Changing from Singular to Plural in English
Tuesday October 30, 2012
In most cases it's easy to change from the singular to the plural form of a noun - just add 's' to the end of the word. However, there are ... Read More
Practice Worksheets: Writing Compound and Complex Sentences
Thursday October 25, 2012
As your English improves you will begin to write more complex sentences and paragraphs. Here are two practice worksheets to help you improve your writing skills. For lower level learners, ... Read More
Celebrating 15 Years at About.com
Tuesday October 23, 2012
15 years ago today my site at About.com went live with an article on English idioms used in technology. Admittedly, a number of the idioms are rather dated as the ... Read More
Understanding US Presidential Elections
Monday October 22, 2012
The US presidential election is coming in November, 2012. The candidates have been chosen: The current (incumbent) president Barack Obama and the challenger Mitt Romney. The process of choosing a ... Read More
Choosing the Right Time Cue for Days of the Week
Friday October 19, 2012
We use days of the week to indicate when something happens with a wide range of expressions such as the following, next, last, etc. This guide to the days of ... Read More
More than Just a Dialogue
Wednesday October 17, 2012
Dialogue use in class can sometimes become rather boring. This guide to how to use dialogues in class provides a number of classroom activities that you can use in class ... Read More
The Raven and More Halloween Scares
Monday October 15, 2012
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore -
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came ... Read More
Using Commas Correctly
Wednesday October 10, 2012
Commas are used in many sentences for different reasons.
For example, this sentences uses commas, a list, and a linking phase.
Use this guide to comma use in English to learn the ... Read More
Resources for Role-Plays in Class
Monday October 8, 2012
Role-plays can help students improve their pronunciation, vocabulary comprehension and fluency skills. There are a numerous role-plays on this site for all levels and interests. Use this dialogues for speaking ... Read More
Learning New Food Vocabulary
Wednesday October 3, 2012
Speaking about food is probably one of the most common activities for any English learner. To start off, learn food vocabulary related to different types of food, ways of preparing ... Read More
Equivalency - Varying Writing Style with Sentence Connectors
Monday October 1, 2012
The use of different forms to state the same idea in writing is referred to as equivalency. Here are a few examples:
Although she disagreed with some of the contractual language, ... Read More