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The Inner Circle

This week we are kicking off a new feature for our users - the Inner Circle. The Inner Circle is for learners of all levels - beginner, intermediate, and advanced. In each of the Inner Circle's weekly lessons, you are presented with three mini-lessons, which feature the writing of other learners of English from all over the world. One writer might be from your native country! We know you'll enjoy reading these lessons and essays. Read an essay that has grammar errors in it; correct the errors...

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[ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:41:07 -0400 ]

I'm Going

Another grim grammar lesson! You've heard the present progressive tense used to refer to the present, to now. You've heard the present progressive tense used to refer to the future. Could this possibly be confusing? In our lesson we'll try to untangle - or we'll be untangling - the confusion so you'll be using this tense with confidence....

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[ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:32:18 -0400 ]

The Green Monster: Hold, Please.

Tired of being put on hold while you're on the telephone? We'll take you to a baseball game and give you a little practical knowledge about dealing - in English - with this frustrating but common experience....

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[ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:12:33 -0400 ]

American Thanksgiving, Our National Holiday

Thanksgiving is America's most popular and highly celebrated Thursday and national holiday. Join us for a summary of how we celebrate this prized day....

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[ Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:45:51 -0500 ]

Gerunds and Infinitive: More Grammar!

Are you thirsty for grammar? Don't know when to say "I love to ski" and when to say "I love skiing"? Don't know the difference between "Did you remember to go?" and "Did you remember going?" Stop by today for an introductory lesson in gerunds and infinitive phrases....

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[ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:37:14 -0500 ]

What Should I Bring? Wine, Beer or Chips?

Have you ever been invited to a social gather and not known what to bring your host or hostess? Should you bring wine? Chips? Or nothing at all? In today's podcast, you will learn all about our social customs and you will learn how to communicate successfully and appropriately in this situation....

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[ Wed, 7 Nov 2007 08:56:24 -0500 ]

The Nine Answers Podcast for Learners of English

Nine thoughtful and entertaining answers to nine thoughtful and clever questions! Listen to the answers, and see if you can figure out the questions! Then do the additional listening activities provided by this week's podcast, guaranteed to improve your listening comprehension....

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[ Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:29:11 -0400 ]

He's Always Talking about Grammar

Is your English teacher always talking about grammar? Does he or she expect you to know how to identify the subject and verb of a sentence? Do you think that knowing this helps you to communicate better in English? Here is a podcast for those of you who love grammar, and for those of you who hate it!...

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[ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:10:31 -0400 ]

Questions: People Who Ask Questions

People never stop asking ourselves questions. Short and sweet, challenging and thought-provoking, questions without a right or wrong answer....Stop by and listen to some very interesting questions; try your hand at answering them!...

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[ Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:22:04 -0400 ]

Dear Help Desk, Part 2

Perhaps you have to write a formal business letter in English, and you do not know how to end your letter. Using the wrong closure could be disastrous if you're trying to get a job or be admitted into a special program. Should you end with "Thanks", with "Yours", or with "Respectfully"? This lesson is second in a series that will tell you important information about the language and culture of writing formal letters in English....

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[ Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:39:44 -0400 ]

Solving Family Problems

How does your family solve its problems? Do you have regular and open communication with each other? Come and listen to our podcast, in which we listen to an essay written by Adimir Ramos, in which he describes his family's way of dealing with each other's needs....

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[ Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:59:02 -0400 ]

Dear Help Desk,

Perhaps you have to write a formal business letter in English, and you do not know how to even begin! Should you write "Dear Jane" or "My Dear Jane"? Should you comment on the weather or ask the reader how his family is? This lesson will tell you important information about the language and culture of writing letters in English....

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[ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:18:59 -0400 ]

It's a Date!

So much dialogue today is idiomatic: Expressions like "That works for me" or "I'm going to pencil that in" are essential to interpersonal communication nowadays. What do they mean? How do we use them correctly and still sound natural in conversations or even in written communication such as email? Today's dialogue and vocabulary will provide you with the language you need to make a date to get together socially with others....

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[ Thu, 31 May 2007 18:53:34 -0400 ]

The Blues and Greens of Ecuador

Imagine a country with sun, sand, blue water, banana and papaya trees, roses, and more. Imagine Ecuador! Join us today when we listen to an audio story written by an ESL student about his native country. Our photos of the Galapagos Islands will delight you!...

