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Learn English Vocabulary and Fight Hunger at the Same Time
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Learning new words and building vocabulary is important for all ESL students and here is a great way they can learn and contribute to charity at the same time. Freerice.com is a website where you play a game where you have to choose the meaning of a word. For every word you identify correctly, 10 grains of rice are donated through the world food program. It is all paid for by advertising placed on the site.
This is not only a great site for student but also English speakers in general and can help in the following ways,
Learning new vocabulary has tremendous benefits. It can help you:
- Formulate your ideas better
- Write better papers, emails and business letters
- Speak more precisely and persuasively
- Comprehend more of what you read
- Read faster because you comprehend better
- Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school
- Perform better at job interviews and conferences
- Sell yourself, your services, and your products better
- Be more effective and successful at your job
Not only will your students be learning new vocabulary but they will be helping feed the needy by doing so.
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