CESL  TODAY

Volume 62, Term 055, August-October
Center for English as a Second Language
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, Il 62901-4518

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Learning English in Carbondale

Learning English in Carbondale

Carbondale is a good place for learning English. First, Carbondale is not a big city, so people who live in Carbondale are kind and polite. Therefore, it is easy to talk to them. For example, when I was walking down the street, many people said "hi,"so if I want to talk to them, I'd be able to do it. Second, there is little entertainment here, so students have nothing to do except for studying. The third reason Carbondale is a good place is because it has CESL. CESL is good for learning English because it has good teachers and a good environment. In conclusion, Carbondale is a good place to learn English.
-Written by Diki and Akihiro (from GE)

Study English in Carbondale

We think Carbondale is a good place to study English. The first reason is it is quiet here. For example, there are not a lot of people in Carbondale. The second reason is there are not many places to play. For example, we don't have many bars or casinos. Also, there are a lot of opportunities for international students. For example, we have a conversation table. In conclusion, Carbondale is a nice place to improve our English.
-Written by Alan (from GE), Hanna (from GE) and David

Our Opinion About Carbondale

Carbondale is not a good place to study English. The first reason is it is boring and we can't get a lot of practice speaking English here. For example, there are no funny places to go and we can't improve our English. The second reason is it is quiet and small. For example, there are no night clubs and only a few shops. In conclusion, we would rather not study English in Carbondale.
-Written by Erdem, Enju (from GE), and Gilbert (from GE).

A Cool Place to Study English

There are many reasons to study in Carbonale. First, there are a lot of American students in Carbondale. For example, they help us to practice English and we have met many friends. Second, Carbondale is a quiet place for studying English. There are only a few bars because this is a small city. Third, CESL is a very good, special program to study English. For example, there are good teachers in CESL like Jessica. And we can practice a lot. In conclusion, Carbondale is a very cool place to study English. We're going to study here for a long time.
-Ray, Nabil, and Klaudia

People Around the World

People in Japan

There are 7 regions and 47 prefectures in Japan. There are different speech and accents in each region. Some regions like salt food, some region like sour food. The people of city fashion is better than province. People in small towns don't have to drive because they can walk to buy what they need. Ther are many forms of public trans-portation. Some young people are rude but not so many old people don't wear jeans. There are individualistic persons.
-Hanna, GE

People in Burundi

The capital city is Bujumbura. North is Kurundo.There are lakes there.In Burundi North and South people have the same speech and West and East are same, not different for the people from the country.In Burundi all the people from the city are educated but people who are from country are not educated. The main sector of the national economy is agriculture. In Burundi people from the city speak in French and English.In the country people speak in the local language.I n the city they use cars; in the country they walk. In Burundi, young people work harder than old people. Also,they wear jeans but old people wear different trousers.
-Enju

People in Mongolia

In Mongolia there are 21 cities, which are in different sections: North, East, West and South. Mongolia¹s capital is Ulanbaatar. Food in Mongolia depends on region. Mongolian people don't speak the same language. In the North and South they speak a different language than in East and West. People from the cities are more educated . In Mongolia young poeple work harder than old people.
-Gilbert Ahishakiye

People in Korea

In Korea there are 8 regions. In each section pronunciation and clothes are different, but people eat the same foods like kimuchi purukogi. People from the cities are more fashionable than those from the country. In the country there is not a lot of trans-portation like trains. A few young people are very rude. Old people don't wear jeans. Young people use Internet though old people don't use it.
-Akihiro

People in Colombia

Colombia is a wonderful country. The people have different style. In the cosat, people usually wear sleeveless garments and their hair is short, because the weater is hot. They usually eat fish. In the Middle, the weather is cold; people usually wear big shawls. The young people are energetic, like internet, go to chat rooms to talk and watch television. The old people like to visit their friends and gossip with their friends.
-Han-Tsung

People in Taiwan

Taiwan is an island on Eastern Asia; its capital is Taipei. The climate is tropical marine, rainy season during southwest monsoon (June to August). The terrain is mostly rugged mountins in the east and gently rolling plain in the west. The population is 23,000,000. The language is Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese. Their food is mainly Chinese food and fresh fish because they are around the ocean. The clothes are the same in China, the young people use jeans and T-shirt. In the small cities few people use native clothes. The young people like video games, compures games, internet, dance, watch T.V. and they go to chat room to talk. The old people wake up at 4 or 5 a.m. for walk and they do Tai-Chi and many sports, and many people talk with their friends.
-Sara Castillo

Grammar Quizzes

I think the BBC quiz is better than the 1-language quiz because the BBC quiz contains lot of details, and has a lot of choice of your hobbies like music, sport, and art. BBC quiz also has a choice of ways for you to measure your skill like pronouns and verbs. On the other hand, i think the 1-language quiz didn't contain a lot of detail because this quiz doesn't separate the pronoun and verb. They mix it. I highly recommend that you choose the BBC quiz.
-By Tyson

I took two grammar quizzes that can really help me in my writing. The first one was Online ESL Quizzes; in this quiz I learned how you could give the right question when you ask someone. Moreover, this quiz is helpful in the presentation class when you ask questions. The other one is modal quiz 1; also this one was very helpful for me, because these kinds of questions are more common in any conversation. In fact, I found that the two quizzes are good to learn and more common in life.
by: Awni Najim

I took two quizzes from different places, but honestly, I thought that they were pretty easy. The first one is simple past and past progressive from ESL quiz center; the second one is requests from Online ESL quizzes. But, I fairly recommend taking simple past and past progressive from ESL quiz center, because it was more advanced than the other one. I found them simple, but at the same time refreshing.
-Abdulaziz

I took two Quizzes in grammar, which I always have problems with. The first quiz was"a Modal quiz" . My score was 75%, which, I think, is not bad for me, and I think I should work to be better. The second quiz was about "Simple past and past progressive", which I think I did a bad job on, then I accepted it. Most of the time in my writing I found that I have too many problems. My score was 62.5%, but I thought I might get a higher score. And, about which one is better, I think the first quiz was better because of the score. Therefore, I think if anyone has problems with the grammar he or she should take some quiz on the ESL or other programs, which I think might be helpful.
By: Ammro

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