Discover what's new or coming soon, including upcoming lessons and resources and product feature updates. 

Announcements

<h2>Archiving</h2>

<p><strong>November 10, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers can now archive students instead of deleting them from their account. Archiving a student will clear up a space for a new student to be added to the class. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/248-how-to-archive-or-disconnect-students">Learn More...</a></p>

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<h2>My Classes Page</h2>

<p><strong>November 3, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Creating a class is now easier and customizable! Teachers can use the edit filters to indicate their class level, skill, and age. When a class page is empty, teachers will be directed to create a new class.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Flashcard Sharing</h2>

<p><strong>September 22, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to share <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_sets">Flashcards Sets</a> with students! Find this new option in the More Options menu (&middot;&middot;&middot;) next to each set you create. Teachers can select an entire class or just a few students within a class to share with. They can also add notes to their sets.</p>

<p>Students will find a new <b>Flashcards</b> section in their dashboard, which will display all of the flashcard sets that have been shared with them. Students will need to head to this new section to see any shared sets. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/246-how-to-share-flashcard-sets-with-students">Learn more...</a></p>

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<h2>Participation Tool</h2>

<p><strong>August 24, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;ve released a new tool for <b>Participation</b>! Find it on every Class Page under <b>Tools </b>(on the left). Teachers can use it&nbsp;to see the total time spent by each student on a class within a specific date range and export this information as a .csv file.&nbsp;<br />
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As a bonus, teachers are now able to view each student&#39;s email address or username.&nbsp;This information will appear directly below each&nbsp;name on the&nbsp;<b>Students</b> list.</p>

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<h2>Discover Page</h2>

<p><strong>August 17, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Our homepage has a brand new look! Find fresh inspiration for your classes&nbsp;and discover all of our latest and featured resources&nbsp;in one place.&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/discover">View page...</a></p>

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<h2>Export&nbsp;Tool Update</h2>

<p><strong>August 9, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Our new exporting&nbsp;option allows teachers to export a single&nbsp;assignment and all of their students&#39; results for that assignment as one file.</p>

<p>You can find this new feature on the <b>Assignments</b> page or via the <b>More Options</b> menu on each individual assignment in a class.</p>

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<h2>Batch Actions: Delete</h2>

<p><strong>August 3, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>It&#39;s now possible for teachers to delete multiple students at once. If both active and pending students are selected at the same time, the active students will be deleted and the pending students will have their invitations rescinded automatically.</p>

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<h2>Student Dashboard Tab</h2>

<p><strong>July 12, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;ve added a new <b>Late</b> tab to the Student Dashboard where learners can view all of their overdue&nbsp;assignments in one place.</p>

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<h2>Flashcard Sets Redesign</h2>

<p><strong>July 7, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>The <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_sets">My Flashcard Sets</a> page has a fresh,&nbsp;more user-friendly&nbsp;interface!</p>

<p>We&#39;ve also added a <strong>Launch Category</strong> button to&nbsp;every <a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres">Flashcards</a> category page; teachers can now launch a&nbsp;full category&nbsp;in the Flashcard Player without having to make their own set first.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2>Collections</h2>

<p><strong>June 17, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;ve completely revamped our <a href="https://ellii.com/collections">Collections</a>! These ready-made, grouped lesson collections are curated in-house and organized by theme or function.</p>

<p>Within each collection, you can apply a variety of filters to narrow down your materials selection. Access them directly from any page on the <strong>Materials</strong> drop down in the main menu.</p>

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<h2>My Classes Update</h2>

<p><strong>May 13, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&rsquo;ve added a new icon in your classes under Assignments to help you find which of your students&rsquo; homework needs feedback from you.</p>

<p>This icon will also be available in Students and My Classes soon.</p>

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<h2>Discretion Labels for Lessons</h2>

<p><strong>April 21, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We&#39;re adding new discretion labels to lessons with sensitive content that may not be initially obvious or suitable for all audiences.</p>

<p>We hope this will help teachers determine what content is most appropriate for their students. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/226-teacher-discretion-label">Learn more...</a></p>

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<h2>Speaking Task</h2>

<p><strong>April 19, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers can now assign speaking tasks to students for homework or to help with placement. Choose a theme from our new <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3594">Speak Up</a> resource to try it out!</p>

