Emoji is Britain's fastest growing language as most popular symbol revealed Emoji is now the fastest growing language in the UK - and many find it easier to communicate using its smiley faces and icons than text, says one linguistics expert. Professor Vyv Evans, from Bangor University, claims the group of smiley faces and symbols is evolving faster than ancient languages such as hieroglyphics. Prof Evans has partnered with telecoms TalkTalk Mobile, which found that eight out of 10 people in the UK have used the symbols and icons to communicate, with 72 per cent of 18 to 25-year-olds adding that they found it easier to put their feelings across using emoji than with words. Top 10 most popular emoji symbols Smiley face Crying with laughter Love heart Beaming red cheeks Thumbs up Tongue out winking face Blow kiss Wink face Confused See no evil monkey Prof Evans said: "Emoji is the fastest growing form of language in history based on its incredible adoption rate and speed of evolution. • Emoji: Why we are all so obsessed • Are emoji killing off internet slang?
Attention Writers: Never Use These Phrases. Seriously, We're Not Kidding Academic Phrasebank Spelling Spelling matters. If you want to create a good impression in your writing and make sure you get your meaning across clearly, it’s important to get your spelling right. This section contains lots of quick-reference spelling tips. For example, if you can never remember whether the plural of potato is spelled potatoes or potatos, then you can jump straight to plurals of nouns to get some straightforward advice. There’s also a handy list of common misspellings, arranged in alphabetical order of the incorrect spellings, and a guide to the differences between British and American spelling. If you already feel confident in your spelling skills, why not try our spelling challenge? For more ways to improve your writing see our writing help section, or for more spelling tips see the list below: Plurals of nouns i before e except after c Words containing the letter q Forming comparative and superlative adjectives Forming adverbs Adding -ful or -fully -ize, -ise, or -yse? Verb tenses: adding -ed and -ing
Wayzgoose Press - Home Spelling Lessons | How to Spell Most of the lessons include a video & exercise — click on the links below.You can download the videos and put them on your computer, mobile device from vimeo.com - click here Guest LessonsTop 10 Online Editing Tools to Craft a Perfect Paper (and any writing!) by Antonio TooleyWriting Numbers by Lucy AdamsWays to Organize your Workspace (infographic) by Emily Johnson Useful Spelling and Writing Apps by Sally Sonderson 10 Free Resources for Improving Your Grammar and Writing Skills by Maria Castle13 Useful Tools to Improve Your Writing by Lesley VosDo you Make These Common Mistakes in English? Click here for some worksheets to print off Click here for people's stories & what they've said about their spelling. Click here for the books I recommend on spelling, the history of spelling/English, dictionaries and books on writing. Most people think English spelling is crazy and illogical. The good news - there are rules, patterns and reasons why some words are spelled the way they are.
Science and Poetry Writing Prompts – Teacher Reboot Camp Veins across the world light from the kite in the storm Earth’s nervous system – Sci-ku by Emma Hartley, aged 17 Everyone should be a budding scientist. Our students should be curious, experiment, explore, and conduct research in their everyday lives. One reason why many students feel science is beyond them or overwhelming is because they don’t make an emotional connection to the science. In celebration of National Poetry month, I have created a visual science poetry calendar to inspire students to write science poems. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go. Create a Digital Calendar To create your own interactive digital calendar: Go to my Google Calendar Template and make a copy. Challenge: Create your own digital calendar to inspire students to explore your topic in meaningful ways. Science and Poetry Links Bookmarks Science, by shellyterrell
Advice on writing CVs Interviewer: LearnEnglish Professionals is talking to John Woodrow, who works in the Human Resources department of a large UK-based company. John, tell us about your work ... John Woodrow: I work on recruitment, especially – so I’m the person who reads the hundreds of CVs we get sent each year! Interviewer: Do you accept CVs as part of your recruitment process? John Woodrow: When we advertise for a particular post, we send out our own application form, which is tailored to our company, and we can use it to make sure we find exactly what we’re looking for ... Interviewer: So a CV is useless? John Woodrow: No! Interviewer: So we should be sending you our CVs? John Woodrow: Yes, absolutely, yes! Interviewer: What advice can you give us on writing a CV? John Woodrow: Keep it short, keep it simple, keep it relevant. Interviewer: So we’re going to look at a couple of CVs now ... John Woodrow: Yes – these are a couple that arrived just this morning, so let’s take a look ...
