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Common Mistakes

There are a number of common mistakes in English that learners face. Each common mistake page is followed by a quiz to help you check your understanding.

Key Mistakes

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Pronunciation: Word Stress - Changes in Meaning

Tuesday December 15, 2009

When you are speaking English the words you stress can change the underlying meaning a sentence. Even simple sentences can have many levels of meaning based on the word you stress. This feature provides examples and an exercise to help you improve your pronunciation through correct word stress.

Christmas Readings

Friday December 11, 2009

Here are two Christmas readings with a follow-up comprehension quiz:

Christmas traditions explained.
You can then read
'Twas the Night before Christmas
or listen to a version of my reading of 'Twas the Night before Christmas and then take the comprehension quiz.

Visual Tense Charts

Wednesday December 9, 2009

Present Perfect Continuous Tense ChartVisual clues can really help learners understand tense usage. This resource provides a visual tense chart for each of the major uses of the 14 tenses in English. The visual tense chart also includes a quick overview of each particular usage, as well as structure and example sentences.


Classic Christmas Carols

Monday December 7, 2009

It's that time of the year. Get your class singing early with these classic Christmas carols. Each carol has the first verse and difficult words defined at the end of the song, so that you or your classes can understand each song.

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