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FREE English VIDEO # 10 - Tips on How to Teach Your Kids to save money

Hello Everyone,

Here is my latest video posting & I hope you like it.

Welcome to ESL E-book & thank you for joining. ESL E-book is a series of videos designed to help you study English. Each time there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & a video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about “How o teach your kids to save money” and it’s Video Number “10” Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Also you can join our social network to meet other ESL students. It’s Free too! Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Video Lesson.



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Free English Video #9 - Study English & Learn About Craigslist

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Here is the latest Free English Video that Do Education is posting. We hope you enjoy the lesson that is all about Craigslist. Study English & learn about Craigslist at the same time.

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English Video #9 - All About Craigslist



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Watch Free English Lesson - Working with Computers - Video #8

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Working with Computers - ESL E-book Video #8



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Social Networking Websites - Learning English

Welcome to ESL E-book. A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about “Social Networking Websites” and it’s Video Number “7” Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.


Free ESL Video to Study English - Video #7 - Should You Join a Social Networking Website?



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Free English Video #6 - Finding the Right College Program for You!

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A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about “Finding the Right College Program for You” and it’s Video Number “6” Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.

Finding the right college or school can be difficult. Learn English while you learn about the importance of finding the right school for you. I hope you enjoy this video from ESL E-Book.

If you would like to study English in Canada & would like help finding the right school then contact Do Education International. http://www.doeducation.net/

Finding the Right College Program for You!

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Free English Video #5 - The Ideal Resume

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A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about “The Ideal Resume” and it’s Video Number “5” Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.

Free English Video # 5 - The Ideal Resume.



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Free English Video #4 - 3 Tips to Save Your Time

Welcome to ESL E-book. A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about “Saving Your Time” and it’s Video Number “4” Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.

FREE English Video # 4 - 3 Tips to Save Your Time



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Free English Video #3 - Is an Online Education Right for You?

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A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about ONLINE EDUCATION and it’s Video Number #3 Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.

Free ESL Video #3 - Is an Online Education Right for You?

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Free English Video #2 - Before Renting an Apartment

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A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about RENTING AN APARTMENT and it’s Video Number #2 Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.

Video Number 2 - Renting an Apartment

Video Number 2 - Renting an Apartment (Pronunciation)

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FREE ESL Video Lesson #1 - Hiking

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A series of daily videos designed to help you study English. Each day there will be a new topic for you, a new lesson for you & an exciting video for you to help improve your English skills fast. Now sit back, relax & enjoy the lesson, because this lesson is about HIKING and it’s Video Number #1 Find out at the end of this lesson how you can get your FREE Gold Membership to study English with Live ESL Teachers for FREE. Now let’s get studying & I hope you enjoy this ESL E-book Daily Video Lesson.

ESL E-Book Video #1 - HIKING

ESL E-Book Video #1 - HIKING (Pronunciation Video)

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How Distance Learning can help you study English

Distance learning can be defined as an education program imparted by a university beyond the barriers of its campus and taken by a student outside the walls of a university. Distance learnrng program is a medium that connects students to the universities of the world. There are also many other institutes that offer all kinds of distance learning.

Distance learning programs are becoming the most popular and viable way of teaching and learning. More and more people are registering for distance learning programs of different universities or institutes. Distance learning program gives freedom to a student to learn at his own pace, his own schedule and at his own convenience.

Distance learning is imparted through the electronic media and study materials supplied by the university for a particular course. It helps people to upgrade their educational qualification even when they are tied up in their working schedule. Some business houses also use distance learning to train their employees as it is less time consuming, less expensive and adds to the human resource enrichment of the business house.

To enroll for a distance learning course one must be sure as to what kind of specialization one is looking for. An extensive study must then be done to find out in details about the universities or institutes that offer the course wanted. The time duration of the course, the fees, the software needed and the time of exam must also be checked.

Every coin has two sides and distance learning program is not an exception to the rule. While distance learning program is advantageous as it helps people to continue with their education despite of their demanding schedule it also has some disadvantages. It may fail to motivate a student to study resulting in no good for the candidate, this shows registering yourself is not sufficient, you must also have a drive in yourself to continue with the study. The success of distance education also depends on the success of the technology. And without a good support system and infrastructure the distance learning may be a failure.

Do Education offers Live Online Video ESL Classrooms which is a form of distance learning. One of the major differences is that you interact with your ESL teacher using your webcam & microphone. If you are interested in learning English online then go to http://www.Study-English-Now.com/ for more details. Here you can sign up or contact Do Education for more details.

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How the Internet can be used to Study English

A long time ago when internet wasn’t born yet the only technology that humans were able to use is abacus, old fashioned cameras and etc.

As we’ve all know INTERNET the most modern way to communicate with the people around the world. INTERNET began to operate in the 1960’s. In this way a single signal can be sent to multiple users. The old fashion way in sending mails had been thrown out in some people. Mostly now uses E-MAIL for sending mails to different parts of the country or sending it to other countries.

