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

Announcements

<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>

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<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>
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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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>

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<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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Stay up-to-date with ELT trends and ideas with articles from experts and teachers in the field.

Articles

<p>We want to hear your stories about why you love ESL Library and how you use it with your students. Watch the video below and leave us a one-minute video or text response sharing your experience. We can&#39;t wait to collect your responses and share them with our hardworking team and teachers around the world!</p>

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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>

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<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>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/121/lessons/3459"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/121_Weather_Nouns.png" /></a></p>

<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>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/92/lessons/1757"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/92_Finding-the-Washroom.png" /></a></p>

<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>
</div>

<h1>Resources</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/125/resources/3458"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/125_At-the-Hospital.png" /></a></p>

<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>
</div>

<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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<p>We&#39;re taking stock of our busy year and making lots of plans for next year!&nbsp;If there&#39;s a lesson or section&nbsp;you&#39;d like us to consider for 2021, be sure to get in touch with our customer service team.</p>

<p>Here are some&nbsp;materials we have in progress for the last month of this year. For a full list of new content from 2020, visit <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/new-2020">What&#39;s New This Year?</a>&nbsp;Keep an eye on our new&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons">English with The Washington Post</a> section for weekly additions as well.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

<div class="whiteBox"><span class="label newLabel hangingLabel">New</span>

<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/80_Tchaikovsky.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons">Tchaikovsky</a></h2>

<p>In this new lesson from our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/80/lessons">Famous People</a>&nbsp;section, students will read about a&nbsp;composer whose music we often listen to during the Christmas season. Watch for an additional jigsaw lesson&nbsp;on the four composers we&#39;ve recently covered as well as a video listening&nbsp;task to go with each one.&nbsp;</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/86/lessons/3406"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/86_Leadership-Styles.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/86/lessons/3406">Leadership Qualities</a></h2>

<p>In this new lesson from <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/86/lessons">Business Matters</a>, students will read about different leadership qualities. They will discuss what makes a good leader and talk about real-life experiences that have required them&nbsp;to develop their own leadership skills.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/84/lessons/2349"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/84_Donald-Trump.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/84/lessons/2349">Donald Trump</a></h2>

<p>A lot has happened since 2016, and we&#39;re currently working on updating&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/84/lessons">American Presidents</a> lesson on this historic world leader. We&#39;ll also be adding a digital version and audio to this lesson.</p>
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<h1>Resources</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3398"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/128_Health-Labels-and-Warnings.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3398">Health Warnings and Labels</a></h2>

<p>In this new resource from <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources">Real-World Reading</a>, students will learn and review vocabulary and graphics found on&nbsp;very basic labels and warnings, including food and prescription labels.</p>
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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources/3407/"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/103_Grammar-and-Usage.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources/3407">Punctuation Chart</a></h2>

<p>Do your student confuse the&nbsp;different types of punctuation? This <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/103/resources">Grammar &amp; Usage</a> chart will help your students review the&nbsp;functions of the most common types of punctuation used in written English.&nbsp;</p>
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<h1>Videos</h1>

<p>If your students liked <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3396">The Scaredy Cat</a>, watch for our upcoming Christmas video, <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3408">The Sparkly Star</a>.</p>


Coming in December 2020

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<p>This month we&rsquo;ve spent some time doing a bit of rearranging! You&rsquo;ll notice that our Young Learners &amp; Adult Literacy content has moved closer to the top of our <a href="https://ellii.com/lessons">main index</a> to make it easier to find. We&rsquo;ve also separated our Phonics &amp; Pronunciation section into three parts: <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons">Phonics</a>, <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a>, and <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/131/lessons">Phonics Stories</a>. Finally, we&#39;ve opened a new section called <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/132/lessons">Picture Stories</a>&nbsp;and moved some&nbsp;older worksheets to a resource section called&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/126/resources">Young Learner Activities</a> (100&nbsp;resources).</p>

<p>In addition to all of this housekeeping, we&rsquo;ve been digitizing content, preparing British English printable and audio versions, and developing new content, including this mid-month release about <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/117/lessons/3391">Fall Foliage</a>. Here are some more upcoming materials to watch&nbsp;for.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/127/lessons/3393"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/127_Distinguishing-Fact-from-Opinion.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/127/lessons/3393">Distinguishing Fact from Opinion</a></h2>

