Greetings English Learners and Teachers from All Over the World!
I’m Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T., aka Maestro Sersea, an American English teacher based in Southern California, United States of America. I’ve been educating English learners in California since 1989 and I continue to do so both at a charter high school and at a community college. I was born and raised in Romania, and English became my 3rd language when I moved to the United States of America more than 41 years ago. Thanks to my helpful English as a Second Language teachers who taught and motivated me to succeed, I was inspired to become an American English Teacher and help English learners increase American English fluency.
PART 1: Resources and Lessons for Teaching and Learning American English:
LISTENING SKILLS
- Improve Your Listening Skills by reading and working with a chatbot: Listening Skills – Learn American English with Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T. Aka Maestro Sersea
- Continue increasing your listening skills by accessing Maestro Sersea’s educational podcasts: PODCASTS – Maestro Sersea
- Improve your listening comprehension with songs and lyrics produced by Maestro Sersea:
GRAMMAR
- Grammar Lesson: Demonstratives – Demonstrative Pronouns and Demonstrative Adjectives: Demonstratives: Demonstrative Pronouns and Demonstrative Adjectives – Learn American English with Ioan Elvis Sersea, M.A., M.A.T. Aka Maestro Sersea
READING SKILLS
Read the following articles to understand the key reading comprehension skills needed to understand what you read:
- Article: The Importance of Reading Comprehension Skills
- Article: American English Reading Comprehension Skills
- What Are the Most Important Reading Comprehension Skills?
SURVIVAL ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Watch the following videos with vocabulary definitions and sentences to improve basic English vocabulary:
- Lesson 1: Emotions – https://youtu.be/KAv-J7IA3Jw?si=Lb4meonJCdu2g8JD
- Lesson 2: Mental Health – https://youtu.be/7MaptROWHuw?si=4X8dYoeS-FDsOCer
AMERICAN ENGLISH IDIOMS
- Learn American English Idioms with our eBook:
“How to Learn American English Idioms: An English Learner’s Guide” by Maestro Sersea
Chapter 1: Unlocking the Secrets of American English from “How to Learn American English Idioms …”
Learn American English Idioms with the following 3 lessons:
- ACE IN THE HOLE, ACE UP (ONE’S) SLEEVE, and ACHILLES’ HEEL: American English Idioms #1
- ACID TEST, ACROSS THE BOARD, and ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS: American English Idioms #2
- ALBATROSS AROUND (ONE’S) NECK, ALL KIDDING ASIDE, and ALL THUMBS: American English Idioms #3
CAREERS AND SOFT SKILLS:
Career soft skills:
Online Course: Job Skills
Take a free online course: Job Skills – What You Need to Know: Job Skills: What You Need to Know Online Course – Work Skills Pro
Have a great day everyone. I’ll share another newsletter with you within a few days.