E-mail was developed through ARPANET as did the bulletin-board system.
It has now different qualities; here are some of them; yahoo.com, mail.com, hotmail.com, naver.com, duam.net, gmail.com and more. People knew that it was a modern way in sending their mails to their families, friends, loved ones, and other relatives.

In 1991, was introduced to the people of what we call now as the WORLD WIDE WEB.WORLD WIDE WEB is the part of the Internet that most users see and use and which has made it so popular. This gave birth to a big boom in web usage. The web continuous its growth in a very incredible way. There are now a billion of pages of the web and thousands more.

And now that INTERNET has come to be my way of learning, discovering and seeing new things. I feel that I’m very lucky to have my internet to hold on to. For my projects, assignments research and etc. but of course I am not forgetting to study by book, to research from libraries and etc. because I know that internet does really help a lot, but I also know that I should also help myself to relate my studies to my own learning.

This is one of the reasons why I started Live Online Video ESL Classrooms, to help people use the internet to study English. Studying English is very important & this is the new trend that is happening in the world. All you need is an internet connection, mic & headset to study.

Go to http://www.study-english-now.com/ to study English online now. The price is right, you can save time, money & your energy.

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Studying English Online Offers Unparalleled Learning Freedom

As the information age rolls on we are finding more and more universities that are willing to invest in the education of students who may not necessarily be in a position to attend classes at that particular university. The offerings are still somewhat limited but there are opportunities to study English or earn associates, bachelors and even master's degrees strictly though online course work. This is something that was virtually unheard of even a few years ago.

Today's students truly do have more options available to them than ever before if they are willing to invest the time and effort into their studies, there are few limits to the level of education you can receive, even if it has been years since you last attended a university or community college. Even those colleges and universities that do not offer full fledged degree programs exclusively through online learning mediums are beginning to offer many courses online for students with busy schedules and lifestyles. This means that you now have the opportunity to combine distance or online learning with a few night or weekend courses in order to complete your degree even if you have a full time day job and family that needs to see you at home on occasion.

Even if a degree is not something you are necessarily seeking you might be amazed at the wide array of courses that are available for those interested in increasing their depth of knowledge on different issues from the comfort of their own homes. I know that the idea of self-directed online learning opportunities appeal to me on many levels. These opportunities however, are not necessarily a good idea for everyone. We all learn in different manners and some of us learn best by actually being in the classroom and hearing what has to be said or from hands on experience. This type of learning is not necessarily possible when it comes to distance learning in an email or bulletin board type of environment, which is how many Internet classrooms operate.

Online learning is also not a good idea for those who aren't perfectly willing, able, and capable of holding themselves responsible for their learning. Face it, for some of us it is much easier to get up and go to a classroom than it is to force ourselves to log on and pay attention at home. We all have areas in which our discipline is well in hand and others where we seem to have no discipline whatsoever. If you can't hold yourself on task or have difficulties not being distracted by the many other novel things there are to do online you might be best served through an actual classroom experience rather than a distance learning environment like those of online classes.

This is not meant to discourage you from distance learning or online classrooms. In fact, I think these are by far the best option for many working professionals who are seeking to advance their careers, knowledge, and/or earning potential. You will not need to feel as though you are choosing between the future needs of yourself and your family and the limited time you have with your family already. You can schedule around your family time and make the sacrifice when it comes to sleep.

With online classes it doesn't matter if you are in your pajamas or in a suit and tie you can still do the work you need to do online and no one will be the wiser. You also might find that you can squeeze your education into your lunch hour, particularly if you can type and chew at the same time. The truth is that online classes offer superior flexibility to those hoping to further their education. Whether you are hoping to earn a degree or simply wish to broaden your horizons by taking a few online English classes, you just might find that the possibilities are limitless once you begin taking these courses from home.

Studying English is not a new concept for many people these days but studying English online using your webcam & microphone is a new concept. Do Education offers online English lessons & they will be staring August 1st. Hurry up, because at first they will only be accepting 150 students in to the program for the price they are offering.

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The 8 Reasons Why You Should Study English Online!

Hello,

While writing my website for my new & upcoming Live Online Video ESL Classrooms that will begin in August 2009 I created the 8 reasons why You Should Study English Online vs. traditional schools. Here they are:

1. Spend More Time With Your Family & Friends By NOT Traveling From Your Office to School to Home All the Time.
2. Learn English Quicker & Reduce Your Stress By NOT Having To Travel & Seeing Your Family & Friends More Often.
3. Live Online Video ESL Classrooms Are Very Similar to the Real Thing so You Won't Notice the Difference.
4. Create Life-Long Friends By Meeting Your Classmates From Around the World.
5. Save the Planet By Traveling Less & Do Your Part In Reducing Harmful CO2 (aka carbon emissions).
6. It's More Convenient For You Because You Can Study at Home, In Your Office or Even on Your Phone.
7. Enjoy Your Life More By Not Sitting in Traffic Jams Downtown Seoul, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro or Mexico City.
8. And Finally, You Are Going to Save Money Because the Cost of Time, Traveling, Gas & Tuition for Your Studying is 88% LESS!

As mentioned before our new classes will start in August 2009.

