Tara Benwell's Blog (27)

Writing Challenge #13: An Interview with a MyEC Member

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For this writing challenge you will need a partner! You are going to interview your partner about a topic of your choice. You can choose any member of MyEC to be your partner.

Your task: 1) Send a message to one of your friends requesting an interview. Example mess… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on November 12, 2009 at 7:28pm — 28 Comments

Tara's Writing Challenge Member List

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Each month I post a new writing challenge for learners on my blog. Teachers are also welcome to join! Please add your name in the comment section here if you want to receive a notice of NEW writing challenges. You MUST add me as a friend to receive notification. Please add the ot… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on October 30, 2009 at 6:30pm — 85 Comments

Get the Most out of EC's Community

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I received a great question today from a new MyEC member: "How can I join this community?" Community is so important in life. When you feel like you are part of something, you thrive. To thrive means to live well and grow. It is not enough to join a club such as MyEC. To… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on October 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — 8 Comments

Writing Challenge #12: My Dream English School

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A few months ago we had fun building our dream clubhouse. The writers were so creative I thought it would be fun to build our dream English school.

Are you currentl… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on October 14, 2009 at 3:27pm — 42 Comments

How is Your Weather Today? Blog your own Daily Report.

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How's the weather in your part of the world? Visit regularly and provide members with an update on the weather in your region in the comment section. (Or write your own "Today's Weather Report" in your own blog and provide a link in this comment section.) Be sure to include this information… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on September 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — 41 Comments

I Don't Know What to Blog: Blog Topic Ideas

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The first thing I do when I log in to MyEC is check out the latest blog posts. What are the learners writing? What are the teachers sharing? Some days I find really interesting thoughts. Some days I find very funny stories. I love learning about holidays and cultural event… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on September 21, 2009 at 3:00pm — 12 Comments

Writing Challenge #11: A Day in the Life

Calling all writers! I think we're ready for some creative writing fun again. This month, let's use our imaginations to write a page out of someone (or something) else's diary. We're going to describe a day in the life of people, animals, or even inanimate objects. What is a typical day like for an ant, or a… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on September 11, 2009 at 2:30pm — 41 Comments

The Perfect Resume: A fictional resume created by MyEC's Writing Group

Thank you to everyone who participated in Writing Challenge #10. Here is the Angel's resume. Would you hire him? Name: Angel Q. Smartypants Birth Date:12/02/1976 Gender:Male Nationality:British Visa Status:Available Residence Location:Yorkshire,England Marital Status:Single Phone number:(00574)47586924315 E-mail:singlegentleman@englishclub.com Objective: To become a successful freelance Web Designer Education 1997-2000 National Academy of Public Administration, Ba… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on September 9, 2009 at 3:41pm — 6 Comments

Writing Challenge #10: The Perfect Resume

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In response to this global recession, let's write a resume (also called CV) together. Uh-oh. I can hear your groans already! Don't worry. This is going to be a fun resume. We're going to write a resume for the perfect person! This person has the best sk… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on August 5, 2009 at 4:39pm — 17 Comments

An Obituary for Michael Jackson: Written by English Language Learners Worldwide

Thank you to all of the MyEC members who joined in Writing Challenge #9. I have compiled your contributions and organized them into a Group Obituary for MJ. The King of Pop is Dead. What is worthy to be said? We at MyEC are very very sad to announce the passing of the 'King of Pop'. He p… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on July 30, 2009 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments

Facebook Vs MyEC (Become a Fan!)

MyEC is now on Facebook! Click here if you want to be one of the first 100 fans! EnglishClub.com is on… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on July 10, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

Writing Challenge #9: An Obituary for Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Some people loved Michael Jackson; some people loathed him. Hands up if you have danced to his music?

In memory of "The King of Pop" let's write a group obituary. An obituary is a notice of a person's death that contains details about… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on June 26, 2009 at 3:00pm — 37 Comments

Writing Challenge #8: English Mania (NEW quiz and challenge)

NEW: Take the English Mania Quiz.
Update: I have now added an advanced challenge in the comment section. Find it on page 5 of the comments. (Don't look ahead until you try it.… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on June 4, 2009 at 6:00pm — 62 Comments

Writing Challenge #7: Building Our Dream House

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This month, let's build the house of our dreams. Since we are all part of an English Club, we'll make it a clubhouse. We will describe it together in the comment section.

For this challenge I need writers to do the building, landscaping, painting, home

… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on May 5, 2009 at 4:11pm — 64 Comments

Writing Challenge #6-Read the Complete Letters

Here are the two letters we wrote together in April for Writing Challenge#6. Great work with transitional phrases everyone! See how well the letters flow? ------------- Dear Grandma, I have been very busy this month; nevertheless, I haven't forgotten about you. In fact, I have something important to tell you.You keep always saying that you long to see my wedding. Therefore , recently I have found my Mr.right. consequetly,I'm no longer lonesome,and i'm excited to the idea of founding a family.… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on April 29, 2009 at 3:00pm — 10 Comments

Writing Challenge #6: Dear Grandma (Transitional Words and Phrases)

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*NOTE TO ALL WRITERS-We are now WRITING BACK from Grandma! Please read the whole letter in the comment section before you add to Grandma's response to her granddaughter, Julie. Don't forget to use transitional phrases. Have fun! ------------------------------… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on April 2, 2009 at 4:00pm — 62 Comments

Vote for your Favourite Window

Thank you to everyone who joined Writing Challenge #5. Before we move on to the next challenge, please stop by and choose your favourite window in the comment section. If you haven't shared your own window, it's not too late! Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on March 31, 2009 at 6:29pm — 5 Comments

Writing Challenge #5: Windows of the World

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For Writing Challenge #5 let's learn more about each other by looking out our windows. Choose the closest window to your computer and describe what you see in 100-150 words.

My Window I'm looking through my dining room window, which is on the main floor… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on March 12, 2009 at 3:13pm — 50 Comments

Writing Challenge #4: "What Am I?"

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In this writing challenge you will write a puzzle. The puzzle question is "What am I?" or "Who am I?". Instructions: 1. In the comment section guess the answer to my puzzle or another writer's puzzle. (Make sure to put the name of the writer in your… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on February 24, 2009 at 3:00pm — 268 Comments

Writing Challenge #3: A Love Story-Fact or Fiction

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and love is in the air. It must be time for Writing Challenge #3. Here are two questions for you. Choose one and write a paragraph in the comment section. 1) How did you meet your current romantic partner? OR 2) How did your parents meet? Now for the "twist". Your paragraph does not have to be true. You can write the true story or a fictional story. Readers can guess whether your paragraph is true or not (use the comment section). When the ch… Continue

Added by Tara Benwell on February 13, 2009 at 2:30pm — 54 Comments