• Guide to Argument Essays: Why Your Argument is Weak, and What to Do About It
    Sep 20 2022

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    The argument essay is the most common type of essay you’ll need to write in high school and college. Learn what makes your argument weak (and boring) and what you can do to fix that in this presentation.

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    Information for this presentation is based on “Making a Case: Defining a Position Argument” and “Writing Process: Creating a Position Argument” in Writing Guide with Handbook by Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, and Toby Fulwiler, published by OpenStax in 2021. Access them for free at https://openstax.org/books/writing-guide/pages/10-1-making-a-case-defining-a-position-argument and https://openstax.org/books/writing-guide/pages/10-5-writing-process-creating-a-position-argument

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  • The Nature of Business | Advanced English
    Aug 16 2022

    Learn how businesses affect everything in our lives. For advanced English language learners. 

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    *What do you know about the indigenous or native people of your country?*


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    This article has been adapted from “The Nature of Business” in Introduction to Business, by Lawrence J. Gitman et al., published by OpenStax in 2018. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-1-the-nature-of-business.

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  • The Americas, Part 1 | Intermediate English
    Jul 26 2022

    Learn about the people who originally inhabited the American continents. For intermediate English language learners.

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    *What do you know about the indigenous or native people of your country?*


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    This article has been adapted from “The Americas” in U.S. History, by P. Scott Corbett et al., published by OpenStax in 2014. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/1-1-the-Americas.

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    9 mins
  • Requirements for Human Life | Beginner English
    Jul 5 2022

    Learn about the things we all need to keep us alive. For beginning English language learners.


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    *Have you ever experienced extreme heat, cold or air pressure? What was it like?*


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    This article has been adapted from “Requirements for Human Life” in Anatomy and Physiology, by J. Gordon Betts et al., published by OpenStax in 2013. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/1-4-requirements-for-human-life

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    7 mins
  • Guide to the TOEFL - Reading
    Jun 21 2022

    Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Reading presentation. In it, you'll learn what the reading section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers. Download the transcript at: https://lovelangwri.com/2022/06/21/guide-to-the-toefl-reading/

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    Content adapted from: Educational Psychology: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/153

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    25 mins
  • Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation | TOEFL Study
    Jun 14 2022

    Learn about the force that keeps us all tied to Earth. For advanced English language learners. For students studying for the Test of English as a Foreign Language.


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    *Would you ever go on a tourism trip to outer space?*


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    This article has been adapted from “Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation” in College Physics, by Paul Peter Urone and Roger Hinrichs, published by OpenStax in 2012. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/college-physics/pages/6-5-newtons-universal-law-of-gravitation

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    11 mins
  • Guide to the TOEFL - Listening
    Jun 7 2022

    Today's episode is the audio to the Guide to the TOEFL - Listening presentation. In it, you'll learn what the listening section of the Test of English as a Foreign Language requires, as well as hear some sample questions and answers. Download the transcript at: https://lovelangwri.com

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    Content adapted from: Astronomy: https://openstax.org/books/astronomy/pages/4-2-the-seasons 


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    25 mins
  • What Is Culture? | Advanced English
    May 31 2022

    Learn about how culture is defined and how we can all appreciate other cultures more. For advanced English language learners.


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    *What is one part of your culture that others may find strange?*


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    This article has been adapted from “What Is Culture?” in Introduction to Sociology 2e, by Heather Griffiths and Nathan Keirns, published by OpenStax in 2015. Access it for free at: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-sociology-2e/pages/3-1-what-is-culture

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    13 mins