18 English words that mean very different things in Britain and America
As the old adage famously goes: you say tom-MAY-toes, and I say tom-MAH-toes. We should probably call the whole thing off, right? Ever since the might of the British Empire was expelled from the United States, ordinary folk from both sides of the pond have chuckled at each other's use of the English language and pronunciation. Here are several important examples you need to remember - simply to make sure no one gives you a weird look when you're off on your holidays.
Learn Irregular Verbs with Engames and Fluency MC
I have already published 10 posts on teaching irregular verbs. You can see the list of the posts down here: But I still cannot say that my students know the verbs. That was why I joined forces with Fluency MC, and this time we would like to teach the irregular verbs together.
ral's notebook » Blog Archive » The Faceless Monk Issues A Warning
December 31 In my yet unfinished novel (Dreams: The Final Heresy), one of the darker characters is The Faceless Monk. He is Cardinal Broga’s right hand man, his fixer. When I am actively writing, I write from what I call imaginal space.
Getting-to-know-you Bingo with a Fun Twist
I can’t believe summer is coming to an end and well, here we are again. Another school year is about to begin and once again, as every year for the past 25, butterflies are beginning to gather in my stomach. It’s a nice sensation and one I welcome ‘cause it means that even after 26 years dedicated to teaching English I still feel like a newbie aiming to impress my students. Now, be honest! Wouldn’t it be nice to start the course with a fun activity?
Grab Onto Phrasal Verbs
Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. Today we look at a very common verb form in English – phrasal verbs. There are over 5,000 verbs that fall in this category. Do you know how to use them? In this episode, we will introduce this type of verb and help you understand how and why English speakers use them.
Training Games
thiagi.com Freebies Training Games This section contains more than 400 ready-to-use training games and activities. Most of them were published in the Thiagi GameLetter.
ESL Countdown - ESL Kids Games : ESL Kids Games
ESL Countdown is a very popular show in the UK and Ireland. It is a simple game that is great as a warmer or cooler for the ESL classroom. It’s useful with nearly every level and a great way to get your students writing and practicing spelling. Everyone from young learners to adults can enjoy this simple and fun ESL activity.Activity Time: 5 mins + Materials required: whiteboard and optionally a projector to use the digital version below.
Adjective Suffixes
Grammar-Quizzes › Modifiers to Nouns › Adjective Summary › Adjective Forms Form adjectives from other word forms This evening, we saw a spectacular sunset. The sky reflected colors from violet to red. As the high clouds moved overhead, they created an awesome light show of changing colors. Gradually, the colors faded to gray, and the spectacle ended in the darkness of the night sky.
77 Educational Games and Game Builders
I'm often asked if I know of any games for subject "x," "y," or "z" for a particular grade level or age group. My answer is usually yes, but I need to search my archives. Therefore, I've gone through my archives and dug up many of games that I've mentioned over the last four years that are still active online.
