Basic User Stage 2.
In the context of education, "LTEL" stands for Long-Term English Learner. It refers to students who have been enrolled in U.S. schools for six years or more and have not yet been reclassified as fluent English proficient. These students often require ongoing support to improve their English language skills and succeed academically.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Definition:
A Long-Term English Learner (LTEL) is a student who has been identified as an English Learner (EL) for six years or more but has not yet been reclassified as fluent English proficient.
Challenges:
LTELs may face challenges such as inconsistent schooling, frequent moves, or gaps in their prior schooling experiences, which can affect their English language acquisition.
Focus:
LTELs require additional support and interventions to address their specific needs and improve their English proficiency.
Support:
Schools and districts may implement programs and strategies to support LTELs, such as providing tailored language instruction, tutoring, and other interventions.
If the above applies to you, You might find Basic User 2 below and part 3 of more use?
01
Vowels & Consonents.
A, E, I, O, U. The rest of the letters in the alphabet are called Consonants.
It is why we pronounce certain words in certain ways, but also spell them as such. So the word Europe starts with a Vowel, but we have to write it as "A European" and not "An European."
02
More ed, ing and tion
Assign - ed - ing - Assignation
Amaze - ed - zing - Amazement
Achieve - d - ving - Achievement
Aspire - Aspiration - Aspirational
Compete - ed - ting - Competition
Complete -d - ting - Completion
Compliment - ed - ting
Condemn - ed - Condemnation
Confirm - ed - ing - Confirmation
Confront - ed - ting - Confrontation
Cooperate - ting - Cooperation
Dedicate - d - ing - Dedication
Duplicate - d - ing - Duplication
Elate - Elation
Explain - Explained - Explaining - Explanation
Describe - d - ing - Description
Desolate - d - ing - Desolation
Imperfect - Imperfections
Inform - ed - ing - Information
Inspire - ed - ing - Inspirational
Isolate - d - ting - Isolating
Observe - d - ing - Observation
Propose - d - ing - Proposition
Quote - d - ing - Quotation
Realise - d - sing - Realisation
Repeat - ed - ing - Repetition
Repute - ed - Reputation
Reserve - d - ing - Reservation
Reveal - ed - ing - Revelation
03
I before E except after C
"Believe it or not, I was considered to be a certified doctor, a specialist in my field."
Words like believe, field or grief.
Whereas receive, ceiling and deceive follow the ei after the letter c.
"I received a parcel in the post the other day, but it wasn't addressed to me. I thought I was being deceived."
04
Commas. (,)
Commas are very important, especially when listing more than one item or a longer description of something.
Always use a comma before , but, and during your list, but when you have finished the last item has the word 'and' before it, as below.
I thought the book was great. Funny, scary, exciting and thrilling in places, but it kept me wanting to read more.
05
Common & Opposite Words
Bad - Good
Better - Worse
Cold - Coldest - Cool - Warm - Warmth - Hot - Hottest
Day - Night
Early - Late
Excuse Me - Sorry - Apologise
Fast - Slow - Faster - Slower
First - Last
Food - Drink
Dry - Wet
Hello - Goodbye
Him - He
Her - She
His - Hers
I - You - He/She - We - Their
Light - Lighter - Lightness - Dark - Darker - Darkness
Like - Love
Many - Few
More - Less
Morning - AM - Noon - Afternoon - PM - Evening - Dusk - Night - Midnight - Dawn
MPH/KPH (Miles per hour - Kilometres per hour)
My - Mine
New - Old
Now - Then
Open - Closed
Please - Thanks
Past - Present - Future
Thank you very much - Thank you - Thanks - Many thanks - Ta (slang)
Their - There's - Ours
Young - Old
You - Your - your's - you're - you've
A part (As in A part of me wanted to, but...) - Apart (to be apart of something, e.g. like a group/team.)
Also, - Whereas - However,
Here, the word on it's own is the present, ed is used to indicate the past, ing the present.
Begin - beginning - began
Burn - burning - burnt.
Buy - buying - bought.
Bring - bringing - brought.
Build - building - built.
Bike - biking - cycling - biked/cycled.
Cultivate - cultivating - cultivated.
Do - don't.
Did - did not (didn't) - done.
Draw - drawing - drawn.
Drink - drinking - drunk - drunken.
Exercise - exercising - exercised.
Exert - exerting - exerted.
Eat - eating - eaten.
End - ending - ended.
Finish - finished - finishing.
Go - going - gone.
Hold - holding - held.
Look - watch -looked - watched - looking - watching.
Learn - learning - learnt - learned.
Pause - pausing - paused.
Say - sat - seated - saying - said.
Sell - selling - sold.
Sleep - ing - slept.
Small - Medium - Large - little - tiny - big - huge - enormous.
Supply - supplies - supplying - supplied.
Stand - standing.
Start - started - starting.
Stop - stopped - stopping.
Stun - stunned - stunning
Speak - spoke - spoken - speaking.
Real - realise - realising - realised - realisation.
Talk - talking - talked.
Tell - telling - told.
Travel - travelling - travelled.
Understand - understanding - understood.
Wake - wake up(!) - ing - woke - woken.
Walk - walking - walked.
Write - written - writing - wrote.
Hamlet, Village, Town, City, County, Nation, Country.
Ocean, Sea, River, Lake, Pond, Puddle.
Mountain, Hill, Mound, Mount
Forest, Wood, Field
Fantastic, Brilliant, Excellent, Great, Good.
Satisfactory, Bad, Dismal, Poor, Failure.
Mr. , Mrs. , Ms. , Miss. , Dr. . Like Dr. Doolittle.
Mr. John Smith. (John Smith is probably the most commonest name in the English language. Smith comes from Blacksmith, who makes shoes for horses etc.)
Etc. is short for etcetera, meaning 'and on and on'.... It has a full stop after it, just like Mister or Missus above.
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Apostrophise. (')
Normally, there is singular and plural.
A cat 😺. Two dogs 🐕. Horses 🐎.
My dogs are very funny 😄.
My dog's leads are in the house 🏠.
Here we use the ' apostrophe to mean the dog leads belong to the dogs.
My wife's handbag 👜 is very expensive. Or - my wife's handbag wasn't very expensive.
Also, I have two dogs. I have not got their leads. This is quite a mouthful and is formally written. So instead, use the apostrophe as below:
I haven't got their dog leads. It shortens the wording which makes it easier to write and say. (Pronounce)
Use ' to shorten two words so they go together to make pronouncing easier.
I'm fifty four years old. Instead of I am fifty four years old. Or I’m twelve and a half.
The tourist's coats not the tourists's coats.
E.g. (short for example):
Steven Watsons' excellent adventures.
I am - I'm
You are - You're... going out? Your coat is over there.
We are - We're... Off now. Were you... serious?
They are - They're. They had - They've.