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Vocabulary
First of all "Happy New Year" to all of you! I will start the year with a vocabulary list. I know, I know, not very exciting. But in fact lots...
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Culture
Daily Mail By Emily Allen Last updated at 8:30 AM on 2nd November 2011 ________________________________ Don't teach the 'Queen's English' to...
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Culture
This Summer (August 2011) I was on holiday in Ireland. And one of the things I enjoyed most, was going to the pub where musicians would play...
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Culture
The other day I was listening to the radio, and they talked about why the English drive on the right. I had never heard an explanation for this,...
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Grammar
I really like teaching this subject. So, let's start: What do you have to know about "uncountable nouns"? Well, you cannot count them. So - not...
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Culture
This afternoon I bought a book called "A Picnic on Earth" by Rupert Morgan. It caught my eye, because it said on the front cover something like...
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External links
An amusing video on Youtube: Maha, a young Arab woman, talking about some English words that have Arabic origins. Click here for the video. The...
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Culture
An interesting article in The Guardian yesterday (Monday May 9th 2011): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/09/neologism-thang-scrabble-abominations...
Grammar
In general you make an adverb by adding -ly to the adjective. She is a very beautiful woman. She sings beautifully. He is very angry. "Leave...
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External links
Yesterday I found this video on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/embed/3UgpfSp2t6k In this video a young woman says the same sentences with different...
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Vocabulary
I have always liked the word "odd". Difficult to say why... One of the reasons is the spelling: a vowel + 2 consonants; but as a student pointed...
Grammar
This is something I have to teach very often.. A subject that has to be taught at the same time as countable vs. uncountable nouns. In general...
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External links
I've just found some interesting videos on YouTube. International Express Elementary: "Berghaus" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV0ZQzpmkQk International...
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Grammar
One of my students asked me what the difference was between 'of' and 'off'. While looking for a suitable answer on the internet I stumbled upon...
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Vocabulary
There are a lot of French words in the English language. Some of them have been imported a long time ago, some more recently. Most of them have...
