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He Said - She Said

It's easy to just use the 'he said / she said' when telling stories, or relating incidents. This lesson plan focuses on using vocal verbs and adverbs to spice up students' writing and relating of dialogues.

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Vocabulary Focus on Music and Newspapers

Wednesday September 8, 2010

Here are two intermediate to advanced level gap fill quizzes that focus on two of life's most enjoyable free-time pursuits: Listening to Music and Reading Newspapers.

For classes, here are some lesson plans on the same subjects:

Reading and Writing Newspaper Articles
Understanding Newspaper Headlines
Using Music in the Classroom
Talking about Pop Music and Musicians
Using Music for Creative Writing

Back to School

Monday September 6, 2010

Getting ready to go back to school as a student or teacher can be as simple as reviewing what you've studied or taught, or as difficult as learning new skills to prepare you for a new class. These guides offer back to school resources at the site for beginning, intermediate, advanced level and teachers to help you prepare for the new school year.

Beginners
Intermediate
Advanced
Teachers

Do you know all the rules by / from / to heart?

Thursday September 2, 2010

The correct answer is Do you know all the rules by heart? This is an expression of an an expression that uses the noun 'heart'. Learn more of these common expressions by studying this idioms and expressions with 'heart' worksheet. Each expression is defined and two example sentences are provided for context. You can then check your knowledge with a follow-up quiz.

Here are some more idiom and expression sheets:

Idioms and Expressions with 'Put'
Idioms and Expressions with 'Like'
Idioms and Expressions with 'Work'

Gap Fill Quizzes by Theme

Tuesday August 31, 2010

Gap fill quizzes are commonly used to improve related vocabulary. These gap fill quizzes are all based around a single theme and are appropriate for intermediate to advanced level learners and classes.

Gap Fill - Shopping
Gap Fill - Restaurants and Food
Gap Fill - Punctuation (learn the rules while you take this quiz!)
Gap Fill - Idioms expressing Opinions and Personal Feelings

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