written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Meaning: Money you give someone to prevent them from exposing a secret. Example: 1. The police officer was fired and…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Throughout my career as a teacher I have been fortunate to meet people from all walks of life. I have…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Number words are used to express the quantity of things or people in a group or collection. This is important…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Ah! Prepositions! Easy for some people, challenging for others. I even heard people call them a nightmare! If you’re thinking,…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher OK. I won’t beat about the bush here. As far as the pronunciation of words in English is concerned, not…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When learning a new language, it’s OK to make mistakes, but it’s not OK when you don’t learn from them…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Ostrich: -Long neck -Long legs -Small head -Big eyes -Big eggs -Great big wings Would you call it a bird…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Toothless = no teeth Bulldog = breed of dog with short hair, muscular body, fierce look Meaning: A toothless bulldog…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You must have heard this before: Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Tomatoes can be eaten raw, in…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Let’s look at three today. 1. Nothing to write home about Meaning: Something or someone is not as good as…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher What’s the difference? Do you use them correctly? SOMETIMES This is an adverb of frequency. It means “from time to…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher What’s your secret to happiness? We all have those little things that make us happy. Could be your kids, a…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher (TICKING) TIME BOMB Meaning: A time bomb is a bomb which has been programmed to explode at a specific fixed…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher English is English, right? If your answer is “Yes”, then why do we call some American English, others British English,…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Welcome to Lilian’s English Place! This blog is a transition from my Facebook page, with the same name. Here,…
Using ‘Do’ or ‘Make’
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When and how to use “do” or “make” can be quite confusing. Using these verbs in other languages can be…
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