<p>In this new lesson from our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/127/lessons">Reading in English</a>&nbsp;section, students will learn to identify facts and opinions while reading many different types of&nbsp;reviews.</p>
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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3392"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Black-Friday.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3392">Black Friday</a></h2>

<p>We&#39;re adding a low-intermediate version of our popular <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> lesson about this American Thanksgiving tradition. Black Friday might be a little less crazy this year!</p>
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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3394"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/123_Prepositions.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3394">Prepositions of Place</a></h2>

<p>Our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons">Super Simple Grammar</a> section continues to grow and has been fully digitized. This upcoming lesson will help your beginners practice using common prepositions.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3395"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/130_o.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons/3395">/o/</a></h2>

<p>Our new&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/130/lessons">Pronunciation</a> section will soon have another new lesson: the long O&nbsp;sound! Leave us a comment to let us know what&nbsp;other pronunciation lessons you would like to&nbsp;see.</p>
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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/2237"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/81_White-House.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons/2237">The White House</a></h2>

<p><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3381">Election Day</a> is almost here. Who will be living in the White House next year? We&rsquo;re fixing up the vocabulary review exercise&nbsp;in this&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/81/lessons">Famous Places</a> lesson based on a student&nbsp;request!</p>
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<h1>Videos</h1>

<p>Our video department is putting the finishing touches on a new Halloween-themed video lesson. Watch for <em>The Scaredy Cat</em> popping up in our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> section any day&nbsp;now.</p>


Coming in November

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<p>Do your students enjoy studying English while also learning and talking about current events? Are you looking for content that you can use in your multi-level classes? Would your advanced learners benefit from using authentic materials to expand their&nbsp;vocabulary and speaking skills?</p>

<p>Try ESL Library&#39;s new pilot section,&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons">English with the Washington Post</a>.</p>

<h2>English with The Washington Post&nbsp;</h2>

<p>This pilot section currently houses three&nbsp;digital-only reading lessons and one&nbsp;video lesson. The&nbsp;reading lessons&nbsp;(low-intermediate, intermediate, and advanced) focus on the issue of the digital divide, a problem that has been highlighted by&nbsp;the closure of traditional schools during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

<p>While the advanced version of <strong>The Digital Divide</strong> centers around an&nbsp;authentic article from The Washington Post, the low-intermediate and intermediate lessons feature graded versions of the reading&nbsp;(modified with permission). We also have a video lesson featuring a Washington Post documentary&nbsp;about a coronavirus experiment at a concert venue in Germany.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Lessons</h2>

<ol>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3388">The Digital Divide (Low Int)</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3387">The Digital Divide (Int)</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3386">The Digital Divide (Adv)</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons/3389">Video: A Coronavirus Experiment</a></li>
</ol>

<h2>Task Types</h2>

<p>Each lesson contains the following five&nbsp;digital tasks:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Vocabulary Preview A&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Vocabulary Preview B&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Reading or Video</li>
	<li>Comprehension&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Discussion or Writing&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h2>Assign and/or Broadcast</h2>

<p>You can <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/122-how-to-assign-digital-homework">assign</a>* these digital lessons to your students for homework and/or <a href="https://help.ellii.com/article/200-how-to-broadcast-tasks">broadcast</a> the content in an online or traditional class. You could also try a blended-learning approach:&nbsp;Assign the pre-tasks&nbsp;for homework, read/watch the articles/video in class, and use the follow-up tasks for review or assessment.&nbsp;We hope these relevant topics and interactive task types keep your students engaged at all levels.</p>

<p>*Note that the readings and video are currently assignable for both Standard and Plus subscribers. Additional tasks are assignable for Plus subscribers only. All subscribers have access to the Task Player to broadcast all lessons and tasks. Not a member?&nbsp;Learn more about our <a href="https://ellii.com/pricing">Pricing</a>&nbsp;plans.</p>

<h2>Survey</h2>

<p>After you try a lesson from this pilot section, please take our <a href="https://esllibrarysurvey.typeform.com/to/wLbsIXYf">mini-survey</a>. Your feedback will help us understand the level of interest ESL Library teachers and students have&nbsp;in weekly current events lessons like these.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Please note:</strong>&nbsp;As this is a pilot section, the lesson content in <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/133/lessons">English with The Washington Post</a> may be removed on short notice.&nbsp;</p>