<p>Each theme has three questions and students have up to two minutes to record a response for each. Students will see the task on their student dashboard and teachers can leave digital written feedback.</p>

<p>For teachers on iOS devices, we recommend using this feature with Safari only. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/241-speaking" target="_blank">Learn more...</a></p>

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<h2>Grid View For Search Results</h2>

<p><strong>April 14, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to view search results in a grid format! After you enter a search term, click on the new grid icon (⊞) on the top right of the page. You can toggle back to the old list view by clicking on the list icon.</p>

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<h2>Search Tool</h2>

<p><strong>March 25, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to view search results from all the materials on our site at once&nbsp;or as individual categories, such as lessons, flashcards, or blog posts.</p>

<p>The new search tool includes two filters: <b>Level</b> (which can be managed in <a href="https://ellii.com/my_account">My Account&rarr;Settings</a>) and <b>Audience</b>.</p>

<p>Teachers can sort results in one of three ways: by order of <b>relevance</b> to your search term, <b>alphabetically</b> by the title of the material, or by the most <b>recently updated</b> content.</p>

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<h2>Classes Redesign &amp;&nbsp;Activity Feed</h2>

<p><strong>March 19, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Classes have a brand new look! Teachers can now edit and manage their classes and students from the new class <b>Home</b> page, accessible as usual from <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Classes</a>.</p>

<p>Here, you&#39;ll also find the new <b>Activity Feed</b>, which provides updates about assignments and class members.</p>

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<h2>Site&nbsp;Notifications</h2>

<p><strong>March 12, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to receive <b>Notifications</b> about assignment due dates and newly published lessons, resources, and folders. You can enable or disable this new feature on your <a href="https://ellii.com/my_account/">My Account</a> page under <a href="https://ellii.com/my_account/notifications">Site Notifications</a>.</p>

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<h2>Reading Task Image Zoom</h2>

<p><strong>February 11, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers are now able to click on images in a reading task to focus on them in full screen. The full screen overlay includes zoom controls.</p>

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<h2>&quot;My Classes&quot; Update</h2>

<p><strong>February 11, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers will now find the number of students next to the <strong>Students</strong> label in <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=assignments&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Assignments</a>.&nbsp;The <strong>Filter by Class</strong>&nbsp;option within <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Students</a> now identifies students without a class as <strong>None</strong> instead of <strong>Unsorted</strong>.</p>

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<h2>Student Password Recovery</h2>

<p><strong>January 28, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>We have released a password recovery feature for students with email accounts, which you&rsquo;ll now find on the <a href="https://ellii.com/students">student login</a> screen.</p>

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<h2>Student Page Updates</h2>

<p><strong>January 28, 2021:&nbsp;</strong>The new <strong>My Assignments</strong> tab next to <strong>My Students</strong> in <a href="https://ellii.com/yumi/classes?activeTab=students&amp;order=asc&amp;page=1">My Classes</a> allows teachers to view types of assignments, student progress, and their results all in one place.</p>

<p><strong>All Assignments</strong> are now automatically sorted by <strong>Last Updated</strong>. This will be the default order, but teachers can still use whichever filters they like to organize or search the list.</p>

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<h2>Share Folders within a Group Account</h2>

<p><strong>December 11, 2020:&nbsp;</strong>Teachers and administrators that are part of a group account can now share custom folders with other users within the same group. This makes it easier for administrators and teachers to develop a curriculum or unit plan using the Folders system and share them with other members within the same school or district. To share a folder, click on the three dots and select the Share With... option. <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/217-how-to-use-folders">Learn more...</a></p>


Feature Releases & Platform Updates 2021

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<p>Every month, our writers, editors, and illustrators work to produce new printable and digital content. We determine what to create based on teacher requests, trends in the industry, and what&rsquo;s going on in the world. We absolutely love the process of creating enriching materials for language teachers. Here&rsquo;s a list of what&rsquo;s new so far this&nbsp;year.</p>

<h1>New for August&ndash;Dec 2021</h1>

<p>We have a NEW collection category called <a href="https://ellii.com/collections/new-for-2021">What&#39;s New?</a>&nbsp;All new releases will be categorized in this collection. Be sure to visit weekly for new releases!</p>

