The latest PainInTheEnglish blog post is titled “Winter Flashcards”.
The PainInTheEnglish team says, “Here´s a set of high quality flashcards for teaching vocabulary related to winter. Each of the flashcards contains full colour illustrations and the corresponding word: snowman, snow-angels, snowing, ice skating, ice-fishing, boots, coat, cold, shovelling, Christmas and much more”.
The latest PainInTheEnglish blog post is titled “Winter Flashcards”.
The PainInTheEnglish team says, “Here´s a set of high quality flashcards for teaching vocabulary related to winter. Each of the flashcards contains full colour illustrations and the corresponding word: snowman, snow-angels, snowing, ice skating, ice-fishing, boots, coat, cold, shovelling, Christmas and much more”.
The latest ESLlibrary blog post is titled “When Is it Ok to Traduct—Err, Translate?”.
Tara Benwell says, “One exercise I do with my students is a worksheet called “Spanglish.” Another English teacher passed a version on to me about a year ago, and I’ve added to it as I’ve gained teaching experience. It’s very straightforward, [...]
The latest ESLlibrary blog post is titled “When Is it Ok to Traduct—Err, Translate?”.
Tara Benwell says, “One exercise I do with my students is a worksheet called “Spanglish.” Another English teacher passed a version on to me about a year ago, and I’ve added to it as I’ve gained teaching experience. It’s very straightforward, and my students usually love it. It’s just a list of about 70 sentences featuring common mistakes Spanish speakers make in English as a result of translating directly from Spanish.
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Some of the errors are issues of vocabulary and incorrect word choice (“I’m sorry, teacher; I can’t assist to the next class”), some are idioms (“Put attention!”), and others are grammatical mistakes (“She said me about her marital problems”)”.
The latest PainInTheEnglish blog post is titled “When “one of” many things is itself plural”.
The PainInTheEnglish team says, “There are all sorts of things I believed in then which I don’t believe in now, and language rules set in stone is/are (?) one of them.
My feeling is that ‘is’ is OK here, since ‘language rules [...]
The latest PainInTheEnglish blog post is titled “When “one of” many things is itself plural”.
The PainInTheEnglish team says, “There are all sorts of things I believed in then which I don’t believe in now, and language rules set in stone is/are (?) one of them.
My feeling is that ‘is’ is OK here, since ‘language rules set in stone’ is one of a list of things I once believed in, and ‘are’ would grate with ‘one’. What do you think?”
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The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Song Worksheet: Last Night by The Strokes”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “It’s a vocabulary worksheet, for older students but at a more basic level. Since the singer speaks really fast and the words end up being mixed up together I thought it would be really good for them [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Song Worksheet: Last Night by The Strokes”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “It’s a vocabulary worksheet, for older students but at a more basic level. Since the singer speaks really fast and the words end up being mixed up together I thought it would be really good for them to practice being in a situation where people won’t necessarily speak slowly”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Writing Descriptions”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “I designed this activity for students who find it hard to write descriptions (they generally write very short texts). In this worksheet they are asked to compare descriptions and choosing the best one. Then they are asked to write a list of [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Writing Descriptions”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “I designed this activity for students who find it hard to write descriptions (they generally write very short texts). In this worksheet they are asked to compare descriptions and choosing the best one. Then they are asked to write a list of adjectives and adverbs taken from the text and finally they have to re-write descriptions (adding adjectives, adverbs and any other word).
This activity should not be set as homework, since it needs some guidance from the teacher”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Christmas Time Worksheet”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “2 exercises to revise/learn vocabulary on Christmas time. In the 1st one the students have to match 24 words and 24 pictures. In the 2nd one they have to find the Christmas vocabulary in the wordsearch. The key to the exercises [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Christmas Time Worksheet”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “2 exercises to revise/learn vocabulary on Christmas time. In the 1st one the students have to match 24 words and 24 pictures. In the 2nd one they have to find the Christmas vocabulary in the wordsearch. The key to the exercises is included. The ws can be used as a soruce of conversation on Christmas time”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Christmas Boardgame”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This is a boardgame for teaching Christmas related vocabulary.
Students advance on the board with dice and counters, when they land on a square they must make a sentence using the picture clue provided.
The game is flexible enough for different ages [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Christmas Boardgame”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This is a boardgame for teaching Christmas related vocabulary.
Students advance on the board with dice and counters, when they land on a square they must make a sentence using the picture clue provided.
The game is flexible enough for different ages and levels”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Christmas Flashcards”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Here’s a set of cards for teaching Christmas related vocabulary.
Depending on your students’ level they can be used in several ways such as memory games, conversation cards, oral test, group work,etc”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Christmas Flashcards”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Here’s a set of cards for teaching Christmas related vocabulary.
Depending on your students’ level they can be used in several ways such as memory games, conversation cards, oral test, group work,etc”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Present Simple Tense: Affirmative Form”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching the present simple tense, affirmative form.
There´s a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by 2 different activities in which students are ask to complete the sentences with the [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Present Simple Tense: Affirmative Form”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This is a 2-page worksheet for teaching the present simple tense, affirmative form.
