terça-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2012

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Adverbs of frequency such as 'usually, sometimes, etc.' are used to answer the question "How often do you ...?" This week's newsletter has a guide to adverbs of frequency, as well as worksheets to help you or your class practice. There's also a look at changes made when changing from the active to the passive voice, and some of the most common mistakes in English.

How often do you ...?
Adverbs of frequency express how often we do various tasks. They are not specific, but refer to general habits and are generally used in the present simple. You can learn... Read more

Someone has eaten my porridge -> My porridge has been eaten!
This line from the fairy tale The Story of Three Bears is an example of the active voice changed into the passive voice. Remember that the verb 'to be' is conjugated... Read more

10 Common Mistakes in English
Here are 10 of the most common mistakes in English with explanations and examples.

It's vs. Its Two, Too, To They're, Their, There... Read more


What's Your Opinion - Native English Teachers Only?
Many interesting comments have been made on the discussion about native English and non-native English speaking teachers. Please leave your opinion and read the very thoughtful posts that have been made on this important issue... Read more

 


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terça-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2012

About ESL: Like, Business and English Teachers

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From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to ESL
This newsletter includes a discussion about native English speaking teachers. Some private language schools hire native English speakers only. Is this fair? What do you think as a student?

There's also a look at appropriate language for participating in business meetings, and a look at questions with 'like' - which can be very confusing at times! Finally, there is a quick overview of the five most common writing mistakes.


Native English Teachers Only?
It's common practice to hire only native English speakers in many private schools specializing in English instruction around the world. Many non-native English teachers rightly ask whether this practice is... Read more

Participating in Business Meetings
This guide to participating in business meetings provides key phrases to help you contribute to each phrase of the meeting. Sometimes, you'll also be expected to make presentations... Read more

What's he like?
Here's a short quiz, choose the best answer to this question:

What's he like?

He's a friendly guy and very smart.
He likes playing tennis and cooking.
He's tall and very well built.

The answer:... Read more


The Five Most Common Writing Mistakes
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terça-feira, 14 de fevereiro de 2012

About ESL: Building Sentences

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From Kenneth Beare, your Guide to ESL
Positive and negative sentences, as well as questions follow a specific structure in English. There are exceptions to the rule, but learning the three basic structures will help you in any tense. Once you've mastered these structures, you can learn more about larger structures such as writing paragraphs and essays, or writing formal letters.

Sentence Structure Chart
Learning tenses can be difficult, but one thing remains the same: basic sentence structure. This sentence structure chart provides structure for positive and negative sentences, as well as questions. It... Read more

Putting English Together
Understanding the parts of speech will help you construct sentences using these common sentence patterns in English. Move from there onto constructing more complex sentences, and finally to writing effective paragraphs.... Read more

Formal Letters
Here is a guide to Formal Letter Structure in English. Combine this basic guide with some basic business letters with useful key phrases and an example letter.... Read more

Writing Clear Sentences
Once you've learned basic English, you'll want to begin improving your writing skills. Start by understanding English sentence types. Make sure you also understand basic English punctuation rules. ... Read more

 


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