English with The Washington Post 

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<p>School is in session for most of our subscribers now, and we&rsquo;re back to filling requests and making adjustments to our materials based on teacher feedback. We&rsquo;re so grateful to everyone who takes the time to write or call in. In addition to lots of new video content, we&rsquo;re working on some materials that will help our American subscribers teach their students about election season. Here are a few items that are currently in&nbsp;progress.</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3381"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Election-Day-US.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/3381">Election Day (US)</a></h2>

<p>In this upcoming lesson from <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a>, students will learn about the tricky concept of the Electoral College and the two main parties in the US. Students will also discuss opinions about mail‑in&nbsp;voting.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/3380"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/118_uh.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons/3380">/ʊ/</a></h2>

<p>In this new lesson from <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/118/lessons">Phonics &amp; Pronunciation</a>, students will learn a fourth sound related to the letter&nbsp;u. For related lessons, visit our pronunciation&nbsp;section.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/1886"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/93_Black-History-Month.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons/1886">Black History Month</a></h2>

<p>We&rsquo;re making some important updates to our Black History Month lesson from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/93/lessons">Holidays &amp; Events</a> section. The new version will also have an updated audio&nbsp;recording.</p>
</div>

<h1>Resources</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3382"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/128_Reading-School-Letters.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3382">Reading School Letters</a></h2>

<p>We&#39;re working on a new resource for parents of school-aged kids in our&nbsp;<a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories">Real-World Reading</a>&nbsp;section.&nbsp;Parents&nbsp;will practice reading letters that their students bring home from&nbsp;school.</p>
</div>

<h1>Videos &amp; Flashcards</h1>

<p>In addition to printable and digital lessons, we&rsquo;re also working on new video content to go with our Mozart lesson and our upcoming Election Day&nbsp;(US) lesson. We&rsquo;re also adding a Picture Dictionary task (digital flashcards) to all of our pronunciation lessons. Stay&nbsp;tuned!</p>


Coming in October 2020

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<p>Our back-to-school to-do list is all about getting as much digital content up as we can as many students and teachers head back to online (or hybrid) school. We&rsquo;ve also been filling requests for new content and making improvements based on teacher feedback. Here are some items the publishing team is working on right&nbsp;now!</p>

<h1>Lessons</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3367"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/123_Yes-No-Questions-with-Be.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons/3367">Yes/No Questions with&nbsp;Be</a></h2>

<p>In this new lesson from <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/123/lessons">Super Simple Grammar</a>, students will practice forming yes/no questions in the simple present tense with the Be verb using subject pronouns and&nbsp;nouns.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/3368"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/72_School-Uniforms.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons/3368">School Uniforms</a></h2>

<p>We&rsquo;re continuing to add low-level versions of our most popular <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/72/lessons">Discussion Starters</a> topics. Watch for a new low-intermediate lesson where students learn about and discuss the pros and cons of wearing uniforms to&nbsp;school.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/98/lessons/1466"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/98_September-11.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/courses/98/lessons/1466">September 11</a></h2>

<p>This important lesson from our <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/98/lessons">Historic Events</a> section will have a new look and feel in time for the 9/11&nbsp;anniversary.</p>
</div>

<h1>Resources</h1>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3369"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/128_Menus.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3369">Menus</a></h2>

<p>In this new resource from <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources">Real-World Reading</a>, students will practice reading a variety of&nbsp;food menus. We have a related flashcard set coming soon&nbsp;too.</p>
</div>

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<p class="circleThumb"><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3313"><img src="https://esllibrary.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/emails/monthly-newsletter/thumbs/128_Job-Ads.png" /></a></p>

<h2><a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources/3313">Job Ads</a></h2>

<p>We&rsquo;re working on a few updates to our Job Ads resource from <a href="https://ellii.com/resource_categories/128/resources">Real-World&nbsp;Reading</a>.</p>
</div>

<h1>Videos &amp; Quizzes</h1>

<p>Are you enjoying our new <a href="https://ellii.com/blog/introducing-videos-on-esl-library">grammar videos</a>? We&rsquo;re putting the finishing touches on our video about the simple future tense. You&rsquo;ll soon find it in the Grammar Practice Workhseets lesson on the <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/88/lessons/1596">Simple Future</a>. We&rsquo;re also working on some new paper-based quizzes and digital assessment tasks to go with our throwback series <a href="https://ellii.com/courses/77/lessons"><em>Everyday Idioms&nbsp;1</em></a>.</p>
