Writing about Youth Crime – a Success Story

Here is a really brilliant topic resource for any student who needs to write an essay about Youth problems. It is a news report from the UK’s Sky News about a highly successful scheme set up to offer young men who have been excluded from school for bad behaviour a new and different way to [...]

Topics and Issues for ECCE – More Rubbish!

The Michigan ECCE Writing Exam (like all the other English exams) often asks students to make suggestions or offer opinions on topical or social issues like the environment or safety. Many students find it difficult to come up with good ideas. One useful idea is to suggest an advertising campaign to raise awareness of the [...]

Be an English Filmstar

           Do you like movies? Here’s a fun way to learn some English today. http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html There are three pages of really funny movie clips including extracts from The Simpsons, The Royal Tennenbaums, Miss Congeniality and The Golden Compass (and many more) to watch all with comprehension questions to go with them. Excellent practice for [...]