For contact information go to our new website which is www.study-english-now.com

(Our new website will be coming soon. It will include the video ESL lessons, a Social Network, Live Chat Support & much much more.

For more info email us: info@doeducation.net

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The 8 Steps to Prepare for the TOEFL Exam

Hello Everyone,

I can across a great article talking about how to pass your TOEFL exam. Read below for a list of ideas that will help you prepare for the exam.

Passing the TOEFL exam is a critical step in getting into college, obtaining professional certifications needed for work and even getting a job in certain cases. For anyone whose native language is not English, the TOEFL exam is often something they face if they plan to live or study in an English environment. TOEFL or Test of English as a Foreign Language is a standardized test of academic English that is administered worldwide. It is available in an Internet-based form and a paper test.

The TOEFL exam is not an easy test. It is comprised of 4 parts: reading, listening, speaking and writing and takes 4 hours to complete. The test taker must have a very good understanding of the English language including grammar, idioms, listening skills and vocabulary. It is very important to prepare for the TOEFL exam in order to pass it. Below are some tips on how to pass the TOEFL.

1. Know what to expect. Read all you can about the topics tested in the TOEFL and how they are tested. Get sample questions and even full sample tests. This way the format and type of questions you will encounter will not be a surprise to you.

2. Review all your grammar rules and idiomatic expressions that you have learned to date in English.

3. Invest in a TOEFL preparatory book. It is a structured, easy to follow method of reviewing all the information necessary to pass the TOEFL test. Such books typically come with sample tests to help you prepare.

4. Practice for the exam by taking a practice test. Time each section as it would be during the real exam. Use the correction key to correct it afterwards and to identify any mistakes you made. Review the rules for those mistakes and be sure you understand why you made the errors you did.

5. Work with an English tutor or teacher who can help you understand the areas you are having difficulty with. A good teacher will be able to provide explanations that you can understand, as well as memory tricks to help you retain the information.

6. Take additional TOEFL practice exams until you achieve a high passing grade on several. Now you are ready to take the test.

7. Get plenty of sleep the night before the test, so that you arrive in good shape for one of the most important tests a non-native English speaker will ever take.

8. Pace yourself as you take the test. Don't go so fast that you neglect to read instructions and don't dedicate too much time to any one question.

They say that practice makes perfect. Nowhere is that more true than with a test like TOEFL. The test does a very comprehensive job of analyzing a person's ability to learn and work in their second language. Therefore, it is essential to review, study and learn all the skills needed in order to pass the TOEFL test Acing this test will open numerous doors for you.

Take a sample Toefl test to help you prepare for the Toefl exam.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jason_Kay

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What is a Homestay?

Do Education takes a great responsibility in ensuring that your homestay is a safe & an enjoyable experience. One of the ways we do this is by having first hand knowledge of the area & first hand knowledge of different cities & towns in Canada. We frequently telephone our students & homestay hosts to promote communication & to ensure the safety of our students. All of our homestay hosts, including all of the family members go through a complete police check. They are all interviewed by a representative that is responsible for safety awareness. If there is an emergency at any time our guardians will be with our students in one hour or less. We use the services of Canada Homestay International. Please refer to Canada Homestay International's website to learn more about there services & all of their benefits.

What is a Homestay?

Homestay experiences will provide you or your child with a private room, a bed with clean linen & private storage for you or your child's belongings (such as a chest of drawers or a closet). There will be access to a bathroom with their own clean towels. Typically, Homestay scenarios can range from a completely immersible family experience, to a very basic room rental. We aim to provide a complete immersible family experience.

A homestay is a form of tourism and/or study abroad program that allows the visitor to rent a room from a local family to better learn the local lifestyle as well as improve their language ability. While homestays can occur in any destination worldwide, some countries do more to encourage homestay than others as a means of developing their tourism industry. Hosting a homestay participant also allows the local family to earn some additional, needed income. Having low profitability, as it is, a homestay can not be regarded as strictly commercial activity, but more of cross cultural exchange & a learning experience. We refuse homestay hosts who only have the monetary reason to become a host. Students generally arrange a homestay with their school, but can also informally arrange to stay with a family through social connections, and through a variety of private agencies.

In most homestays, a student lives, eats, and shares the majority of their time in the host country with the hosts and their family. Family events such as dining out, amusement parks, camping, travel, etc. usually involve the host student who may or may not be expected to pay a portion for the participation (tickets, parking, gas, travel expenses, etc.) The student is invited to participate in Holiday festivities (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.) and family events (weddings, birthdays, etc.) As well, students may simply be renting a room within a private home with minimal supervision from a host or family. Host families are always encouraged to help the students adjust to the culture difference. The likely homestay host might be a teacher or a retired teacher who misses teaching. A great host family will ensure that you succeed in your goal of learning English.

Coming soon: How to choose a successful Homestay?

For more information about Do Education's homestay experiences please contact us at info@doeducation.net or visit our website at http://www.doeducation.net/.

Our new website will be coming soon in mid-June 2009. Please refer to our prior post for details about our new features of the website.

