ESL: Very Well

04/23/2024

Happy ! Serendipitously, Environmental Sustainability is one of the themes this week. We are a tree-free newsletter. You should subscribe...For Earth's sake (but mostly for your proficiency's sake).

03/11/2024

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03/10/2024

I can't give you back an hour if you're a victim of Daylight savings time but I can give you an opportunity to practice and improve your English proficiency. +

Helping Intermediate (B1/B2) Speakers of English become Advanced (C1+) Speakers of English

03/09/2024

Well I promised you another inspiring interview with a warm, friendly Brazilian learner of English and Israel Michelisa is going to deliver.

When I met Israel, he was well on his way towards success. He was meticulous in his efforts to learn. His handwriting stands out in my memory as being one of the tidiest I encountered in 15 years of teaching. I can still picture it in my mind. If he ever needs to change from his chosen path of data science, he may consider helping people handwrite the important messages of their lives.

I think one of the other reasons Israel stood out is that, his life reminded me of where I was at when I first started teaching. Young, newly married, starting his family. Important steps that require balance in all of your efforts. Sometimes others may describe these things as distractions or even obstacles to success, but they really seemed to guide and even focus Israel's journey. He treated these other aspects as reasons to learn instead of excuses.

Fitting learning into all of the other parts of his life then has meant that even now, it's natural to keep setting and reaching towards goals. He's made learning a part of living which means his achievement will be as long and vibrant as his life. In short, he's going places!

Thank you Israel for giving me your lunch hour!

Who's next? Volunteer a friend. Volunteer yourself. Let's talk! Don't be intimidated by the camera. With me as your competition, you can be confident that you'll be the best looking, smartest sounding, person on the screen;)

03/08/2024

Friday is Friend Day at ESL: Very Well. What could be better than a conversation with a talented Brazilian ESL student? How about conversations with TWO talented Brazilian ESL students!
You're welcome.

I have had so many great students from Brazil. Even more than I love the brigadeiros that would usually make an appearance at some point in the semester, I loved that my Brazilian students seemed to meld all the different backgrounds and cultures of the classroom together.

Erika Stephens was definitely a melder. She was proficient, positive, eager to learn and achieve. She was and she is. She's continued her English learning through her teaching the Portuguese language and culture at different universities in the US. You'll find her graceful and impressive. Enjoy and show your appreciation in the comments!

I'll post the second this evening. Look forward to it!

03/08/2024

The last 4 years have changed every system but the education system perhaps most of all. Today we introduced the topic: What does the increase in learning online mean for the future of going to school?

Thoughts? Put those thoughts to speech. It's like squats for your language proficiency.

08 March 2024

03/06/2024

Week 4 Day 21. Getting newsletter flowing. Check it out.

06 March 2024

03/05/2024

Getting back to basics. Hope this helps you know what the ESL: Very Well practice protocol is.

A daily English study protocol

03/03/2024

Your feed called and asked me to move the daily protocol videos to a single place so you can get a single post at 0:00 UTC instead of 4. You're welcome.

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03/02/2024

Fluency Waterfall

3 - Open speaking tasks (90/60/45) across today’s themes and topics.

Develops :
• Increased fluency when Speaking
• Confidence across varied topics.

03/01/2024

Waterfall Models

3 - Examples of C1+ Performance across today’s themes and topics.

Develops :
• Awareness of forms and vocabulary.
• Listening across diverse profiles.

03/01/2024

EI - 10

10 - Listen and Repeat tasks of increasing difficulty across today’s themes and topics.

Develops :
• More precise noticing when Listening
• Greater accuracy when Speaking