<h1>New June&ndash;July</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3697">Amazon Destroys Unsold Items</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3695">Badlands National Park</a>: Famous Places</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons/3696">Glaciers</a>: Discovery</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3694">International Day of Friendship</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3691">Back to the Office</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3692">Object Pronouns</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3688">A Close Call with a Whale</a>: English with The Washington Post&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/134/lessons/3685">Lena&#39;s Big, Happy Family</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3684">Pride Month (Low Int)</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2774">A Fab Cab</a>: Phonics Stories (New Video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1709">Making an Appointment</a>: Everyday Dialogues (New Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3683">Texas Bakery Supports Pride</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3682">Father&#39;s Day</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/134/lessons/3681">Father&#39;s Day Fun</a>: Word Bank Reader</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1737">Saying Hello</a>: Functional English (Assessment B: New Video Task)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2256">Gerunds &amp; Infinitives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (New Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3676">The Heroic Rats of Cambodia</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3674">UFOs and the US Government</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New May&ndash;June&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3675">Study Skills</a>: Real-World Reading</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3612">Mount Rushmore</a>: Famous Places</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/95/lessons/3669">Autism</a>: Health Matters</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3671">Remains of 215 Indigenous Children Found at Residential School</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3668">Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3670">100th Anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3664">The Immigrant Who Became a Senator</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3667">/ŋ/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1743">Talking about the Weather</a>: Assessment A: Listening (Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3663">Subject Pronouns</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1749">Making Small Talk</a>: Assessment A: Listen &amp; Answer (Video)</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/80591">Reading for Business Course (B2-C2)</a>: ESL Library Folders</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3661">Different Weather &amp; Seasons</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3660">A Trip to the Bank</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3658">Going Shopping (Beg)</a>: Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3657">Multigenerational Living</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 Levels)</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/82132">Digital Literacy (Int &ndash; Adv)</a>: ESL Library Folder</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/82130">Digital Literacy (Beg &ndash; Low Int)</a>: ESL Library Folder</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3651">Digital Literacy Needs Assessment</a>: Assessment Tools</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3652">Digital Literacy Needs Assessment (Pictorial)</a>: Assessment Tools</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3656">Hiro&#39;s Apartment</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1738">Giving Personal Information</a>: Functional English (new assessments with video)</li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres/5/flashcard_categories/226">Countries</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/3305">Jeff &amp; Steve</a>: Phonics Stories (new video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607">Superlative Adjectives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (new video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3645">Vaccine Skeptics Change Their Minds</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3649">Ocean Story</a>: Visual Learning (3 Levels)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New April&ndash;May&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3662">Happy Earth Day</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607">Comparative Adjectives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3584">Teacher Evaluation Forms</a>: Assessment Tools</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3611">Speak Up (High Int &ndash; Adv)</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3582">George Lucas</a>: Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/74/lessons/3569">How to Take Notes</a>: Writing in English</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3610">Mother&#39;s Day Gifts</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3606">Ali&#39;s House</a>: Word Bank Readers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3598">Asking for Directions (Beg)</a>: Everyday Dialogues (with video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1720">Asking for Directions (Int)</a>: Everyday Dialogues (with video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3608">Speak Up (Beg &ndash; Low Int)</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3609">/n/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3583">Mother&#39;s Day</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3580">Victoria Day (Low Int)</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3607">Soccer&#39;s Short-Lived Super League</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3601">/m/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3581">Children&#39;s Day</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3600">George Floyd Guilty Verdict</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/3599">The Moon at Noon</a>: Phonics Stories (with