There´s a brief explanation at the top of the page followed by 2 different activities in which students are ask to complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets and put the words in order to form correct sentences.
The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Progressive”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Get students to write sentences using like or dislike about the two characters below. Later, ask them to write about themselves, or about a classmate without saying who he/she is!”.
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Progressive”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Get students to write sentences using like or dislike about the two characters below. Later, ask them to write about themselves, or about a classmate without saying who he/she is!”.
The latest BusyTeacher.org blog post is titled “What You Can Do with Seeds and Beans: 5 ESL Activities for Fruitful Results”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Fall is a season of harvest, a time in which we reap the rewards of the seeds we’ve sown. There are lots of animals that gather food and seeds before [...]
The latest BusyTeacher.org blog post is titled “What You Can Do with Seeds and Beans: 5 ESL Activities for Fruitful Results”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “Fall is a season of harvest, a time in which we reap the rewards of the seeds we’ve sown. There are lots of animals that gather food and seeds before they hunker down for the winter. But we can teach our ESL students that we can give those seeds another, more fun use.
Here are some great ESL activities with seeds and beans you can enjoy with your class in the fall – or any time of year”.
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The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Present Simple Affirmative, Negative and Question”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This worksheet is for secondary school students. It shows the forms and has some exercies. In affirmative practice studens are required to choose the right form of the verbs. In negative form practice there are ten affirmative sentences [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a worksheet titled “Present Simple Affirmative, Negative and Question”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This worksheet is for secondary school students. It shows the forms and has some exercies. In affirmative practice studens are required to choose the right form of the verbs. In negative form practice there are ten affirmative sentences that students should change them into negative. Students will do the same thing in question form as well”.
Alex Case’s latest blog post is titled “New TEFL articles and worksheets November 2011″.
Alex case says, “I’ve mentioned some of these in my posts on tips and useful language etc, but the ones near the top of each section are those that have just gone up and I haven’t linked to before:
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Alex Case’s latest blog post is titled “New TEFL articles and worksheets November 2011″. Alex case says, “I’ve mentioned some of these in my posts on tips and useful language etc, but the ones near the top of each section are those that have just gone up and I haven’t linked to before: Articles Teaching grammar in Business English classes Stimulating practice for modals of possibility/ probability
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a PowerPoint slideshow titled “Presentation On Future Tenses”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This is a PPT document on future tenses (simple future, be going to, future continuous, future perfect simple and future perfect continuous). It includes functions and example sentences in order to make it meaningful for the students. It is [...]
The BusyTeacher.org team has added a PowerPoint slideshow titled “Presentation On Future Tenses”.
The BusyTeacher.org team says, “This is a PPT document on future tenses (simple future, be going to, future continuous, future perfect simple and future perfect continuous). It includes functions and example sentences in order to make it meaningful for the students. It is not a grammar exercise”.
The latest article on theticker.org is titled “ESL instructor at LaGuardia Community College receives award”.
Ashleigh Baker says, “Recognized for her success in providing help for low-income English-language-learners, Magda Kieliszek ofLaGuardia Community College was named the 2011 Outstanding Education Instructor by the Continuing Education Association of New York.
In addition to her work as an ESL teacher at LaGuardia Community College’s [...]
The latest article on theticker.org is titled “ESL instructor at LaGuardia Community College receives award”.
Ashleigh Baker says, “Recognized for her success in providing help for low-income English-language-learners, Magda Kieliszek ofLaGuardia Community College was named the 2011 Outstanding Education Instructor by the Continuing Education Association of New York.
In addition to her work as an ESL teacher at LaGuardia Community College’s Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET), Kieliszek has a passion for creating a well-rounded transitional experience for all her students. ”Magda gives all of herself to her lessons and her students,” said Naulie Medina, one of her students.
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The latest article on mndaily.com is titled “Cutting ESL was a mistake”.
The mndaily.comteam says, “One of the things that makes the University of Minnesota great is the high number of international students enrolled at the University.
International students at our University and others, however, often need instruction in English as a second language to succeed in [...]
The latest article on mndaily.com is titled “Cutting ESL was a mistake”.
The mndaily.comteam says, “One of the things that makes the University of Minnesota great is the high number of international students enrolled at the University.
International students at our University and others, however, often need instruction in English as a second language to succeed in academics. The University of Minnesota had a nationally renowned program — the only one in the state — to train teachers for teaching postsecondary students English as a second language.
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The latest article on thestar.com.my is titled “Helping English to grow”.
The thestar.com.my team says, “THE debate will go on and on, and probably never end. Yet, we must ask this question again and again: “What is the position of the English Language for future Malaysians?”
Is there a role or place for the fluent use [...]
The latest article on thestar.com.my is titled “Helping English to grow”.
The thestar.com.my team says, “THE debate will go on and on, and probably never end. Yet, we must ask this question again and again: “What is the position of the English Language for future Malaysians?”
Is there a role or place for the fluent use and mastery of the language for our future generations?
A quick scan across the globe can help us answer these questions”.
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