American English Language School

  At American English Language School in Los Angeles, our ESL program has six different levels. Each level of our ESL program is 12 weeks. Before students begin their ESL class, they will take a placement test. This placement test will allow us to assess each student’s reading, listening, and speaking skills, so students will be able to be in a class with other students at their level.   After students have been placed in their classes, they will get to know their classmates and teachers while going over different topics to help students understand how to better work, live, or study in the United States. In each quarter (12 weeks) of our ESL program, the 11th week is known as our finals week. During this week, all of our students will be reviewing what they have learned in the previous weeks to prepare for their final exam. Students will complete various activities during this week to check for understanding of the material and to build on what they already learned. ...

  We use commas every time we write anything. They are so common in writing, yet many people don’t use them correctly or even know how to use them. There are many different ways to use commas, but we will review the most common comma rules.   1.       Use commas to separate items in a list. When listing more than two nouns, adjectives, verbs, or adverbs in a sentence, use commas to separate each item.   For example: -Nicole saw three giraffes, two lions, and eight monkeys at the zoo. -Andrew has to run, jump, and squat for his physical exam.   2.       Use commas when joining two independent clauses. “FANBOYS” stands for For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So. When you connect two independent clauses with one of the “FANBOYS” words, use a comma before.   For example: -Sally needs to go to the store, and she needs to go to the bank. -Mario knew he needed   to study, yet he went to t...

  Last week, students learned about strategies to create and maintain financial stability, such as reducing debt, saving money, identifying investment strategies, maintaining good credit, and protecting against identity theft. They went over various common knowledge that everyone should know about. One of our ESL program’s goals is to provide the highest quality English-language learning experience for students who wish to live, work, or study in an English-speaking environment. Learning about money is important, and one topic that our students focus on is idioms about money. Keep reading to learn some common idioms and phrases to use when talking about money.   “A fool and his money are soon parted” When someone is irresponsible or unwise with their money, it is very likely that they will lose that money very quickly.   “It’s a steal” If you use this phrase to describe an item, it means the item’s price is on sale or lower than the usual price.   “...