Until next time,

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==>Study English ONLINE<==No Rush Hour Traffic! Save Time! Relax at Home!

The world is changing so quickly these days! Everybody is becoming busier & busier. Our goals may seem so far off in the distance because of our busy schedule. We are not going to become less busy, well unless we quit our jobs or retire soon. However, we still need to make money. If you live in a country like South Korea, Japan, China, Brazil, Mexico or Taiwan maybe you are interesting in studying English for many reasons like:

• Improving your job
• Travelling
• Meeting Foreign friends
• Self accomplishment

Answer these questions below……

• Are you too busy to study English?
• Do you want to study English?
• Or are you studying English currently?
• Does your studying require you to travel downtown Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing or any other large city to learn from a good & credible ESL school?
• Does the time you spend travelling make you wonder why you are studying English?
• Do you miss your family?
• Do you want more time with your beautiful family?
• Do you want to spend more time at home rather than in a classroom?
  

Do Education can help you to study English. Our company is launching a brand new ONLINE, LIVE, ESL CLASSROOM experience in July 2009. We are making the experience the exact same as if you were to study in a classroom full of other ESL students. Only this time, you might be studying English with students from many different countries. You can interact with your native Canadian English teacher at any time. You can see your teacher with video & your teacher can see you. You will be able to ask & answer any question during or after the lesson. The classrooms are live just like your ESL classroom that you have to travel to each day. The main difference is that you can study English from your computer at your office or in your home with your family beside you. NO MORE TIME WAISTED BECAUSE OF TRAVELLING OR TRAFFIC JAMS. Spend time with your family & learn English too! You will have full access to our FREE Social Network which will be launched around the same time. Here you can meet more ESL students & classmates to discuss English!

$49/month for 12 lessons of ESL

All prices are in Canadian dollars.

Students can apply sometime in June 2009 (read this post for exact dates)

The price is set low to let new students test our LIVE, ONLINE ESL CLASSROOM experince to make sure it is for them. You can meet your native Canadian English speaking teacher too!

For more information about Do Education’s NEW Online, Live, ESL Classrooms please bookmark this blog, visit us again here & you can read about all of the features.

Or contact us now to reserve a seat to study English in July 2009.

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1. Study Skills For Speakers Of English As A Second Language

2. Cambridge Certificate In Advanced English 4 Self-study Pack

3.VOCABULARY IN USE: UPPER INTERMEDIATE WITH ANSWERS: SELF-STUDY REFERENCE AND PRACTICE FOR STUDENTS OF NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

Are you thinking about studying English?

Are you thinking about studying English? It’s the international language. The language of business, and of the majority of the Internet. It’s the language you will need wherever you go in the world. But learning English is a real challenge, and you will need to commit time, money and determination to the task. If you do this, and are well taught by teachers who are as committed as you are, then there is no reason why you shouldn’t succeed. A good teacher makes all the difference. In the English-speaking world there are plenty of young men and women who speak the language well, and see an opportunity to use this asset to do some travelling, and to experience life abroad. They generally intend to return home after a while and start their “real” career. They are sometimes called “backpacker teachers”, and can be a menace, You may think that, so long as your teachers are qualified to teach, they will be OK. You may be lucky. But good teachers don’t just know the language and how to teach it; they also know how to engage your interest in what they are teaching. They are prepared to put time and imagination into meeting your needs. They are committed to what they do. They should be as committed to teaching you as you are to learning. Remember, motivation is the absolute key to successfully learning a foreign language. There is no trick or easy route to learning. Just hard work. And without real motivation you will not be able to keep up the hard work. It’s the same with teachers. If they are not truly motivated to help you learn, then you will not learn as well as you could. Language schools in many countries have a problem. There are really not enough qualified, committed native English speakers to fill half the teaching positions open around the world. But there are lots of English-speaking men and women with teaching qualifications (some qualifications are better than others) travelling the world. So the schools use them. The schools also use lots of “local” teachers to supplement the scarce native English speakers. In fact these local teachers are often highly fluent, totally committed people who have actually gone through the process of learning English themselves are much more valuable than an uncommitted native speaker. So instead of studying at English schools then why not try studying online? Do Education will have an online LIVE, ESL classroom. We want to teach you English. Read below about our new website coming in June 2009

COMING SOON.........

• Our new website will have our updated e-commerce ESL program search for adult, elementary & secondary students. We offer short term, long term, TESOL/TESL, business, summer camps, winter camps & much much more.
  
• Our new website will have a social network designed to help students to meet myself & other students who are studying in Canada. Here you can design your own profile & share videos, photos & even chat with our new video chat.
  
• Our new website will have an online LIVE ESL classroom teaching English. The cost for the leesons are $49 CAD / month for 12 hrs of English lessons.
• Our new website will have an online LIVE support chat to help you answer any questions you might have about studying in Canada. We will help you fill out all of the applications & make recommendations about where the safe places are to studying in Canada.
  
• Our new website will have a fantastic AFFILIATE PROGRAM designed to help you make money while you are studying in Canada. MAKE MONEY NOW!

• Try reading these books to help you learn English:

Contact Me for more information,

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The 5 Categories of your FICO Score in Canada

Welcome Permanent Residents in Canada, Holiday Working Visa Holders in Canada & Students Studying in Canada,

This article is for you! You should know about your credit score & how to improve it. It is very important when you are going to buy a house, buy any real estate investment or applying for a credit card. Read below for information about your credit report & FICO score. You should look at your credit report every 2-3 months to ensure there are no problems.

A credit score is a numerical expression based on a statistical analysis of a person's credit files, to represent the creditworthiness of that person. A credit score is primarily based on credit report information, typically sourced from credit bureaus.

Lenders, such as banks and credit card companies, use credit scores to evaluate the potential risk posed by lending money to consumers and to mitigate losses due to bad debt. Lenders use credit scores to determine who qualifies for a loan, at what interest rate, and what credit limits. The use of credit or identity scoring prior to authorizing access or granting credit is an implementation of a trusted system.

Credit scoring is not limited to banks. Other organizations, such as mobile phone companies, insurance companies, employers, landlords, and government departments employ the same techniques. Credit scoring also has a lot of overlap with data mining, which uses many similar techniques.

The system of credit reports and scores in Canada is very similar to that in the United States, with two of the same reporting agencies active in the country: Equifax and TransUnion (Experian, which had entered the Canadian market with the purchase of Northern Credit Bureaus in 2008, announced the closing of its Canadian operations in 2009. I just read this from the Experian website Effective April 17, 2009, It looks like that Experian will discontinue its Canadian consumer credit bureau reporting as a result of the very difficult economic environment in Canada and around the world.)

There are, however, some key differences between Canada & U.S. One such difference is that, unlike the United States, where a consumer is allowed only one free copy of their credit report a year, in Canada, the consumer may order a free copy of their credit report any number of times in a year, as long as the request is made in writing, and as long as the consumer asks for a printed copy to be delivered by mail. This request by the consumer is noted in the credit report, but it has no effect on their credit score. According to Equifax's ScorePower Report, FICO scores range between 300 and 900.

The Government of Canada offers a free publication called Understanding Your Credit Report and Credit Score. This publication provides sample credit report and credit score documents, with explanations of the notations and codes that are used. It also contains general information on how to build or improve credit history, and how to check for signs that identity theft has occurred. The publication is available online at the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada. Paper copies can also be ordered at no charge for residents of Canada.

The FICO Score attempts to measure your credit habits and utilization. It is built by grouping data into predictive characteristics in 5 categories. It is extremely important for credit to have a healthy number since all institutional credit applications take a close look at this report.

35% PAST PERFORMANCE
· The fewer late payments, judgments, liens or collections, the better
· Recent late payments weight more than those two years past

30% CREDIT UTILIZATION
· Low balances on several cards are better than high balances on a few cards
· Balance should be below 70% of available credit
· Too many cards can be a detriment

15% CREDIT HISTORY
· The longer the account have been open and in good standing, the better
· Avoid “credit surfing”: Opening new accounts and closing established accounts will negatively impact credit score

10% TYPES OF CREDIT IN USE
· Finance company accounts score lower than traditional bank or retail accounts
· Deferred payment options funded by finance companies impact the score accordingly

10% INQUIRIES
· Looking for new credit habitually can be indicative of higher risk
· Promotional or administrative inquiries (ie. credit grantor updates) will show on the report but it would not affect it

Please use this blog posting as only an introduction to your education on your credit report. Research more by going to the two main credit bureaus:

1. http://www.equifax.ca/


2. http://www.transunion.ca/

Learn more about your credit & FICO score by reading these books:

• Your Credit Score, Your Money & What''s at Stake (Updated Edition)
• Your Credit Score:How To Fix, Improve, And Protect The 3-digit Number That Controls Your Financial Future

Contact me anytime to learn more about your credit report & FICO score.

Contact Do Education to help you study in CANADA. http://www.doeducation.biz/

COMING SOON.........

• Our new website will have our updated e-commerce ESL program search for adult, elementary & secondary students. We offer short term, long term, TESOL/TESL, business, summer camps, winter camps & much much more.
• Our new website will have a social network designed to help students to meet myself & other students who are studying in Canada. Here you can design your own profile & share videos, photos & even chat with our new video chat.
• Our new website will have an online LIVE ESL classroom teaching English. The cost for the leesons are around $3.33 CAD / lesson or $39.95 CAD / month for 12 hrs of English lessons or $29.95 CAD / month for 8hrs of English lessons. You can even qualify for a 25% discount if you decide to study in Canada.
• Our new website will have an online LIVE support chat to help you answer any questions you might have about studying in Canada. We will help you fill out all of the applications & make recommendations about where the safe places are to studying in Canada.
• Our new website will have a fantastic AFFILIATE PROGRAM designed to help you make money while you are studying in Canada. MAKE MONEY NOW!
• PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE.......COMING JUNE 2009 new website:

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Writing Journals will help to study English!

Writing in "journals" or "journal time" was one of my favorite subjects growing up in school. I can remember looking forward to the comments the teachers would write daily in my journals. As years passed on in grade school, I grew accustomed to positive grades and opinions being given to me on my journal entries.

