Links for translators
The resources on this page are all available free (or in free versions) on the Internet. General Dictionaries Cambridge The suite of Cambridge dictionaries are possibly the best online English-English dictionaries available (and with nearly 2m searches a month, among the most popular). Catalan Catalan dictionary from the Enciclopèdia Catalana. Dictionary.com Apart from the good results from its dictionary, the site also provides a lot of other resources (other language dictionaries, thesarus, style guides, links...). Merriam-Webster Not the full Merriam-Webster but useful nevertheless.
26 Fresh ESL Conversation Starters to Get Students Talking!
10 Oct I love teaching conversation in the ESL classroom. Part of it must be that because the students able to “converse” in English are better able to demonstrate their personalities, preferences, thoughts… and therefore, I get to know them better. Often it is simply hilarious to see the range of answers students feel free to share in a comfortable environment. If you’re a conversation teacher in an English as a Second Language classroom, there may be times when you feel as though you want fresh ideas, a change in routine or some way to remain slightly unpredictable so your students remain curious as to what tricks you have up your sleeves.
Grammar
Welcome to EnglishClub Grammar for English learners. Many of these grammar lessons also have quizzes to check your understanding. If you still don't understand something, feel free to ask a question at the Grammar Help Desk. grammar (noun): the structure and system of a language, or of languages in general, usually considered to consist of syntax and morphology.
Power Points
Directions for Adding Music to Power Points: 1. Save the song from the CD on your computer (you might already have done this if the song is in My Music) 2. Open the power point to the first slide.
Grammar
Adjective and Adverbs (Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, frequency adverbs, so and neither, good and well, and no and not) General Grammar Exercises (error correction exercises, and other nonspecific grammar exercises) Nouns (count / noncount nouns, plural nouns, pronunciation of –s / -es, quantifiers, articles, and some other things)
it's NOT about what the teacher does with technology
Bruce Springsteen: "When we kiss…" Not just going through the motions! You could probably say I've had four different though overlapping careers — in language teaching, language teacher training, technology and ELT management. The first of those I retired from (after 35+ years) a few months ago, though the number of contact hours I was doing was limited; teacher training I'm retiring from at the end of this month; management I got fired from (to the relief of all involved!) many years ago; which leaves only another 10 or so years in technology to do (I'm only (?) 57, so it ain't over yet!).
English Grammar Pill: How to use the future tenses correctly
Many of you will know that I am a huge fan of mind maps and infographics. I think they are a colourful and imaginative way of showing language points whether they are grammar or lexis. I haven’t had the time to create my own mind maps, however I have made good use of the excellent resources available from my creative fellow teachers to help me with my posts. And today is no exception.
Independent and Dependent Variables in an Experiment...Say what???
Do you ever teach a lesson, think it went awesomely, and then realize that not a single person in your room understands anything that was coming out of your mouth? Yeah...that is how our first science lesson went this year. Science is one of those subjects that is so very hit or miss with me. Sometimes, I think I do a spectacular job teaching and other times....not so much. The latter was the case with the first experiment we did this year. Apparently, teaching controlled, independent, and dependent variables in experiments is just NOT my thing.
English Grammar: I, Me, Myself, and My
Why are the smallest words in English so difficult to master? Even native speakers get very confused with the English pronouns I, me, myself, and my! Why do we have so many different words to describe the same person?
