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I am from Seattle, Washington. Seattle is a city in the United States. It is near border of Canada in the northwest corner of the USA. I live in a town called Olympia which is on the Puget Sound. I live in a house in a street in the countryside. The street is called "Bear Street" and the house is old - more than 100 years old. I am an English teacher at a school in the center of the town. I like books and taking photographs. I usually have lunch at school. I usually go home by car. We have all kind of food in Olympia. I like Italian food very much. Sometimes, I go to Italian restaurant in Seattle. The restaurant is called "Luigi's". Italian food is great !

Here are the rules for when to use "A, An or The" :
* a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same object) with consonants
   - I work in a factory
   - She has a dog

* an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same object) with vowels (a,i,u,e,o)
    - Can I have an apple ?
    - She is an English teacher.

* the = definite article (a spesific object that both person speaking and the listener know)
   - The car over there is fast.
   - The teacher is very good, isnt he ?

*The first time you speak of something use "a, or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the".
   - I live in a house. The house is quite oled and has four bedrooms.
   - I ate in a Chinese restraurant. The restaurant was very good.

*DO NOOT use an article with countries, states, counties or prvinces, lakes and mountain except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States"
   - He lives in Washington near Mount Rainer.
   - They live in northern British Columbia.

* Use an article with bodies of wate, oceans and seas
   - My country borders on the Pacific Ocean.

* Do NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general.
   - I like Russian tea
   - She likes reading books.

*DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport.
  - He has breakfast at home
  - I go to university
  - He comes to work by taxi.

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Read and listen to the correct  pronunciation of the numbers bellow. Once you have listened try to repeat the numbers by yourself.

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Five
6. Six
7. Seven
8. Eight
9. Nine
10. Ten
11. Eleven
12. Twelve
13. Thirteen
14. Fourteen
15. Fifteen
16. Sixteen
17. Seventeen
18. Eighteen
19. Nineteen
20. Twenty
21. Twenty-one
22. Twenty-two
23. Twenty-three
24. Twenty-four
25. Twenty-five
26. Twenty-six
27. Twenty-seven
28. Twenty-eight
29. Twenty-nine
30. Thirty

40 - Forty
50 - Fifty
60 - Sixty
70 - Seventy
80 - Eighty
90 - Ninety
100 - One Hundred

Notice : How the accent on 14, 15, 16, etc.is on "-teen" and 40, 50, 60 etc. is on the begining "Four-"

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Read and listen to the correct  pronunciation of the numbers bellow. Once you have listened try to repeat the numbers by yourself.

•  17
• 70
• 33
• 98
• 189
• 376
• 7
• 450
• 23
• 49

In British English use "and" when saying number in the hundreds. example : seven hundred AND twenty seven.
In America English do Not use "and" when saying numbers in the hundreds. Example : seven hundred twenty seven.

Most young children learn their ABCs with the help of a popular song - The ABC Song. This song has same melody as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". Just listen the first time, and then try to sing along with song when it repeats. Sing this song often, and you will learn your ABCs quickly, too !!

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Here are the letters and words to sing along

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U and  V W X Y and Z
Now I've learned my ABCs. Tell me what you think of me !

Practice the ABC Song alone !

The ABCs and 123s are building blocks of English. These include letters and number pronunciation, spelling rules, the parts of English speech, the verb "to be", basic preposition and the use of A, An, and The.

• ABCs - Introduction to the alphabet
• ABCs song
• 123s - Spelling and Pronunciation
• A, An, The
• Spelling Rules in English
• Spelling Problem in English
• Hello ! My Name is Ken - The Present Tense of "to be"
• Where were you yesterday ? - The Past Tense of "to be"
• Preposition - The Basics of  Time and Place
• Eight Parts of Speech in English

Use this page as a starting page for working on English basics including ABCs and 123s, spelling rules. English tenses and important grammar points are exploined with follow-up quizzes. Other resources will help you build your vocabulary and practice your English with reading, listening comprehension and practice speaking dialogues.

• ABCs and 123s
• The Basics-Quizzes
• Verbs Form and Tenses
• Tense and Verb Form Quizzes
• What Type of Word
• Important Differences
• Important Exception and Rules Qiuzzes
• Essential English Phrases and Vocabulary
• Listening Practice
• Speaking Help for Beginners
• Reading Comprehension Practice
• Writing Help
• Review The Basics

Click here for sound. Read and listen to the list as many times as you want and then try to read the list by yourself.

• A as in "apple"
• B as in "boy"
• C as in "car"
• D as in "dog"
• E as in " ear"
• F as in "flag"
• G as in "great"
• H as in "house"
• I as in "insect"
• J as in "joy"
• K as in "kind"
• L as in "light"
• M as in "magic"
• N as in "night"
• O as in "orchestra"
• P as in "people"
• Q as in "question"
• R as in "red"
• S as in "sure"
• T as in "truck"
• U as in "unique"
• V as in "video"
• W as in " wow"
• X as in "xerox"
• Y as in "yes"
• Z as in "zebra"

click here for sound. Read and listen to the correct spelling of the words below. Once you have listened try to repeat the spelling by your self.

• Dictionary
• Algebra
• Windows
• Information
• Romantic

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* Over 80 games for EFL students of all ages.
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* Easy to follow instructions for games requiring little preparation.
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