Writing a CV/résumé Before beginning to draft your CV/résumé, read the advert carefully so that you are clear about the specific requirements of the job you’re applying for. It’s important to tailor both your application letter and the CV/résumé to the job in question, focusing on qualifications and experience that are particularly relevant. Dos and Don’ts Here are some general points to bear in mind when preparing your CV/résumé: Do Don’t go into too much detail: employers are too busy to read rambling or unfocused CVs/résumés.leave gaps in your employment history: add a sentence or two explaining any periods that are not accounted for.use too many different fonts or typefaces: keep to one or two that are clear and easy to read.use inappropriate colours, graphics, or photos.name people as referees unless you’ve confirmed that they’re happy to provide a reference for you. Structuring your CV/résumé Personal details Always begin with your personal details, i.e Employment history Educational qualifications Referees
Cohesion: linking words and phrases 1.33 Cohesion: linking words and phrases You can use words or short phrases which help to guide your reader through your writing, and to link sentences, paragraphs and sections both forwards and backwards. Good use will make what you have written easy to follow; bad use might mean your style is disjointed, probably with too many short sentences, and consequently difficult to follow. The best way to "get a feel" for these words is through your reading. Don't forget "AND"! There follows a list of words and phrases that can be used. Here are just a few examples of some of the words in action: Desktop computers are cheaper and more reliable than laptops; furthermore, they are more flexible. Prices fell by more than 20% last year. On the whole, his speech was well received, despite some complaints from new members. The South East of the UK often has the coldest weather in the winter. It was a very expensive holiday, the weather was bad and the people weren’t very friendly. Answers
storyline.se 10 Ideas for Using Comics In Your Classroom Over the last couple of months I've shared a handful of tools that students can use to create comics. I even conducted a webinar on the topic last month (the recording is available here). There is no shortage of tools for creating comics available to students. Regardless of which comic creation tool you choose to have students use, the ideas for using comics in your classroom are the same. Here are ten ways that your students can use comics in your classroom.1. A fun alternative to traditional book reports. Another way to use comics for a book report is to have students illustrate an alternate ending to a favorite book. 2. 3. A variation on this idea is to have students depict themselves as the star of a superhero story. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 5 Tools for Creating Comics Storyboard That and Pixton both offer comprehensive lesson plans that incorporate the ideas listed above. Disclosure: Storyboard That and Pixton are advertisers on FreeTech4Teachers.com
The Writing Process and 13 Tips to Raise your Essay Score Writing is a process. For some students it might seem like a daunting task, but if you look at it as a succession of small steps to follow instead of looking at it as the big final product, writing can be fun and easy. Useful Links: Part 1. The Writing Process Brainstorm for ideas Write down all the ideas you can think of. Organise your ideas Decide which ideas to keep.Group similar ideas together.Organise your ideas according to the writing task. Focus on language Think of words and expressions you will need in your work. Write a draft Write quickly. Improve your draft Do it slowly and conscientiously.Check spellings in the dictionary and look up any word you felt unsure of. Write a final draft Copy your corrected work neatly on a clean sheet of paper.Make sure your paragraphs are clearly indicated. Adapted from Burlington Books Part 2. An essay consists of several paragraphs about a topic. Opening It is the general presentation of the topic. With a surprising fact. With a short anecdote. The Body.
Five Steps to Writing an Excellent Opinion Essay Doesn’t the title itself already encourage you to start writing straight away? Just kidding! I guess you need a stronger push than just a title. Well, I can provide this little push in the form of real examples of my students’ essays after following all these 5 steps. Step 1. Opinion essay: in an opinion essay the writer states his opinion and supports it with facts, evidence and examples but he doesn’t try to convince the reader. Persuasive essay: in a persuasive essay the writer tries to convince the reader to agree with his opinion. Step 2. 1 Basic do’s when writing an opinion essay Introduce each paragraph with a topic sentence, outlining the main ideas.Do not write about advantages or disadvantages or points for or against.Write in formal style. 2. Don’t use colloquial expressions.Don’t use short forms.Don’t use emotive vocabulary. 3. 4. Introduction: Introduce the topic and give your opinion. 5. Step 3. Download the pdf here Step 4. Loading... Step 5. 22 opinion essays to choose from