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Teaching the Simple Present Tense with the Negative
When ESL beginners learn to answer questions with positive answers they progress without too much difficulty. The negative answers, however, are more complex because the pattern is different with the use of “to be” and “to do”. Continue reading
A Fun Way to Deal With Prepositions
If you can get your esl students participating in an activity that has them using English grammar in everyday situations, they will learn quickly and remember what they learned. Continue reading
Strange Events at a Night at the Bar
Two men meet at a bar and strange events occur. Continue reading
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ESL Practice Questions –Simple Future Tense – Andrée Arctic Balloon Expedition – Part 4
If you are a student you may wish to practice your English grammar. This blog provides several exercises that will allow you to review the simple future tense. If you have a minute, try them now.
English Second Language Storybooks Spark a Student’s Imagination
The storybooks a teacher uses may be a part of the curriculum or they may be supplementary. Continue reading
Building English Language Confidence in Children
Every classroom group is different. Try any or all of these suggestions and adapt them to your style of teaching. If they help even one student in your classroom to feel more confident, then any changes you have made have been worthwhile. Continue reading
ESL Grammar Practice Questions – The Conditional
Conditional sentences can be tricky for the ESL student. People will understand you if you use the conditional incorrectly, but those who master it, speak with real polish. Continue reading
Motivating Young Children During Difficult or Boring Subjects
If you are teaching specific sounds or rhyming words, make up or use a program that offers meaningful examples of what you are teaching. Use examples that are fun so the children can enjoy repeating them. They will learn if they are enjoying the lesson. Continue reading
Manor House Secrets Video – Part 4
In this four part mystery video, there are all kinds of secrets in this old manor house. To solve the mysterious murders, the detective must find these secrets. Continue reading
Developing Listening Comprehension in Children
When children learn their first language they are often responding to their parent’s language in an active way. Their response frequently includes both physical action and verbal understanding. Continue reading
