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Spelling decision time! What do you do when there are acceptable variants of the same word? Business English teachers, especially, need to consider which spelling they should use.
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Parallel Structure and Paired Joining Terms
Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Mistakes with parallel structure are all too easy to make. Refresh your memory on the rules for using parallel structure, and teach your students how to use the common expressions not only…but also, either…or, neither…nor, and both…and.
Preposition or Adverb?
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Some words can be either prepositions or adverbs depending on their sentence position and function. Are you clear on the difference? Is it necessary to teach this difference to our students?
Tips for Teaching the Subjunctive
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
The subjunctive mood does weird things to the English language. This post reviews cases where base verbs or “were” are needed, such as reporting suggestions, the second conditional, and “wish”.
Reflexive Vs. Intensive Pronouns
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Reflexive pronouns have more than one use, which can get tricky for students. There are distinctions in the usage and sentence positions between general reflexive pronouns and intensive reflexive pronouns. Read on to find out how to teach these pronouns clearly and easily!
Everyday Vs. Every Day
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Students aren’t the only ones who get confused over when to use every day and everyday. Read on for some tips on how to keep these time expressions straight.
Addictive Vs. Addicting
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Which adjective do you use? Ever wonder what the “correct” usage is concerning addictive and addicting? Read on for more information on these tricky words.
April Fools’ Day Capitalization and Punctuation Rules
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Don’t be fooled…is it April Fools’ Day or April Fool’s Day? And what do you yell out after pulling a prank: April fool, April Fool, April fool’s, or April Fool’s? Figure out the answers before your students ask the questions!
An Easy Way to Teach Conditionals
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Presenting all four conditional patterns at once is a great way for students to keep them all straight. This method is successful for all intermediate and advanced learners, and is especially useful for TOEIC (or similar tests with a grammar component) students.
Adjective Order and Punctuation
Thursday, March 7th, 2013
Adjective order is something that native English speakers take for granted, but students learning English need to be taught the order in which multiple adjectives appear. Comma use with multiple adjectives is something that can baffle native speakers and English learners alike. Read on to sort out the rules once and for all!
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The Grass Is Always Greener… When You Paint It
Here is a fun way to introduce the English saying "The grass is always greener on the other side". This fun story is an interesting way to explore the differences between "literal" and "figurative" language.
Resume, Résumé, or Resumé?
ESL-Library blog: May 23, 2013
Spelling decision time! What do you do when there are acceptable variants of the same word? Business English teachers, especially, need to consider which spelling they should use.
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