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Easy English Times: Your ESL and adult literacy newspaper!
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Are you learning English as a second language (ESL)? Easy English Times is a newspaper for you! Many readers of this educational newspaper are immigrants learning English. Citizenship information is included. Other readers attend adult literacy programs. It is our hope that you will start by reading this newspaper then "graduate" on to reading community newspapers.
Are you teaching ESL or adult literacy? You can walk into the classroom and start teaching from the paper. It has instant activities. This newspaper is published to present relevant information and current events in an easy to read format for English language learners and adult literacy programs.
Would you like a free sample copy (USA only)?
Email us at easyenglish@aol.com with your mailing address.
In the May issue...
The Golden Gate Bridge was built 75 years ago. You can see a photo of it under construction on page 1. There is an update on the Republican primary elections. Memorial Day is observed. Our readers write about Mother's Day. Our series on artists looks at the artist "Grandma Moses" and the painting "Whistler's Mother." We love our student writers! Students write from California, Nebraska, Texas, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Readers write about their hometowns. Compelling Conversations is about "exploring cities." The "easy, easy" exercise is about a dog. The citizenship feature is part two about the Supreme Court. The court was hearing arguments about Arizona's anti-immigration law. There are many instant activities. All this and more in the May issue...
See May "Bonus Student Writing of the Month" for more stories from Nebraska.
See May "Student Writing of the Month" for more stories from Evans CAS in Los Angeles.
A story on Centro Latino for Literacy in Los Angeles was included in the January issue. Below, students at a recent graduation ceremony.
Bie Bie from Omaha, pictured above, writes about his "Escape from Burma" in the January issue. You can read his story here under "Student Writing of the Month" for January.
NEW - See "Internet Resources" and just "click" on interesting links!
NEW - Answer keys are now posted for Learning Activities and can be printed out!
Every month we receive more student writing than we have room to print so we are featuring a few more stories here under Bonus Student Writing. Also see "Student Writing of the Month."
Do you know someone learning English as a second language? Gift certificates for this ESL newspaper are now available. Click here for a gift order form.
Are you learning English as a second language (ESL)? Are you teaching English as a second language? Easy English Times provides instant activities for English language learners.
Easy English Times is YOUR newspaper. Easy English Times is designed to encourage newspaper readership. In addition to classroom use, it's perfect for tutoring or self-study.
We love our readers! Above, ESL students from Nebraska point to stories
they wrote for Easy English Times. We love to print student writing! You can email student writing to easyenglish@aol.com
Easy English Times can be used in multi-level ESL or adult literacy classes. Do you need easy content for beginning readers? See page 3 of each issue for our "Easy, Easy English" page.
Many "instant activities" are included in each edition. Conversation and Internet activities are included. An extra page of learning activities comes with each issue.
A newspaper in easy English!
Easy English Times brings a world of information to high school and adult learners. It's a newspaper written in easy English for those in English as a second language (ESL) classes and adult literacy programs. It is used in library and workplace literacy projects. It is used in jail and prison literacy programs. Published 10 times a year, Easy English Times is used in ESL classes in high schools, adult schools, community colleges and state colleges, and other sites. It is used in family literacy projects. It is used by English as a second language (ESL) teachers and literacy tutors. It is used in citizenship classes and CBET and EL Civics programs. It is also used in EFL classes.
Content is designed for learners of English. New words are defined. You will find idioms. Many of our readers are immigrants so citizenship and other useful information is featured. A story to read with children is included to support family literacy. We print student writing and class photos.
A Teacher's Corner is included. We are happy to give ESL teachers ideas on how to use the newspaper in the classroom. Easy English Times is designed to help new readers. We provide opportunities to interact with other ESL and literacy students, teachers and tutors.
Classroom and individual subscriptions are available. Discounts are given for class sets. We accept school purchase orders and credit card payments. You can order this English as a second language (ESL) and adult literacy newspaper by mail, by the month or by the year (10 issues). Contact us for international mail rates. We have added an online edition, especially for the convenience of international readers.
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Do you want to improve your English?
Subscribe today to Easy English Times.
¿Desea usted mejorar su inglés?
Subscriba hoy a Easy English Times.
You can receive this newspaper at your home. The cost for an individual subscription is $25/year. You will receive a newspaper almost every month. (There is one newspaper for August and September. There is one newspaper for November and December.)
Usted puede recibir este periódico en su casa. El costo por una subscripción individual es $25/año. Recibirá un periódico casi todos los meses. (Hay un periódico por agosto y septiembre. Hay un periódico por noviembre y diciembre.)
Each newspaper has an extra page of learning activities and a crossword puzzle. You will be able to practice reading and understanding English while you are learning important information and vocabulary.
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Easy English Times
P.O. Box 5614, Napa, CA 94581
easyenglish@aol.com
707-253-9641
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