THE EDINBURGH FRINGE

THE EDINBURGH FRINGE IS THE WORLD LARGEST FESTIVAL OF ARTS, IN FACT ARTISTS AND PERFORMERS OF DIFFERENT ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES COME TO EDINBURGH.

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THE FRINGE I
THE FRINGE II

JOURNALISTIC ENGLISH

READING A NEWSPAPER IS A GOOD WAY TO LEARN BUT WRITING A PIECE OF NEWS IS A HARD TASK BUT VERY HELPFUL TO LEAR TOO. ON THIS POST, SOME HINTS AND ADVICE TO WRITE NEWS ARE GIVEN, THE RESOURCES ARE INTENDED FOR PROFESSIONALS BUT THEY CAN BE USED BY ANY STUDENT WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE. LEARNING JOURNALISTIC ENGLISH IS ALSO A GOOD WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH. SOME USEFUL VIDEOS COME NEXT:

HERE ARE SOME USEFUL WEBSITES, CLICK ON THEM TO GO STRAIGHT TO THEIR CONTENTS.

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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIALECTS

ANYONE WHO HAS SPOKEN TO SOMEONE FROM AN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRY MUST HAVE SURELY NOTICED THAT EACH PERSON SPEAKS DIFFERENTLY, WITH A DIFFERENT ACCENT, DIFFERENT WORDS AND SO ON.

THIS IS BEACAUSE OF THE DIVERSITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE DIALECTS AND LINGUISTIC VARIETIES. MANY GENERALLY SKIP THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER IT IS QUITE INTERESTING FOR THE ESL LEARNERS.  KNOWING OR BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE DIFFERENT ACCENTS AND DIALECT CAN ENABLE YOU TO UNDERSTAND THOSE SPEAKERS BETTER AND AVOID HAVING COMPREHENSION PROBLEMS WITH THOSE SPEAKERS.

HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS THAT MAY HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT IT AND DISTINGUISH THEM. THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER VIDEOS THAT ARE MORE ENTERTAINING AND HILARIOUS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AT THE END OF THE LIST.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE  ACCENTS AND THE  DIALECTS OF ENGLISH, VISIT THE LINKS BELOW:
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HOLIDAYS

SUMMER IS A PERFECT TIME TO GO ON LEARNING BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF FREE TIME MANY WE HAVE IN THIS SEASON. MANY PEOPLE GO TO THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES TO STUDY ENGLISH, WHEREAS OTHERS PREFER TO SPEND THEIR HOLIDAY TIME IN THE BEACH AND OTHERS GO TO FARAWAY DESTINATIONS. NO DOUBT THAT THE SUMMERTIME IS THE PERFECT ONE TO PRACTICE ENGLISH AND LEARN MORE.
HERE ARE SOME USEFUL VIDEOS THAT COULD HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY AND TEACH YOU HOW TO TALK ABOUT HOLIDAYS ON YOUR RETURN HOME.

IF YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY, GO TO THESE ENGLISH VOCABULARY WEBSITES BELOW:

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SITE 6 (FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS)

GO LEARNING DURING THIS SUMMERTIME AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS