'English' Category
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Sep282009
Writing a Personal Essay: Tips and Hints!
We all love to hear about the trials and tribulations that others have experienced. We want to learn how someone overcame an obstacle, and found a way to move on. Personal essays allow those of us who have experienced life’s woes (and sometimes abundant joys), to share what we’ve learned, and to help lead others [...]
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Sep212009
“O-U-G-H”
Posted in Language, Poems by Greg Ross on September 19th, 2009
I’m taught p-l-o-u-g-h
Shall be pronouncé “plow.”
“Zat’s easy w’en you know,” I say,
“Mon Anglais, I’ll get through!”
My teacher say zat in zat case,
O-u-g-h is “oo.”
And zen I laugh and say to him,
“Zees Anglais make me cough.”
He say, “Not ‘coo,’ but in zat word,
O-u-g-h is ‘off.’”
Oh, Sacre [...] -
Sep122009
Confused?
Though you may already know that lay is correct in both of the following sentences:
Everyday I lay my towel in the shade on the beach.
Yesterday I lay down in the shade on the beach.You might not be aware that the following sentences are the equivalents after the tenses have been adjusted:
Yesterday I laid [...]
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Jul282009
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Jul172009
TEACHERS, NEED GREAT PRINTABLES?
My English Images
I just happened upon one of the most well-designed, creative, useful, and inspiring websites full of pdf worksheets covering all language skills. The activities are unique, unexpected and are sure to engage you and your students. Don’t miss the very inventive pronunciation worksheets! Here is a sample from the section on vocabulary, specifically [...] -
Jul102009
Test Your Cambridge Advanced Exam Vocab!
Jerome Flynn – Actor Turned Singer
After a variety of jobs, Jerome Flynn became (1) …….. successful with fellow Robson Green in the TV series Soldier, Soldier, and then when they (2) …….. up as singers in 1995, they had three number one hits. ‘It was a whirlwind, fantasy time,’ says Jerome. ‘We made the records [...] -
Jul052009
Students Describe Qualities of a Good Teacher
Student responses to the promt: Describe what you think are the qualities of a good language teacher. From an enlightening study found here.
A good language teacher is formal English without strange accent.
A good language teacher is how helping his students to know their errors and how they can correct it, and how they can be a [...] -
Jul052009
Top Ten Characteristics of a Good Grammar Lesson
On Onestopenglish, I found a really great article listing 70 characterists of a good grammar lesson for all you teachers out there. These are my top ten. Read all 70 here.
Is a surprise
As strange as it might seem, a disbelieving look, a “No, really??” or most of the class getting what you are trying to [...] -
Jul042009
Karaoke Party Review
I think “Karaoke Party” is a very interesting site. The website address is http://www.karaokeparty.com. This site is for singing songs. You need headphones and a mic. You look at the screen, see the words and listen to the music. Let’s start singing!
I like this site because this site is for singing songs, and it can show the [...] -
Jul042009
Makebeliefscomix Review
The name of the website is makebeliefscomix. If you want to create your own comix strip, you should go this address www.makebeliefscomix.com. You can choose your characters and you can write your own comix story. I think that it’s good for English thought practice. But I don’t like to imagine stories so I gave it four stars.