video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3595">Ramadan Under COVID</a>: English with The Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3591">The English Language</a>: Famous Things (with video)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3586">Space Story (Beg)</a>: Visual Learning (YL)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3593">Space Story (Low Int)</a>: Visual Learning&nbsp;(YL)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3585">Space Story (Int)</a>: Visual Learning&nbsp;(YL)</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3594">Speak Up (Low Int &ndash; Int)</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/76093">Financial Literacy (CLB 5&ndash;12)</a>: ESL Library Folders</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/76851">Financial Literacy (CLB 1&ndash;4)</a>: ESL Library Folders</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3588">Egypt&#39;s Lost Golden City</a>: English with the Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/132/lessons/3587">Spring:</a> Picture Stories</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3577">Setbacks in Women&#39;s Equality:</a> English with the Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3572">Prince Harry&ndash;Tech Exec</a>: English with the Washington Post (3 Levels)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New March&ndash;April&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3574">Ship Freed from Suez Canal</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons/3575">The 5 Senses:</a> Discovery</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3552">Ramadan (Beg):</a> Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3576">Linear Relations</a>: Visual Learning</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3570">Introduction to Graphing</a>: Visual Learning</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3555">Following the Doctor&#39;s Instructions</a>: Visual Learning</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3565">Tea</a>: Famous Things</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3551">Going to the Doctor</a> (Beg): Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1708">Going to the Doctor </a>(Low Int): Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3567">Chimps on Zoom</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3553">/t/:</a> Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3554">/d/</a>: Pronunciation</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3556">The Last Game Hockey Game</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3547">Racism in Dr. Seuss Books</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2751">These or Those Clothes?</a>: Phonics Stories</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3545">Countdown to Easter</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1626">Adverbs of Manner</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (Video)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New Feb&ndash;March&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3527">The United Kingdom</a>: Famous Places</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3540">Mars Landing</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2241">Adverbs of Frequency</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets (Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3542">Making a Grocery List (Beg</a>): Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3532">Adverbs of Frequency</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3531">Jane Goodall</a>: Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3526">International Women&#39;s Day</a> (Beg &ndash; Low Int): Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres/25/flashcard_categories/308">Math Vocabulary</a></li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/129/lessons/3533">Trailblazers</a>: True Grammar Stories</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1719">Making a Grocery List</a>: Everyday Dialogues</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3536">Period Poverty in New Zealand</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3528">Dinosaurs</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3535">Power Grid Failure</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3529">Zoom Cat Filter</a>: English with The Washington Post (2 levels avail.)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3523">Protesting&nbsp;with Pots &amp; Pans</a>: English with the Washington Post (3 levels avail.)</li>
	<li class="flashcards"><a href="https://ellii.com/flashcard_genres/14/flashcard_categories/317">Dinosaurs</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>New Jan&ndash;Feb&nbsp;</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3486">What&#39;s She Like? A Valentine&#39;s Story</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2093">Adjectives</a>: Grammar Practice Worksheets</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3487">Privacy Labels on Apps</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3482">Black Lives Matter (Beg &ndash; Low Int)</a>: Famous Things</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3483">Black Lives Matter (Int &ndash; High Int)</a>: Famous Things</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3478">Weather (Adjectives)</a>: English Basics</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3473">Frederick Douglass</a>: Famous People</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/3485">Classrooms of the Future (Low Int)</a>: Discussion Starters</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3476">Clothes</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3477">Lunar New Year (Low Int)</a>: Holidays &amp; Events</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3484">&quot;The Hill We Climb&quot;</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources/3481">At the Hospital</a>: Language Scenes (Build-a-Task)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3472">Team Lioness</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/105/resources/3471">Valentine&#39;s Day Interview</a>: Warm-Ups &amp; Fillers</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons">The Alphabet Song</a>: Phonics Videos</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3469">Queen Gets Vaccine</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1717">Making Introductions</a>: Everyday Dialogues (Video)</li>
</ul>

