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Making Small Talk
Many English students are more interested in making effective small talk than knowing correct grammar structures - and rightly so!
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Idioms and Expressions
Sooner or later all English students will learn idioms. English uses so many idiomatic expressions that it is truly impossible to learn English without learning at least a few!
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Colloquial Pair Phrases
Thursday July 17, 2008
Here is an advanced level quiz focusing on colloquial pair phrases such as "by and large", "ins and outs", "bits and bobs" etc. common to English. If you can get a perfect score on this quiz, your English is probably fluent!
Preposition Review - Lesson Plan
Tuesday July 15, 2008
This lesson plan for intermediate level learners focuses on helping students review and expand their understanding of the use of similar prepositions such as in / into, out / outside / out of, near / next to.
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