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The August/September Back To School issue is available!

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.

Students from College of Marin in California

In the August/September edition...
Elena Kagan was sworn in to sit on the Supreme Court. President Obama signed a border security bill. A new soccer ball has been invented to help children around the world play under harsh conditions. These stories and more are on page 1. Also in this issue, a teacher from Florida describes a very successful English Club. The Internet column by Jose Lopez-Mercedes tells how to make a movie without a camera. What are the "dog days"?  See page 3 to find out.
Easy English Times features student writing. Linda Lin of the Ukiah Library Literacy Project and Marvin Ramos of Pacoima Skills Center both share a stories on their lives in this issue. Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated. It's the 90th anniversary of women getting the right to vote. Back to school health information is on pertussis (whooping cough) and ADHD. The Compelling Conversation activity is on "getting acquainted" with ideas for breaking the ice when you go back to school. There are many other instant activities in this issue...all this and more in the August/September issue.

See July Bonus Student Writing for a cluster diagram from a student from Pacoima Skills Center in Los Angeles. July Student Writing of the Month comes from Ft. Bragg, California. See "For Teachers & Tutors" and click on "Bonus" for hints on a pen pal project.

See June Bonus Student Writing for a story by a California College of Marin student. June Student Writing of the Month on this site features a story by a student from Texas.

 
Lizbeth Gutierrez Montes de Oca, Evans Community Adult School, Los Angeles, CA

Do you want to be a better writer? See the "Testimonials" page here for ideas from a student from Los Angeles.

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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