The Boy Bathing by Aesop for ESL students based on the English Immersion Program with a podcast and vocabulary practice in real context The Boy Bathing is now in the public domain available on Gutenberg Project. Podcast of the Boy Bathing Watch this video on YouTube. The Boy Bathing A boy was bathing in a…
The Father And His Sons is an English short story or fable from Aesop to practice reading and listening comprehension in English. You can also improve your advanced vocabulary in context with images. Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Video of The Father and His Sons Watch this video on YouTube. The Father and…
Alms 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam as a short word in English for advanced ESL learners, SAT & GRE candidates in authentic passages to improve your reading comprehension together with synonyms and illustrations /ɑːmz/ (noun) Definition food, money or clothing that is given to the poor as charity or donation,…
The Lion and the Dolphin an English fairy tale from Aesop’s fables to practice reading and listening in real context and improve your advanced vocabulary with a podcast Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube. The Lion and the Dolphin A lion roaming by the seashore saw a dolphin lift up its…
Largess 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 3 Largess 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 3 /lɑːˈʒes/ (noun) willingness to give money or charity to the poor, baksheesh, donation, largesse, generosity, money or gifts offered generously, munificence, liberality, bounty, benevolence, handout, gifts, assistance Internationally, two government-run pilot programs have concluded, both ending earlier…
Aegis 1100 Words You Need Aegis 1100 Words You Need /ˈiː.dʒɪs/ (noun) protection, shield, support, sponsorship, guidance, auspices Dominic Cummings is under the aegis of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, after details emerged that he travelled 250 miles to County Durham during the lockdown. Boris Johnson had come under pressure to sack his top aide…
Zone of Proximal Development or ZPD in second language learning from a sociolinguistic point of view Zone of Proximal Development The Actual Developmental Level: According to Vygotsky (1978, p. 85), it is the level of development of the child’s mental functions that has been established as a result of certain already completed developmental cycles. The…