.
Whenever you need help with translating a word or a phrase from English into your language, visit TranslationHelp.info.
Writing: Adjectives and Prepositions and Mixed Prepositions
Many students from Wilshire ESL Center have asked MaestroSersea to share some online exercises that may help them improve their knowledge of prepositions.
What are prepositions? Click on the Grammar Rock Prepositions video!
Want to practice and test your prepositions skills and knowledge? Click on the links below and participate in these online, self-grading exercises:
Adjectives + prepositions 1 (I)
Adjectives + prepositions 2 (B)
Adjectives + prepositions 3 (I)
Mixed prepositions 1 (A)
Mixed prepositions 2 (A)