<h1>New Dec &#39;20&ndash;Jan &#39;21</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3463">Siege at US Capitol</a>: English with the Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2744">The Fat Rat</a>: Phonics Stories (Video)</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons/2767">Chad&#39;s Dad</a>: Phonics Stories (Video)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3459">Weather (Nouns)</a>: English Basics</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3460">Prepositions of Time</a>: Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li class="resource"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources/3458">At the Hospital</a>: Language Scenes (Spot the Differences)</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3457">Health-Care Workers</a>: Word Bank</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3451">Woman Tracks Down First Grade English Tutor</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="lesson"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3454">YouTube Prepares for Global Growth</a>: English with The Washington Post</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1624">Object Pronouns</a>: Video</li>
	<li class="video"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1624">Subject Pronouns</a>: Video</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/72701">Family &amp; Relationships (Beg &ndash; Low Int / CLB 1&ndash;3)</a>: ESL Library Folder&nbsp;</li>
	<li class="collection"><a href="https://ellii.com/folders/published/72702">Family &amp; Relationships (Low Int &ndash; Int / CLB 4&ndash;5)</a>: ESL Library Folder</li>
</ul>

<p>For new materials added last year, view <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2020">What Was New in 2020?</a></p>


What's New in 2021?

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<p>We&#39;re working hard to bring you even better lessons and resources this year! Be sure to check out the full list of <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2021">What&#39;s New in 2021?</a></p>

<p>In the meantime, here&#39;s a look at what&#39;s coming up in May.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3580"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Victoria-Day.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3580">Victoria Day</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> lesson for low-intermediate, students learn about the Canadian holiday, Victoria Day. The lesson includes a reading with audio, a comprehension check, and vocab review tasks.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3582"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/80_Coming-Soon.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3582">George Lucas</a></h2>

<p>Celebrate Star Wars Day in the classroom on May 4 with this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons">Famous People</a> lesson on the franchise&#39;s creator, George Lucas.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3583"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/113_Mothers-Day.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3583">Mother&#39;s Day</a></h2>

<p>Many countries celebrate Mother&#39;s Day on the second Sunday in May. Introduce related vocabulary to absolute beginners, young learners, or literacy students with this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons">Word Bank</a> lesson.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3591"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/82_English-Language.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3591">The English Language</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons">Famous Things</a> lesson, students will learn about the origins of the English language through a reading, comprehension check, and vocab review. The digital version will also include a video!</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3581"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Childrens-Day.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3581">Children&#39;s Day</a></h2>

<p>How are children celebrated in your country? Discuss different traditions around the world and memories of childhood in this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> lesson for low-intermediate.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3584"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/104_Assessment-Tools.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources/3584">Teacher Evaluation Forms</a></h2>

<p>How well are you connecting and engaging with your class? This upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/104/resources">Assessment Tools</a> resource offers different evaluation forms for teachers to share with students at the end of a teaching term or unit.</p>
</div>

<h1>Videos</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/88_Adverbs-and-Adjectives.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607">Comparative Adjectives</a></h2>

<p>We will be adding a video to the digital version of our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1607">Equative, Comparative &amp; Superlative Adjectives</a> lesson in the <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> section soon!</p>
</div>


Coming in May 2021

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<p>We&#39;re working hard to bring you even better lessons and resources this year! Be sure to check out the full list of <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2021">What&#39;s New in 2021?</a></p>

<p>In the meantime, here&#39;s a look at what&#39;s coming up in April.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3551"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/76_Going_to_the_Doctor.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/3551">Going to the Doctor</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons">Everyday Dialogues</a> lesson for beginners, students will learn important words and expressions for describing symptoms to a doctor.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3552"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Ramadan.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3552">Ramadan</a></h2>

<p>Introduce beginners to the month-long fast of Ramadan in this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> lesson. Students will focus on vocabulary review and reading comprehension.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3553"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/130_t.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3553">Pronunciation</a></h2>

<p>We have two upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a> lessons for beginners. In this lesson, students will learn to reproduce the &quot;t&quot;&nbsp;sound. We also have one coming soon for the &quot;d&quot;&nbsp;sound <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3554">here</a>.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3555"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/107_Following-Doctors-Instructions.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3555">Following the Doctor&#39;s Instructions</a></h2>

<p>Another doctor resource! This upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources">Visual Learning</a> lesson teaches common vocabulary and expressions doctors use. It also includes a listening practice that can be used for assessment.</p>
</div>

<h1>Videos</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1626"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/88_Adverbs-and-Adjectives.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1626">Adverbs of Manner</a></h2>

<p>We will be adding a video to the digital version of our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1626">Adverbs of Manner</a> lesson in the <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> section soon!</p>
</div>


Coming in April 2021

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<p>We&#39;re working hard to bring you even better lessons and resources this year! Be sure to check out the full list of <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2021">What&#39;s New in 2021?</a></p>

<p>In the meantime, here&#39;s a look at what&#39;s coming up in March.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3527"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/81_United-Kingdom.jpg" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/3527">The United Kingdom</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons">Famous Places</a> lesson, students will learn about the United Kingdom and review academic vocabulary and parallel structure.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3528"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/113_Dinosaurs.jpg" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3528">Dinosaurs</a></h2>