I can remember when journal writing was a must do all the way up to attending high school. When I entered college, journals became non-mandatory. What a shame. Journals are like having a conversation with a person, yet written down on paper.

Journals force you to focus on your own thoughts, not necessarily the thoughts of others. I truly believe that my personal thoughts about what I was learning dialy helped me become a better writer.

I find that journals help students think of their writing as purposeful, rewarding, and wonderful. Journaling is a great task to do on a daily basis in the classroom. Writing journals ARE a wonderful form of communication(a very important Language Arts concept). The reader and writer are more involved in the process, and the writing can many times be extremely focused, detailed, and specific.

I am learning that journal writing interests me to the utmost. The overall structure of journals is very free, fun, and focused to me. I make entries to my personal journal daily. Often they are about things I have learned or things that the Almighty has taught me that day.

The thought process of a writer is the key to what all journals should be about. Journals are very much like creative writing in a box. Overall, journals are enjoyable to write, and at the same time they are very relaxing and a great escape from the rigors of daily life.

What I picture my students writing is basic creative thoughts that come from their minds. For example, as a class, we may have a discussion about taking care of dogs. I, as the teacher, expect to read journals on either what it is to raise a dog, the students' own opinion on dogs, what type of dog they should own, and the pros and cons of having a dog.

Or...whatever else they'd like to write about dogs. I hope to have a free, open writing policy with my students, so that they are free to express themselves clearly in thoughts, questions, and especially in their writing. In conclusion, journals ARE the last task that my students do at the end of a busy day. I have them write about what they learned that day and...they love it.

Remember, you don't have to make a journal entry everyday. You can skip a day or two here & there. I have many reason why I write in my journal & my most important reason is to give them all to my son. My son can read, learn & be inspired by them. It might help him.

Write a journal & study English!

For more information on tips to writing a journal or studying in Canada then contact us info@doeducation.net or go to our website at http://www.doeducation.net/. Remember, our new website will be coming soon. Look for it in June 2009.

Until next time,

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Do Education will launch a NEW website

Welcome Everyone,

We will be launching a great new website to help international students study English in Canada. The new website will have many different features which include:

1. An e-commerce website accepting many kinds of payment including credit cards. It will also include Paypal & possibly Google Checkout.
2. A FREE social network designed to help international students learn about Canada, meet other ESL students, answer questions, sharing videos, sharing photos, video chatting with other members, creating a member's profile & much more.
3. An online live video classroom designed to enhance all of our students Enlgish. The lessons will be less than $5.00 CAD per lesson & will be taught by qualified English teachers with ESL experience.
4. All students now receive a free $20 calling card & discounts for our online video ESL classrooms.
5. An affiliate program designed to help everyone make money & grow with our business.
6. More programs that will from all across Canada.
7. Live Online Chat Support through our website to help our students with questions
8. Multilingual website.....coming soon!

We will continue to grow with a rapid pace. We will want to provide all of our students with help to study English in Canada. We can make your application process & stay in Canada the best ever. Contact us for more information.

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Canadian Banks, Credit Cards & About FICO in Canada (Credit System)

Welcome everyone,

This is about the Canadian banks, Canadian credit cards & the Canadian/American FICO system that is used for credit. (borrowing money) It is very important to know this information if you are planning to study in Canada for a short or long time. Also if you are an immigrant that is going to Canada or now in Canada then read below.

About the Canadian bank accounts:

I use three different banks for three different reasons. Basically you are looking for the bank that provides the lowest fees & is the most convenient with locations, ATMs, etc. There are only 5 big banks in Canada, RBC, CIBC, BMO, TD & Scotia Bank. There are tons more but they are only located online. Don't bother going to a credit union. I use RBC for business because they have the highest global presence, I also use CIBC & PC Financial for personal. PC Financial is a bank that is operated by LOBLAWS (The largest supermarket chain in Canada) They are good if you want no fees for daily use of your account. They are only online & they can only be reached by telephone banking or through your online banking profile. They also use the CIBC ATMs & have their own ATMs in each Loblaws, Your Independent Grocer or other supermarkets they own. Both RBC & CIBC charge fees for regular use of the account (bill payments, money transfers, etc.) However, PC Financial doesn't. I use RBC because they give me the option of no fees for having our business with them.

I recommend in this order

1. PC Financial,
2. RBC
3. CIBC

To sign up for an account with PC Financial go to their website at http://www.pcfinancial.ca/, find the nearest branch or pavilion as they call them (in the grocery stores) and go talk to them. RBC might be more global if you want to send money, but more expensive because of the size of them. http://www.rbc.com/. CIBC http://www.cibc.com/.

