KELI - Kingsborough English Language Institute

08/04/2026

Hola, me llamo Jessica y fui estudiante del program KELI.

Es un programa académico excelente. Mi inglés mejoró un 50 % y, con cada clase, aprendía más y seguía progresando. Me encantó que no solo nos enseñaran inglés, sino que también aprendiéramos sobre la cultura, las tradiciones y las festividades de Estados Unidos. Además, se organizaban excursiones para visitar museos, teatros y lugares históricos.

Venir aquí ha sido una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado. Te animo a estudiar en este programa; ¡estoy segura de que te encantará!

¡El próximo semestre de KELI comienza pronto!
Por favor, llama al (718) 368-4870 para inscribirte o para obtener más información.

08/03/2026

Word of the Day: Foresighted

Someone who's foresighted is skilled at planning for the future based on what's likely to happen. Example: Your foresighted teacher brought enough pencils for the class in case the students forgot to bring their own.

It's foresighted to predict or guess what's most likely to happen. The word comes from foresight, which uses the Old English prefix fore-, or "before," and was originally defined as "insight obtained beforehand."

Source: www.vocabulary.com/word-of-the-day
Image source: https://motitown.com/vocabulary/word/foresight

08/03/2026

Our KELI/ESL70 students receive much more than basic grammar lessons and conversation practice. Whatever your reason is for wanting to learn or improve your English, our academic program can help you achieve your goals.

Caring, professional teachers infuse each class with lively, interactive, and meaningul content on American life, history, culture, literature, holidays, traditions, and landscape.

Field trips in and arounfd New York City provide opportunities to explore and learn outside of the classroom.

Our fall 2026 semester begins September 14th. Join us! Call (718) 368-4870 for more information or to register.

07/31/2026

Friday Fun Facts About English!

Did you know?

- The English alphabet used to be longer. Over time, letters like ‘ash’ (æ) and ‘ethel’ œ were dropped, although they are still used in Scandinavian languages. The English alphabet we know and love today has 26 letters. However, earlier variations included 29 letters and more.

- "E" is the most commonly used letter in the English language! There are words where ‘e’ can occur up to five times. For example, “beekeeper”, “effervescence” and “teleconference” all have 5 inclusions of the letter ‘e’.

- The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 changed the English language forever
The Battle of Hastings had a lot to answer for. Primarily, the Normans added a lot of new words and phrases to the English language, from what we’d call French today. Many words with French origins are commonplace in spoken and written English today, including parliament and banquet. A lot of the words we use today for food, and even the quintessentially English game of cricket, come from Norman French.

Source: tefl.org/blog/10-interesting-facts-about-english/

07/30/2026

Word of the Day: Portmanteau

A portmanteau is a word or part of a word made by combining the spellings and meanings of two or more other words or word parts.

Examples:
smog - from smoke and fog
motel - from motor and hotel
brunch - from breakfast and lunch
ginormous - from gigantic and enormous

Are there portmanteaus in your language? If so, please share them in the comments.

Image credit: miakievy / DigitalVision Vectors / Getty Images

07/29/2026

Word of the Day: Phishing; Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: Phishing is the practice of sending deceptive emails to trick internet users into revealing confidential, personal, or sensitive information.

Phishing messages often appear to come from reputable companies. With this information, the attacker can move to identity theft, installing malware, or stealing money directly from the victim's account.

Hackers reportedly started using this term around 1995, influenced by "phreak", a slang word for someone who hacks into a phone system.

Source: Vocabulary.com/dictionary/phishing.

Image Source: GeeksforGeeks.com

07/28/2026

Word of the Day: Perceptive

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07/28/2026

The KELI program continues to enrich and transform lives. One of our students, Nina A., describes her experience.

"I feel incredibly lucky to be learning English in the KELI program. We learn everything from grammar, reading, and writing to listening and speaking, and more. From the very first class, it was clear that our dedicated and inspiring teachers put their whole hearts into their work.They don't just teach the language — they motivate, support, and truly believe in every student’s potential.
Thanks to this incredible team of teachers, I feel much more confident in my English and excited to keep learning.

If you’re looking for a warm, supportive, and truly professional learning environment — this is the perfect place to study."

KELI's Fall 2026 semester begins September 14. For more information or to register, please call (718) 368-4870.

07/27/2026

Word of the Day: Waffle

"Waffle" as a noun is most known as a breakfast food. As a verb, however, it has an entirely different meaning.

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07/27/2026

Blood Drive Today!

11:00 am-5:00 pm
Circular driveway by the large orange statue

Snacks provided while available