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[ Sun, 20 May 2007 00:47:31 -0400 ]

Get Me to the Train Station (On Time)

Are you planning or considering taking a trip by train? Do you want to avoid having to deal with parking and traffic? In today's podcast, we're going to get you to the train station - on time. All aboard for today's lesson, where we teach important vocabulary and expressions dealing with transportation, how to make suggestions and to respond to suggestions....

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[ Mon, 7 May 2007 22:33:57 -0400 ]

Cross-country Skiing

Millions of people worldwide love to ski and cross-country skiing is one of the more popular types of skiing. Listen to our podcast today as we present a dialogue between two skiers enjoying a beautiful afternoon on skis....

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[ Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:44:07 -0400 ]

How Have You Been? The Present Perfect Tense

This verb tense, the present perfect, seems so difficult. After all, it refers to the past, despite its name, and it's hard to know what is so perfect about it. We're going to explore this verb tense so that it becomes easy to use....

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[ Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:20:40 -0400 ]

Yum...Can I Get That Recipe?

Surely you have tasted something so delicious that you wanted to get the recipe for yourself, so you could cook it in your own home. In today's lesson, we'll guide you along with how to get that recipe. And while you're at it, you'll get a wonderful Japanese recipe for salmon and yogurt!...

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This Writing Just Confuses Me

When you write, do you like to have music playing in the background? Or does background noise confuse you? Try writing in a different environment, and write about your experience as it is happening. In this audio story, you will listen to Alexandre write about his experience writing in a new situation. When you write, do you like to have music playing in the background? Or does background noise confuse you? Try writing in a different environment, and write about your experience as it is ha...

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My Views on Divorce: More Practice with Present Perfect

We continue our presentation of the present perfect tense with this audio story from one of our English as a Second Language students. Read and listen to a marvelous example of the use of present perfect in Tung Mei's personal narrative of her parents'divorce....

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Quantifying Nouns: A Lot of Nothing

Much or many, less or fewer, these noun quantifiers can be too much! Join us for this lesson, when we continue our lesson on countable and noncountable nouns, focusing on quantifying such nouns....

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[ Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:17:59 -0500 ]

How I Saved Somebody's Life: An Audio Story

Listen to a short essay written by an ESL college student, in which he describes saving two people's lives. If you have the Easy Writer CD-ROM, you can read along while the audio is playing....

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Hello, this is Luis.

A fun lesson in which we visit ways to begin a telephone call. We pay special attention to using the pronoun"this". At the end of the lesson, you will be able to call the White House and speak to the President....

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Juan de Pareja

What do you know about the great Spanish artist Diego Velazguez, or his slave Juan de Pareja? Join us for this fascinating podcast in which we learn about both, and about the famous painting by Velazgues, Juan de Pareja. You will be listening to an audio story written by an ESL student who used to be an art curator....

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One, Two, Three Little Countable Nouns

Today we have a grammar lesson for you, in which we explore countable nouns, both regular and irregular forms. We have some fun listening activities, as well as a visual activity too. Come snack on a few tidbits of English grammar today!...

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Are You Okay?

Did you ever wonder how to express concern, to be grammatically correct and socially appropriate at the same time? Join us for this lesson when we discuss a variety of expressions and when to use - and not use - each one. At the end of this lesson, you will be able to express concern in a grammatically correct way and in a variety of social situations....

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[ Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:48:38 -0500 ]

Would You Please!

Today we learn when to use"would"and when to use"will". Learn the proper way to make a polite request. You'll also learn how to propose marriage while you're improving your English grammar....

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[ Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:30:42 -0500 ]

My Wedding

Listen to a short essay written by an ESL college student, in which she describes her wedding in Puerto Rico. If you have the Easy Writer CD-ROM, you can read along while the audio is playing....

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[ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:07:54 -0500 ]

Thank You Very Much!

How do you express gratitude? In this episode, we visit several ways to say"thank you". We look at commonly made mistakes in saying"thank you". Then we show you how to express gratitude correctly. Finally, our friendly Help Desk explains the grammar rules of saying"thank you"and the reasoning behind these rules....

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[ Tue, 9 Jan 2007 11:14:06 -0500 ]

Getting to Know Me

We introduce you to our website and podcasts. Are you curious to know a little about the person behind the Help Desk? In this podcast, you will be able to read and/or listen along while we tell you. And while you're here at theHELP Desk, send us your questions and comments about English grammar and writing for next week's show. After all, your feedback is our feed....

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[ Tue, 2 Jan 2007 10:06:20 -0500 ]

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