About the Canadian credit cards:

Try going to http://www.capitalone.ca/canada/credit-card/establish-credit?linkid=WWW_Z_Z_UNS01_CNCPNC_H2_05_T_CNCMPSC

Capital One has a program that is designed for newcomers to Canada. If you can't find one here then try http://www.mbna.ca/ These guys have been great for me. I've been with them for about 1 1/2 years now & they dropped my interest rate on the card from 17.99% to 6.75% fixed. I didn't even have to call them. They called me & offered it! Great service for an online bank. I'm not sure what programs they have for newcomers though. Also, try signing up for a credit card from the bank that you choose, maybe they will give you one because they want your business. They likely won't be competitive with other credit card companies.

Next I would try google to search for credit cards newcomers Canada! Superior credit cards (low interest rate, high credit limits, no fees, most options, etc.) are hard to get because you need to have a long credit history in Canada from one of the credit reporting agencies. They are Equifax, Trans Union & Northern Credit. They want to see your FICO score too. You need to start building your credit for these reasons.

One note.....don't get a prepaid credit card because this does nothing to establish your credit. All it does is tell them that you can run a bank account. No credit history value there what so ever! If you are interested, I explain the credit secrets I know about how to build your score higher then 800 (400-900 scoring). You should have 760+ to get anywhere these days!

For even more help about information in Canada or with help to study English in Canada the visit our website at http://www.doeducation.biz/

We are changing our website to help our students. The new website will be launched in June 2009 & please refer to this blog for more info about what the new website has. I will be writing a blog soon!

Take Care,

Stephen M. Coon - CEO

http://www.doeducation.biz/

steve@doeducation.biz

Online Education is Growing

Do Education is creating a new website. It will be available June 2009. Do Education is creating an online community which includes a social network for students & online, live, interactive, video English lessons.

http://www.doeducation.net/

Online education has been touted as the new wave of education for the future. As more and more colleges and universities hop onto this virtual bandwagon, the opportunities for students increase both in terms of quality and quantity. Nowadays, it doesn’t matter whether you live in a small rural community, if you are trying to complete your education while juggling a host of other responsibilities, or even if you are looking for extremely specialized niche degree programs, online education is your best bet. As the number of students who enroll for online schools and colleges grows annually, colleges step up their efforts simultaneously to deliver the best designed degree programs that come along with a host of other benefits.

Propagating the ease of ‘school at home,’ online education can be your best option if:

You have other responsibilities besides your education – For stay at home parents, students who are already working, business men who travel a lot, students can study anytime, anywhere, and on their own schedule. As long as you have Internet access and a computer, you can plan your studies around your other schedule. And while it does offer great amounts of flexibility, an online education program does not mean less work. You have to be committed to take out time for your research and online lectures and fit in your assignments whenever you get the free time to do so.


You cannot physically be on campus or at a particular location – Whether this is due to prohibitive travel times or budget constraint, there is no need to commute daily to school or relocate to the city of your college of choice. You can be at home, at work, or even on the road and complete your work on time.
You do not have the money to fund an expensive college education – Online degree programs are significantly cheaper than the more traditional programs offered by colleges. You can now enjoy in your own home the benefits of an education without many of the financial hardships that are often associated with attending school. In addition, you will also save on traveling and accommodation and even childcare.
You need individual attention – Most college courses have too many students attending classes to assure any real one on one interaction with the professors. Internet education offers course material that is accessible 24 hours a day and students have the ability to re-read lectures and discussion as often as they require. Online students also have more interaction with their professors as email correspondence is vital in this method of teaching. In this way, a rapport between student and teacher builds up and proves useful in determining ones strengths and weaknesses.


You need to be up to date on a diverse range of study material – Many careers today demand recruits to be exposed to a larger field of knowledge than just their specific major. Online education offers up-to-date theory along with practical knowledge. Online health care programs, for example, offer on site practical training at a nearby hospital or clinic along with its theory based course material. Students also get exposed to knowledge and a broader range of content due to online access and e-content. Teachers are located all around the world and offer a world view on events and discussions that are invaluable in creating a diversified approach to education.


You want to be skilled with the latest technologies – By just using the Internet to attend class, students improve their online skills. Research and communication techniques are developed along with several other skills that prove important when applying for a job in today’s competitive market.

You benefit from team learning – Online graduate programs offer chat rooms and forums for students to interact with each other. Discussions, newsgroups and emails all encourage constant communication for problem solving and instruction. Instructors are also more approachable and open to online meeting and brainstorming sessions. Many online students feel that their education experience is much richer as a result.
All in all, online degree programs offer a host of benefits to interested students. And while the traditional forms of institutions will never be totally eliminated, it’s easy to understand why people are terming this type of education as the next big thing.

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Why Your Teenager Should Study Abroad?

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As any parent will know, the transition from their children being at school to moving away to university, secondary school or elementary school can be a tough one on both sides. If you are used to having your children at home a lot, it can seem very quiet when they eventually move out. But they might end up moving further afield than you previously thought if they opt for a course that allows them to study overseas.

Even though it is a big leap for any teenager to make, it can help them in so many ways, both now and in the future. If your child hasn’t already thought about it then it could be worth bringing up the idea. After all, this is quite often a brilliant opportunity to explore another part of the world and see how other people live their lives. Going on holiday is one thing, but living in another country for a longer duration than normal is very different. It will also expose them to different types of teaching, and it can put them into an environment that is much better for learning.

