95 Responses to “About”

1. Sean says:

   November 5, 2011 at 9:09 am

   Thank you Heather – I greatly appreciate your finding this so I can keep my links working properly. Please tell me more if you find them.
2. Kathleen Myot says:

   November 22, 2011 at 12:16 am

   Dear Sean,

   Thank you so much for the material you provide. I teach English in a Men’s prison, and I find your lessons a useful means of varying the lessons .My pupils need subjects that will provide food for thought as well as a base for English learning. They have usually heard of the subjects you bring up, they are mostly well read in current affairs, and this helps their understanding of the texts. I appreciate the time you put into producing these lessons plans, and have been using them for several years now, in a teaching context that is quite different from the usual classroom situation.
   Keep up the good work !

   Kathleen.

   France.
3. Sean says:

   December 1, 2011 at 7:32 am

   Thank you Kathleen for your message. I’m glad you find my materials useful. You too keep up the good work.
   Sean
4. Simon says:

   January 20, 2012 at 4:41 am

   Mate, you have been an extraordinary help over the last 4 years. I cannot begin to thank you enough. I intend to donate soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for what you have been steadily doing.

   Great to see you are a Gunner too!

   I wanted to show you what I’ve been doing with your material. I’ve been taking some of the basics from your lesson and rearranging them on A4 sheets in Adobe Illustrator. I always reference the site on the page, add an imaged and some warm-up questions. I’d be happy to email you a sample.

   All the best in 2012, and as they say here “Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!”

   Simon

   An Aussie in Japan
5. Sean says:

   January 20, 2012 at 5:34 am

   Thanks Simon, I really appreciate the feedback. I’d love to see your lessons – it’s always good to see what teachers do with my materials – usually so much better than what I do with them. Will be saying “Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!” myself in three weeks – I’m moving back to Japan.

   Best wishes,
   Sean
6. Loz NEWMAN says:

   February 5, 2012 at 12:46 pm

   Hello,
   I’ve been using your site for about a year now and appreciate it greatly (hence my largish donation last month. Happy New Year!). I noticed a minor bug today. the Listen-a-minute “Houses” soundtrack links to the Listen-a-minute “House*wives*” soundtrack instead. Could you repair the link and/or send me a copy of the soundtrack please?
   P.S. I’ve been heartily recommending your websites left and right to students and colleagues at the local Chamber of Commerce. I suspect you won’t mind I don’t expect the students to donate but the teachers are all good sorts who probably will after a while.

   Yours Sincerely
   Loz NEWMAN
7. Christina says:

   February 6, 2012 at 12:43 am

   Hello Sean,

   Just wanted to say thanks for your ESL Discussions page as well as for Breaking News English. I’ve been using them for a few years now with my ESL students in Canada, and they’ve been a great help!
8. Sean says:

   February 12, 2012 at 2:51 am

   Thanks Loz,

   I will rectify the mismatch ASAP. Thank you very much for letting me know.

   Best wishes,
   Sean
9. Sean says:

   February 12, 2012 at 2:53 am

   Thank you Christina – I really appreciate your feedback. I hope you continue to enjoy my lessons.
10. Tim Denny says:

    March 3, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Sean your site http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ is brilliant. I want to offer an idea on one crucial issue though. I see you have applied a self copyright on the materials, at the same time you have suggested they are offered for free. here i kindly suggest that you instead apply for a Creative commons license in which you can choose any number of adaptations while allowing your users to copy, redistribute, share and modify your work as you may wish to grant them such authority. Please do consider a CC licence. It is 100% free and will reduce confusion for your users.

    cheers
    Tim
11. Sean says:

    March 4, 2012 at 9:55 am

    Thanks Tim,
    Will look into adding CC to my site soon.
    Best wishes,
    Sean
12. englishlearner says:

    March 15, 2012 at 9:58 am

    hi Sean, i have a very intersting suggestion for ur english learning site….
    PLZ incorporate series of one liners picture jokes wid their podcasts for fast learning of commonly using phrases, slangs , preoposition etc..
    it will be helpful in remembring common english prases with their usages at various instances . also the visual aid in the form of picture will help us learn faster…
    i hope u luk forward it…
    
    thnx
13. Sean says:

    March 15, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Thanks for the suggestion – A good one but I doubt if I could find (draw) the images properly. If another visitor wants to try…
14. Anna says:

    May 4, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Wow! Sean, thank you so so much! Your sites are truly fantastic. I am a new English teacher, just starting out giving private lessons in Spain and I am so happy that a friend gave me a link to your pages. Your 13 page lessons are very helpful and simple to teach. And unbelievable that you’re offering them for free. My only request would be that you start a children’s site- like the News or Famous People sites, but with articles and a level tailored for children, eg ‘The 2012 Olympics and learning about sports’. The articles could be more basic, and the activities could teach a smaller range of vocabulary and some basic grammar. Most of the classes I teach are to children (7-12 years old) and I would love to be able to find resources like this. But thank you so much for all the work you have already done and your generosity in providing it for free to the ESL teachers community!
15. Sean says:

    May 9, 2012 at 7:13 am

    Hi Anna,
    Thank you very much for your feedback – much appreciated.
    Will think about a kids’ site if I ever get more time to devote to making more sites. I hope to
    Best wishes,
    Sean