<p>Introduce beginners to nine&nbsp;dinosaurs in this upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons">Word Bank</a> lesson. Students will also sort dinosaurs into plant eaters and meat eaters!</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3526"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_International-Womens-Day.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3526">International Women&#39;s Day</a></h2>

<p>This upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> lesson teaches beginners about International Women&#39;s Day&nbsp;with a reading comprehension and vocab review.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/95/lessons/3247"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/95_Coronavirus.jpg" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/95/lessons/3247">The Coronavirus (COVID-19)</a></h2>

<p>In this revised <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/95/lessons">Health Matters</a> lesson, intermediate students will learn about the vaccine and COVID-19, and discuss measures to prevent the spread of disease.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/1246"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/72_Composting.jpg" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/1246">Composting</a></h2>

<p>This revised <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons">Discussion Starters</a> lesson, featuring new art and a digital task, is a great way to introduce intermediate students to the benefits of composting.</p>
</div>

<h1>Videos</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2241"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/88_Adverbs-and-Adjectives.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2241">Adverbs of Frequency</a></h2>

<p>We will be adding a video to the digital version of our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2241">Adverbs of Frequency</a> lesson in the <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> section soon!</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1719"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/76_Making-a-Grocery-List.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1719">Making a Grocery List</a></h2>

<p>We will be adding a video to the digital version of our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons/1719">Making a Grocery List</a> lesson in the <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/76/lessons">Everyday Dialogues</a> section soon!</p>
</div>


Coming in March 2021

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<p>We are working hard to bring you even better lessons and resources this year! Be sure to check out the full list of <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2021">What&#39;s New in 2021?</a></p>

<p>In the meantime, here&#39;s a look at what&#39;s coming up this February.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3477"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Lunar-New-Year.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3477">Lunar New Year</a></h2>

<p>Students will learn about the Lunar New Year and be introduced to luck-related idioms in this upcoming low-intermediate lesson from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> section. The lesson also includes a short reading and a vocabulary review.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3483"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/82_Black-Lives-Matter.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons/3483">Black Lives Matter</a></h2>

<p>Introduce intermediate and advanced students to this important social and political movement with an upcoming lesson from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/82/lessons">Famous Things</a> section.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3473"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/80_Frederick-Douglass.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons/3473">Frederick Douglas</a></h2>

<p>This upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons">Famous People</a> lesson teaches intermediate students about the historic American abolitionist who escaped slavery.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3478"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/121_Weather_Adjectives.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3478">Weather (Adjectives)</a></h2>

<p>Teach literacy students six essential English adjectives for describing the weather. This upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons">English Basics</a> lesson includes practice tasks for all four language skills.</p>
</div>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3476"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/113_Clothing.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3476">Clothes</a></h2>

<p>This upcoming <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons">Word Bank</a> lesson is a fantastic way to introduce literacy students, absolute beginners, or young learners to new English vocabulary.</p>
</div>

<h1>Videos</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2093"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/88_Adverbs-and-Adjectives.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2093">Adjectives</a></h2>

<p>We will be adding a video to the digital version of our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/2093">Adjectives</a> lesson in the <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons">Grammar Practice Worksheets</a> section soon!</p>
</div>


Coming in February 2021

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<p>It&#39;s been a busy year for the ESL Library publishing team as you can see from our <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2020">What&#39;s New This Year?</a>&nbsp;list.&nbsp;We&#39;ll be starting a new list next month for 2021, so be sure to follow us as we turn a fresh page!<br />
<br />
Here&#39;s a look at a few things that are coming up first in the new year.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3457"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/113_Healthcare-Workers.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3457">Healthcare Workers</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming lesson from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons">Word Bank</a> section, beginners will learn and review important vocabulary for healthcare workers.</p>
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<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3459">Weather (Nouns)</a></h2>

<p>We&#39;re working on a new set of weather-themed lessons for our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons">English Basics</a> section. The first lesson gives literacy students practice with common weather nouns.</p>
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<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label revisedLabel hangingLabel">Revised</span>

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<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1757">Finding the Washroom</a></h2>

<p>Do you teach your students&nbsp;<em>washroom</em>, <em>restroom</em>, or <em>bathroom, </em>and in what context? Our American editor is currently working on some important updates to the US version of this <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons">Functional English</a> lesson.</p>
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<h1>Resources</h1>

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<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources/3458">At the Hospital</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming resource from <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources">Language Scenes</a>, students will review vocabulary they might need in an emergency room.</p>
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<h1>Videos</h1>

<p>Our video department has big plans for 2021. The first few videos of the year will be a video for practicing the ABCs&nbsp;and a new grammar video on adjectives. Stay tuned!</p>


Coming in January 2021

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Feature Releases & Platform Updates 2020

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What Was New in 2020?