Let’s suppose they want to learn French, for example. It’s much better to actually live in France while they learn the language than it would be to take a course in their home country. This is simply because they will be surrounded by native French speakers for the duration of the time they are there - it makes it much easier to pick up what is needed. But your kids won’t just learn different subjects when they go abroad, they will also learn a variety of life skills without even trying. The whole experience is set up to make it easier for them to take on their adult life in a much more mature manner.

Of course, the main downside to seeing your child go abroad for a long duration is being apart from one another. They will certainly be of an age where they are capable of looking after themselves, but this doesn’t stop you missing them. That’s why it is important to set up ways in which you can keep in touch before they go. You could arrange to email them if they have a specific address, for example. Picking up the phone is another popular way to stay in touch; if they take an English course in Canada then Do Education will help you with contacting them.

In short, it is not too difficult to stay in touch while they are away, whilst you look forward to hearing more about it when they return. The benefits of studying abroad will be with your teenagers forever. They will understand western culture & meet many people.

For more information contact Do Education. Email us at info@doeducation.net.

We make the process very easy for all of our clients & students.

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The 7 Most Important Things to know when you stay with a Homestay Host!!

Welcome,

I've decided to come up with the 7 most important details you need to know when you are staying with a Canadian family. They will be your homestay hosts. But, more importantly, they will think of you as part of their own family. I'm writing this post for both elementary & adult students who want to stay with a homestay host. So bare with me if some of these things appear very basic, such as table manners. Cultures are very different & what is considered polite may even be considered rude in another country. Your homestay host will generally be prepared for most of these situations but there are always new situations that you cannot always plan.

So, read on to find out The 7 most important things to know when you stay with a homestay host: I will first outline the important things that are aimed at elementary students:

1. Quiet Environment: Most Canadian families live in a house. A house usually includes a front or back yard. These areas are considered part of the house. There is always a time & place for running & yelling. The time is outside. Children need to have fun. Having fun means running, yelling & playing tag with their friends. Almost all homestay hosts will appreciate it if you play outside if you want to run, yell & have fun! Almost all homestay hosts like their house to be a quiet area. (Now, I'm not talking like library quiet.) What most homestay hosts respect is normal volumes in their house. Keep the yelling outside.
2. Preparing Meals: Generally, when you stay with a homestay host your breakfast & dinner is prepared for you. However, if Saturday & Sunday are non working days for your homestay host, then usually the host wakes up a little later in the morning such as 9am or 9:30am or even 10am. If you are hungry then your homestay host will not mind if you go to the kitchen & prepare some toast with jam, cereal or even oatmeal. You can open the fridge & pour yourself some juice. For the adults, you can start the coffee machine if you want to & make yourself a pot of coffee. No homestay host will ever mind if you prepare your own breakfast or even dinner. In fact, there are alot of people (men & women) who enjoy to cook. I enjoy cooking!
3. Table Manners: In Canada, families usually try to eat together every night. Most work days end by 5pm & the parents are able to be home by 6pm to eat with the family. Now this is not every family but if a family chooses to be a host family then generally they are making time for the student. Families eat together & have their own plate. They use a knife, spoon & fork to cut their meat & fork to eat their food. Table manners are very important & this is something Do Education takes the time to educate our students to ensure they have a great learning experience. Don' forget to say "please" & "thank you", you can never say it too many times. After every time someone gives you something or does something for you then you can say "thank you". If you need to have the milk passed on the table then you can say "May I have the milk please?".
4. Be Independent: When you are with your homestay host family, try to do many things for yourself. Don't wait for your homestay host to ask you to do something. Offer to help in the kitchen, this will be a great place for you to learn how to cook. (maybe you will like cooking). Try doing everything that you can for yourself, such as making your own lunch, cleaning your room or vacuuming the house. If you don't know how to do something then just ask!
5. Ask Questions: If you don't like something about your homestay, please ask the homestay host. They will not mind that you ask them anything. They want you to be comfortable. For example, if you are cold, ask them to turn up the heat! Or if you want more food, then ask them. Trust me, homestay hosts can't read your mind & need you to tell them what you want.
6. Offer to Help: While you are staying at your homestays house, why not try helping as much as you can. Remember to ask when you first arrive at your homestay this question: What am I expected to do? After you know what you are expected to do then you will know what you should do to fit in properly with the house. Remember, a homestay is not a hotel, motel or free ride. The money that you are paying them doesn't usually provide more money then what is needed to host students. Homestay hosts do this because they are interested in other cultures such as yours & they want to interact with you everyday.
7. Join in With Activites: Try attending as many family activities that you can to become closer with your host family. It will create an excellent memory for you to remember about Canada. If your host family goes on a family outing then ask if you can come along. Most times you probably don't have to ask, they will just include you into the outing. However, remember to be polite when you are refusing. If you can not go together with your family, it's okay to be busy. Just try to join in with as many activities as your busy schedule will allow.

Well, there you have it, the 7 most important things to know when you are staying with a host family. If you have any questions about a homestay experience then contact Do Education

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