Important Announcement
17 March, 2020 at 1:39 PM
ELC is proud to provide virtual options for new and existing students to continue their English learning without disruption as we follow recommendations from health experts to practice social distancing to combat the spread of COVID-19. Utilizing Readmore... updated and innovative online teaching methods, ELC invites English language learners from around the world to join us for our online classes, which continue to be taught by our most experienced and veteran teachers. In addition to our online courses, our School Directors will be available in person, to provide drop-in hours and any additional support that may be needed for local students.
If you have any questions about ELC, current courses, or are a new student looking for options to enhance your English skills while typical daily activities are disrupted, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Special offers are currently available for new students!
The health and safety of our students, staff, and host families are our first priority and we look forward to moving our community online temporarily while prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 takes place.
Important Announcement
17 March, 2020 at 1:39 PM
ELC is proud to provide virtual options for new and existing students to continue their English learning without disruption as we follow recommendations from health experts to practice social distancing to combat the spread of COVID-19. Utilizing updated and innovative online teaching methods, ELC invites English language learners from around the world to join us for our online classes, which continue to be taught by our most experienced and veteran teachers. In addition to our online courses, our School Directors will be available in person, to provide drop-in hours and any additional support that may be needed for local students.
If you have any questions about ELC, current courses, or are a new student looking for options to enhance your English skills while typical daily activities are disrupted, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Special offers are currently available for new students!
The health and safety of our students, staff, and host families are our first priority and we look forward to moving our community online temporarily while prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 takes place.
Hey, you! Want to chitchat, confab, discuss, talk, or converse?
When was the last time you opened up a thesaurus? Students often reach for their dictionaries or translators when they see a word they don’t know, but the thesaurus is an important and often underused tool. What is a thesaurus? A thesaurus is a reference book that lists words in groups. The words are grouped by similarity of meaning — in other words, all the words in one group have similar definitions. The key word is that they are similar; they may not be exactly the same. There might be subtle differences in meaning, so keeping a dictionary nearby will be valuable [beneficial, helpful, important, useful, worthwhile].
A thesaurus is a wonderful tool for expanding your vocabulary! Try switching out one word for another — the grammar stays the same but your vocabulary grows.
Here are a number of fun synonyms (words that have exactly or almost exactly the same meaning) for everyday words you are already using:
Have a wonderful day! Have a(n) [excellent, fabulous, fantastic, phenomenal, marvelous, sensational] day!
I’m tired. I’m [beat, drained, fatigued, overworked, sleepy, tuckered out].
That was a terrible movie. That was a(n) [appalling, atrocious, disastrous, dreadful, horrible, unpleasant] movie.
I’d be happy to help. I’d be [glad, pleased, thrilled] to help.
Education makes you smart. Education makes you [agile, brainy, bright, crafty, quick, resourceful, sharp, shrewd, wise].
Pick up a thesaurus today and see what new words you might learn!
