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An Soo Kyoung ("Judy")
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Kim Jeongmi ("Lucy")
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Seo Ji-heun ("Catherine")
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Kim Myung-Im ("Mary Ann")
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Introduction

Are you exhausted from learning English? Are you always tired of studying English as a second language? Do you often feel shy when you meet a foreigner? Have you imagined that you can speak and write English fluently? If you really want to know how to learn English very easily and interestingly, come to this site. This Web site will be able to give you much information and teach you English in all kinds of exciting ways that you can understand easily.  This site was by designed by Caimin Jones. If you want to visit his site and contact him, you can find his home page address on the bottom of the first page and click there: Caiminjones.com. There are also a lot of interesting cartoons, so it is easy to find other sections and understand where you are all the time.

This site also has lots of subheadings which you read to learn English more clearly and exactly than other sites. There are ten sections: Grammar, Tense, Verbs, Help Me, English Newsletters, Vocabulary, Real Life English, Speaking, Learning English Games, English Live, and The English Web. You can enjoy searching many sections on the home page, because there are sixteen more sections besides the ten sections. The sixteen sections consist of Arts, Business, Computers, Countries, English Games, Health, Language Schools, Music, News, Science, Sports, Teaching ESL, Women, etc. They all are very wonderful and awesome. Each section has lots of information. There are also many ways to find information, so you can have a good time there.

Also, this site will send you a free newsletter if you give them your e-mail address. The most interesting thing is that you can make friends who live in other countries to develop your English skills by writing letters to each other, because they all want to learn English more. If you visit this site, you will have a special experience on it. You bet! Let's go, right now!
 

The Useful Sections

Grammar

The Grammar section helps us to avoid making mistakes in writing and speaking in English. We often neglect grammar, but these pages make us understand its importance, because grammar is necessary to understand a sentence's meaning. These pages explain such difference easily. For example, these pages present many sentences that explain the differences between "like" and "as." So, they help us understand the difficulty in using prepositions and verbs. A special merit is that important grammar points are arranged well. This rates high in our estimation. We often think that grammar is stiff and tedious, but these pages help us to we have interest in grammar. Don't forget grammar is the foundation!

Tenses and Verbs

We feel difficult writing and translating in English. We frequently use wrong tenses and verbs although we have learned English grammar. This section consists of some main tenses and verbs, such as how to use the correct past tense, present tense, and present perfect tenses in English, changing the mood of a sentence, future forms in English, "if" sentences, how to use "use to," and the gerund (-ing) form. If you click each of them, you can see explanations of grammar by illustrative sentences. There are not any questions, but there are only explanations. It may be boring. However, they are not difficult to understand.

Help Me

There are two functions in this section. One of them is the quickest way to get your English questions answered. If you have some question, write and send it by e-mail. Another thing is called "I Need a Pen-pal," a chance to e-mail, chat or write to other students. It can improve your conversation, and it is very interesting. This is something that you can hardly find on other sites.

English Newsletter

This section has a free English newsletter ideal for improving your English. It`s packed with practical, easy to understand advice on grammar, vocabulary and speaking skills. You can sign up for a free English newsletter twice a month by e¡©mail. There are some issues, such as saying how often something happens in English grammar, talking about something you like and dislike in speaking, and English words and expressions about food in this section. If you want to receive a free English newsletter twice a month, just type your-mail address there. You can learn some information which you cannot get easily in English books.

Vocabulary

The Vocabulary section helps us not to memorize vaguely but to memorize exactly. We must use fitting words when we write and speak. These pages explain these importances minutely, with various illustrations. Especially, the "Formal and Informal English Vocabulary" part is very useful. We feel difficulty in understanding sentences because of idioms, so English idioms related to the body are practical. Also, the "Internet and Web Vocabulary" part is very impressive. It reflects the information industry. We visited many English education sites, but they don't explain Internet vocabulary. Also these pages give good advice to us when we study English vocabulary. They help us to study vocabulary with  interest and not to forget words.

Real Life English

Have you ever been perplexed in a real situation owing to English? You won't have to worry about it if you visit the "Real Life English" section. This section has many realistic situations, such as writing letters, telephoning people, ordering food, etc., with various suitable sentences with examples and lots of vocabulary. This section offers not only conversation exercises but also many skills about other aspects of learning English, such as writing, reading, etc., by showing many sentences. In addition, when you click words of any situations which you want to know and learn, you can know the useful sentences for the situations. Unfortunately, this section is monotonous because there are few pictures and colors. Therefore, if this defect were improved, this section would be more useful and better.

Speaking

The Speaking section is not difficult, so we think there will be no problem when a beginner visits this section. Also, improving our English speaking skill will help us communicate more easily and effectively. These pages present effective speaking, and there are various dialogs about meeting and greeting people and giving our opinion. Especially, the "Keeping a Conversation Going" part guides us in natural conversation, as the various dialog are interesting and practical. Also these pages present how to speak  fluently. We think that the most important thing in learning English is "self-confidence." You have to be confident, study minutely, and then you have to practice. Then, your English skill will get better gradually. This section helps us not to be afraid of speaking English.

Learning English Games

We'd like to introduce the "Learning English Games" section of the site to students without interest in English. This section has interesting games related to English in four categories. These are games to test your vocabulary and grammar ability.
 First of all, by enjoying the games, you will learn many types of vocabulary. For example, "formal or informal words," "the opposite words, like clever and stupid," and "the words with correct letters." In the Vocabulary part, the most interesting game is anagrams. Instances of this game are that "silent" is an anagram of "listen," and "emit" is and anagram of "time." The method of this game makes you learn various words with interest. And you can learn correct grammar through some problems, as well as vocabulary. On the whole, this section is interesting and informative. Also the animations make this section less monotonous than other sections that have few pictures. Therefore, if this section had even more questions, it would be more helpful to students.

Learning English Live

    By now, if you have studied English by only watching TV or listening to the radio, click this section right now. The audio-visual method will give you efficient listening skill as well as interest in English. While listening to native speakers' voices, you can also read various articles. In addition, the pictures and colors of the articles make learning English less boring. Finally, in order to use this section efficiently, you will have to install the Window Media Player.
 

Conclusion

Many people have studied English for a long time, but few people can speak it fluently. Nowadays, it seems that nobody wants someone who cannot use English well. So we need to study it even if we do not want to do so. Above all, we must find the best and fastest ways to learn.

If you want to learn useful English, do not miss a good chance to learn it from this site. You can learn how English works--about present, past, and future forms. You can also make pen-pals and connect with them to learn English. There are also many vocabulary and idiom exercises. In the Real Life English section, you can practice lots of expressions about telephoning, writing, business English, and so on. There are also many games and links to more ESL sites.  In the English Live section, you will learn English by watching TV and studying English presentation skills. It will help you when you are going to present information in English to an audience.

We recommend this site as a useful, healthful, and interesting way to learn English as a second language well. We want you to add this page to your favorites right now. If you need to develop English ability, speak and write it with fluency and confidence, you should visit this site right now! Remember "Welcome To Millennium English." Don't forget! Never forget!


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