An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words
An Introduction to the Benefits of Using Sign Language for Function Words Error-correction has long been a domain for debate and a persistent bane…
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Pot Meet Kettle
Pot, Meet Kettle We snicker when non-native English speakers say things incorrectly, as when old Chinese ladies say things like “long time no see,”…
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Beginners’ Guide To The Lexical Approach
Beginners’ Guide to The Lexical Approach The term “teaching lexically” was coined by Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley, coursebook writers (Innovations, Outcomes) and teacher trainers (LexicalLab), who have…
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Will And The Five P’s
Will And The Five P’s The present simple is, on the whole, pretty simple. The rules for when to use it and when not…
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What’s the Point of Articles in English?
What’s the Point of Articles in English? Many years ago, when I was a new teacher, I taught a 5-day one-to-one intensive English course…
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IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 3 – Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 3 – Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Welcome back to my IELTS speaking series looking at the…
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The Five Verb Trick: Verb Conjugation in English
The Five Verb Trick: Verb Conjugation in English Many years ago, I was sitting in our teachers’ room, quietly planning my lessons. Outside in…
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Subject Raising: Do You Happen To Know?
Subject raising is my all-time favourite English grammar structure. It’s one of the craziest things you can do in English, and yet it’s hardly…
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