Kenneth's ESL Blog November 2005 Archive

Have you got a good head on your shoulders? Or perhaps your friend is an air head? I know that I sometimes feel brain dead when trying to understand all ... Read More

Students need to be personally involved in order to make the learning experience of lasting value. Encouraging student participation in the exercise, while at the same time refining and expanding ... Read More

The use of this lexical approach is essential for successful language acquisition in English for Specific Purposes. However, teachers are often not equipped with the exact English terminology required in ... Read More

The following conversation exercises serves the double purpose of introducing students to each other and getting them to converse from the get-go, as well as reviewing the a number of ... Read More

Which is correct? 'Jack is more funny than Robert' or 'Jack is funnier than Robert'? Find out with comparatives and superlatives for beginners. Are you sure of your answer? Well, ... Read More

Here it is, what you've all been waiting for! Almost every rule is valid about 90% of the time! Yes, I'm afraid it's true. It is certainly one of the most ... Read More

This lesson plan focusing on the issue of shoplifting was kindly provided by rwillmsen. The lesson encourages to students to discuss when / if shoplifting is ever acceptable and includes ... Read More

The Bilingual Two-Language Assessment Battery of Tests provides a standardized tool for multi-lingual assessment of students or employees. This review takes a look at the essential features of this battery ... Read More