Greetings, and welcome to our newsletter. I’m Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka Maestro Sersea. English was my third language when I moved to the United States of America from Romania over 40 years ago. I have been passionately teaching English learners in California since 1989, both at K-12 public schools and community colleges. Whether you’re a student or a teacher of English, I hope you will find the following learning activities and educational resources helpful. You can contact me and learn more about me by visiting my website and my LinkedIn account or by emailing me at maestrosersea @ gmail. com .
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This Week’s 7 Learning Activities
- Survival English Articles: How to Schedule a Dental Appointment — https://usareading.club/2023/06/07/how-to-schedule-a-dental-appointment/
- English Learners are invited to read the creative stories on our website and discuss them with others: John’s Pursuit of Success in America: Creative Stories #1
- Reading Comprehension Lessons: Inferencing — https://usareading.club/2024/02/02/reading-comprehension-lessons-inferencing/
- Click on the links below to learn about specific reading comprehension skills: Article: The Importance of Reading Comprehension Skills
- Character Traits: Respectful Character
- American State of the Week: Alabama
- American City of the Week: New York, New York
Beginning ESL Resources
Helpful Video Playlists
— Dolch Sight Words Vocabulary (250 words English Learners need to know)
Intermediate ESL Resources
Helpful Video Playlists
— Fry’s Sight Words Vocabulary (1,000 words English Learners need to know)
— American English Dialogues with Pronunciation
— Read-Along Articles about American Holidays and Celebrations
— Learn about each of the 50 States in the United States of America
— Personal Improvement Videos: Job-Skills/Soft skills/Character Traits
— Helpful Video Guides for Immigrants in the United States of America
Helpful Intermediate ESL Activities:
— Click here if you want to work on a specific activity to improve your English
Click here if you wish to learn more about all the United States of America with articles with audio and maps:
— Click here for the 50 most populous USA Cities
— Click here if you wish to learn more about 30 character traits that can help when you describe yourself during a job interview. Here you will find articles with videos, audio recordings, and quizzes, as well as an online course. (Intermediate/Advanced Level)
Advanced ESL Resources
The Next Generation in Reading:
Access eBooks with translation, read-along audio, and online AI Chatbots that use artificial intelligence and are capable of maintaining an in-depth conversation with English Learners about the content of each eBook via https://sersea.com/ebooks/
Helpful Advanced ESL Activities:
— Read motivational stories about immigrants in the USA and take SAT-style comprehension tests
— Read articles about reading comprehension skills and take SAT-style comprehension tests
Click here if you wish to learn more about all the United States of America with articles with audio and maps:
Helpful Video Playlists
— Job Skills/Soft Skills Videos
— Reading Comprehension Skills
Helpful Websites
- Maestro Sersea’s Official Website: www.maestrosersea.com
- American English Pronunciation: www.usapronunciation.com
- American English Dialogues: www.americanenglishconversation.online
- American English Vocabulary: www.americanenglishvocabulary.com
- American English Idioms: www.americanenglishidioms.com
- USA Reading Club: www.usareading.club
- Learn about Careers and Soft Skills: www.usacareers.club
- Learn tips and strategies for immigrants in the U.S.A.: www.immigrantsinthe.us
- Learn about Personal Improvement, Personal Development, and Self-Help: www.sersea.space
- Learn about USA and other countries: www.worldfacts.club
- Liberty, Democracy, and the Pursuit of Happiness: www.libertarian.center
More Resources
Do you want to improve your listening skills? Look on the right-hand side of this page to access Maestro Sersea’s podcasts, or access them via his website:
Visit our YouTube Page with over 1,300 educational videos: www.youtube.com/maestrosersea
Try the podcasts: www.maestrosersea.com/podcasts
Do you want to access helpful audio files for English Learners?
Visit: www.soundcloud.com/maestro-sersea/sets
Educational News from Maestro Sersea
News 1: Great News! Next month, in May 2024, Maestro Sersea will officially open the virtual doors of California International Online School (CAINTOS), a private online school for English Learners worldwide. CAINTOS will offer initial online diagnostic testing to identify student English grade level (we provide online skills training and coursework for 13 levels, starting from Level 1: Beginning Literacy to Level 13: College Ready), online courses, periodic webinars, regular one-on-one online office hours via Zoom, individualized feedback from Maestro Sersea, and an official exit English assessment with a certificate identifying English language fluency that students can share with employers and schools.
— To schedule a free, 15-minute appointment via ZOOM to learn more about California International Online School, click here.
— To learn more about our progress and educational offerings and sign up for our CAINTOS newsletter, please visit www.caintos.com.
News 2: More Great News! Webinars with Maestro Sersea will begin in May 2024. English learners who are serious about improving their English skills are invited to sign up for our low-cost American English webinars.
- You’re invited to schedule a free, 10-minute one-on-one online appointment via Zoom to discuss our low-cost monthly webinar subscription by clicking here.
- To learn more about our future webinars and register for our monthly low-cost monthly webinar subscription, please click here.
NEWS 3: Click Here if you wish to access Maestro Sersea’s seven published books for English Learners
NEWS 4: Even More Great News! Check out Maestro Sersea’s educational podcasts for English Learners. Now you can listen to the Maestro Sersea podcast for English Learners on numerous Podcasting platforms, including Apple, Spotify, IHeartRadio, Google, Amazon, Podbean, PlayerFM, Listen to Notes, Deezer, Podcast Addict, Stitcher, and more.
Thank you. I will send you the next American English News from Maestro Sersea on Sunday of next week.