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<blockquote>
<p>&ldquo;Are there plans to update the &lsquo;Conjunctions&rsquo; lesson from the old 2012 format? It&rsquo;s an ugly incongruity, being the only sheet in the Grammar Worksheets not to have been updated.&rdquo;</p>

<p class="attribution">&mdash;Jason Bond</p>
</blockquote>

<h1>ESL Library 1.0&ndash;4.0</h1>

<p>Today, we are celebrating a major milestone at ESL&nbsp;Library, and we wanted to share it with all of you! Back in 2013, when Robyn (creative director) joined our team, the publishing team began a major reconstruction project that involved rewriting, redesigning, and reediting our full content library. Tara (head writer) and Tanya (head editor) knew it was going to be a massive undertaking to revisit every lesson, resource, and flashcard in our library in addition to adding new materials every month. What we didn&rsquo;t realize is that it would take 7+ years to achieve our&nbsp;goal!</p>

<p>This week, we uploaded that final ugly, incongruent <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1615">lesson</a>. And now, it&#39;s time to celebrate this milestone and share a bit about the journey.</p>

<p><img alt="The Lingos" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/558/content_Basic-Grammar-Sentences_2017.png" /></p>

<p class="caption">Del Lingos, 2002</p>

<h2>Rewriting &amp; Editing 1,000+&nbsp;Lessons</h2>

<p>Before sending our existing ESL&nbsp;Library lessons (1.0) to design, our writers and editors worked through each lesson that needed a makeover to ensure that the content was in good shape. This&nbsp;included:</p>

<ul>
	<li>rewriting or updating the lesson content for accuracy, validity, and&nbsp;relevance</li>
	<li>adding assessment tasks, quizzes, grammar notes, and more speaking and listening tasks</li>
	<li>rewriting answer keys and teachers&rsquo;&nbsp;notes</li>
	<li>editing with our very own style&nbsp;guide</li>
	<li>creating versions with Canadian spelling and usage (and editor&rsquo;s notes for US&nbsp;versions)</li>
	<li>aligning our content with common standards&nbsp;such as CLB, WIDA, and CEFR</li>
	<li>merging our Young Learner&nbsp;site with ESL Library and adapting the content</li>
	<li>updating publication dates and version&nbsp;numbers</li>
	<li>rerecording audio to match the new&nbsp;content</li>
</ul>

<h2>Redesigning 1,000+ Lessons</h2>

<p><img alt="Comparing some old lessons to new lessons" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/595/content_ESL-Library_Creating-an-ESL-Library-Milestone_Lessons.gif" /></p>

<p>After the rewrites and edits were done, our lessons went off to our designers for more TLC. This&nbsp;included:</p>

<ul>
	<li>improving the layout</li>
	<li>improving or redrawing the&nbsp;illustrations</li>
	<li>updating the font</li>
	<li>ensuring consistency within each&nbsp;section</li>
	<li>adding student versions</li>
</ul>

<h2>Redrawing 2,000+ Flashcards</h2>

<p><img alt="Comparison of old flashcards to new ones" src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/pictures/594/content_ESL-Library_Creating-an-ESL-Library-Milestone_Flashcards.gif" /></p>

<p>Along with revamping&nbsp;all of our existing lessons, we redrew and added to the&nbsp;3,000+ images in our Flashcard Library&nbsp;during this timeframe. This&nbsp;included:</p>

<ul>
	<li>developing a new, simple flashcard style suitable for language&nbsp;learning</li>
	<li>ensuring consistency across all genres and&nbsp;categories</li>
	<li>filling gaps in many flashcard&nbsp;sets</li>
	<li>making our images much more inclusive</li>
</ul>

