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Capital letters: 7 instances where using capital letters in English is grammatically correct The rules for the use of capital letters are quite easy to remember. Generally, we use capital letters for proper nouns, which are the names of a specific person,place, or thing, and proper adjectives, which are usually derived (formed) from proper nouns. … Read more
ESL/ EFL A2 Lower Intermediate English Lesson Plan Lesson Functions: Phrasal VerbsTarget Vocabulary: Work and Daily Activities 7 pages (cover and credits page included) ready to print and go: Presentation: 1. Listen to the text. Fill in the blanks. (Voice Message)Hi, Amy. It’s mom. Listen, our car broke down. Sorry, but you have to go … Read more
[adrotate banner=”12″] [adrotate banner=”7″] 1. Board Race Board Race is a fun game that is used for revising vocabulary, whether it be words from the lesson you’ve just taught or words from a lesson you taught last week. It can also be used at the start of the class to get students active. It is … Read more
[adrotate banner=”12″] [adrotate banner=”7″] Why Good-Looking and not Good-Looked? -ed or -ing in compound adjectives Some time ago we published an article talking about when to use -ed and -ing adjectives (you can read it here). That article along with another post we have on Compound Adjectives (here) have lead one of our readers to … Read more
-ED Vs. -ING Adjectives – What is the difference? What is an adjective? An adjective is a word that describes a noun by telling more about it in terms of height, length, size, or any other quality.Consider the example: The word city, which is underlined in the example above is a noun. However, this sentence … Read more
ESL/ EFL lower intermediate lesson plan – adverbs of time – sports and games Lesson Goals: At the end of the this lesson students will learn about adverbs of time in English, how and when to use them. Also, they will learn new sports and games vocabulary. Target Grammar: Adverbs of time (including yesterday, today, … Read more
ESL/ EFL beginner lesson plan – Giving and Asking for Directions Lesson Goals: At the end of the following lesson students will learn how to give and how to ask for directions in English. Also, they will be familiar with important vocabulary on buildings and places in town.Target Grammar: Giving and asking for directionsFocus Vocabulary: … Read more
Lesson Goals: At the end of the following lesson students will learn the difference between there is and there are, and how to use them in order to talk about the rooms in their home and the things in their rooms.Target Grammar: There is/ There areFocus Vocabulary: Rooms in the house/ furniture Lesson Presentation: 1. … Read more
[adrotate banner=”12″] Lower Intermediate ESL/ EFL plan – Should – Body and Health Lesson Goals: This lesson teaches students how to form and when to use should. Also, the lesson focuses on presenting vocabulary related to body and health. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to give advice using should, and … Read more
Lesson goals: At the end of this lesson, students will learn how and when to use have toTarget Grammar: Modals/ Have toTarget Vocabulary: Daily activities (at home, at work, outside) PRESENTATION 1. Listen to Aaron’s story and fill in the blanks The teacher reads the text, there is no audio. The full text is in … Read more
Would like/ Would like to A1 Beginner English Lesson – Animals and Nature Lesson goals: At the end of this lesson, students will learn when and how to use “would like (to)”. Also, they will learn key animals, and nature vocabulary suitable for A1 Beginner English level. Target Grammar: Would like/ Would like to Target … Read more
[adrotate banner=”7″] [adrotate banner=”12″] Lesson goals: At the end of this lesson students will learn how to form and when to use Present Continuous Tense (for future). They will be able to talk about plans they have for the future, using Present Continuous. Also, students will learn important English vocabulary about money and shopping (clothes) … Read more