<h2>Then Came Digital&hellip;</h2>

<p>In addition to remastering our entire print library (and merging our young learner site with ESL&nbsp;Library), we&#39;ve been digitizing our content for the past three&nbsp;years. This meant that as updates continued with our printable versions, we&#39;ve had to add or update the digital versions as well.</p>

<p>We currently have 1,000+ digital lessons and resources as well as&nbsp;a digital Flashcard Player, and we look forward to celebrating another milestone when our full library has been digitized.</p>

<h1>Next Steps</h1>

<p>Since 2013, many of our lessons have gone through several minor and major updates, with version numbers now sitting at 4.0 or higher! In addition to expanding our library with new printable and digital content every week, here are some other things the publishing team is working on behind the&nbsp;scenes:</p>

<ul>
	<li>digitizing remaining lessons and&nbsp;resources</li>
	<li>adding UK versions for our most popular&nbsp;lessons</li>
	<li>adding video content</li>
	<li>adding more assessments</li>
	<li>developing teacher-requested content</li>
	<li>tagging content with additional standards and&nbsp;competencies</li>
	<li>making plans for US/CAN/UK digital&nbsp;versions</li>
	<li>developing ready-made courses</li>
</ul>

<p>Though our small but mighty publishing team can&rsquo;t all get together for the real celebration that this milestone deserves, this post will forever remind us that everything is possible when you have a hardworking team working together on a project they&nbsp;love. A big shout-out&nbsp;to everyone who helped out on various parts of this restoration project over the years. And to our&nbsp;heavy lifters (Tanya, Robyn, Saori, Jessica, Ann, and Tara), we did it!&nbsp;</p>

<p>This post is dedicated to all of the teachers who encouraged us to stay the course. Thank&nbsp;you!</p>


Celebrating an ESL Library Milestone

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<p>In addition to our <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/flashcard-player">Flashcard Player</a>, which is useful for teaching online or in the classroom, we now have an assignable <strong>Picture Dictionary</strong> task, which is suitable for asynchronous teaching and homework. Here is a demo of how this new task works:</p>

<h1>Picture Dictionary: Demo</h1>

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<p>We&#39;ll be adding this task to our digital lessons throughout the summer of 2020. With your <a href="https://ellii.com/pricing">Plus</a> subscription, you can assign digital Picture Dictionary tasks to your students for homework. Your students can do these task types on any mobile device or&nbsp;computer. Here are the main sections where you will be able to find this task type popping up in the coming weeks:</p>

<ol>
	<li>Word Bank</li>
	<li>Simple Sentences</li>
	<li>Super Simple Grammar</li>
	<li>Visual Learning</li>
</ol>

<p>&nbsp;Here are a few lessons to try where this task type is already available:</p>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/113/lessons/3249">Word Bank: COVID-19 </a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/91/lessons/1819">Simple Sentences: Feelings </a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/107/resources/3298">Visual Learning: Healthy Eating Guide</a></li>
</ul>

<h1>Related</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/flashcard-player">Flashcard Player Demo</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/open-ended-questions">Open-Ended Questions Demo</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/product-feature-update-matching-vocabulary-preview">Matching: Demo</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/image-match-interactive-vocabulary-building-for-beginner-english-learners">Image Match: Demo</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/see-and-spell">See &amp; Spell: Demo</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/blended-learning-listening">Listen &amp; Type: Demo</a></li>
	<li class="question"><a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/180-video-true-or-false-task-demo">True or False: Demo</a></li>
	<li class="question"><a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/181-video-read-listen-task-demo">Read &amp; Listen: Demo</a></li>
	<li class="question"><a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/184-video-dialogue-task-demo">Dialogue: Demo</a></li>
</ul>


Picture Dictionary 

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<p>At ESL Library, we&#39;re all about making teachers lives a little easier! Here&#39;s a handy&nbsp;shortcut for anyone with a Google account.</p>

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<p>Note: You can also connect your Google account from your <strong>My Account </strong>settings.</p>

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<p>Looking for Clever single sign-on? This is in the works!</p>

<h1>Related</h1>

<ul class="resources">
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/google-classroom-assignments">How to Post ESL Library Assignments on Google Classroom</a></li>
	<li class="blog-post"><a href="https://ellii.com/blog/students-sign-up-log-in">Sign Up or Log In (For Students)</a></li>
</ul>


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