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Dictation for intermediates: 7 new

Dictation for intermediates: 7 new

June 26, 2013
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Dictation exercises, Write Well

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Munchausen

Munchausen

June 17, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Health and Wellness, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you’re looking at this word and thinking of food (‘munch’) or house (‘hausen’), you couldn’t be more wrong….

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Effectively and efficiently: same meaning?

Effectively and efficiently: same meaning?

May 31, 2013
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Business English, Commonly confused words, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A few days ago, one of my students, whom I had been coaching for a presentation she was going…

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Describing people using animal words and expressions.

Describing people using animal words and expressions.

May 27, 2013
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Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms and body parts

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The English language is fond of using nouns that are usually attributed to animals to describe the actions, feelings…

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Dictation for beginners: 7 new

Dictation for beginners: 7 new

May 19, 2013
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Using good and right correctly

Using good and right correctly

May 16, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Language Functions, Quiz, Speak Well, Write Well

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Most of my students, especially native French speakers still have problems using the adjectives good and right correctly both…

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Slacktivist

Slacktivist

May 10, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Social Networking, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The word slacktivist is  coined from two English words: slacker and activist. A slacker is a person who is…

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Bluff, bluffing, bluffer

Bluff, bluffing, bluffer

May 3, 2013
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Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms and body parts, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher To bluff means to say or do something to deceive, impress or intimidate others. The word bluff is commonly…

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Earn money / win money: not the same meaning

Earn money / win money: not the same meaning

April 26, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Speak Well

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Earn money and win money are confusing especially for native French speakers. In French, gagner de l’argent means earn…

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Dictation for advanced learners: three new

Dictation for advanced learners: three new

April 23, 2013
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Dictation exercises, Pronunciation, Write Well

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Breathe and Breath

Breathe and Breath

April 20, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar is fun, Pronunciation, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Breathe and breath are two of the most confusing words for English speakers (even native speakers) and learners. Confusing…

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Using Being and Been

Using Being and Been

April 14, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar is fun, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question from Musa: “When do I use being and been, with examples…please.”  Similarity: Both being and been come from…

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Earworm

Earworm

April 7, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Look at this situation: You listen to a song or a piece of music on the radio or on TV or anywhere else. One hour…

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Dictation for Advanced learners: four new

Dictation for Advanced learners: four new

April 2, 2013
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Dictation exercises, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Write Well

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Fill in or Fill out a form?

Fill in or Fill out a form?

March 29, 2013
Lilian
Discussion Topics, Grammar is fun, Phrasal Verbs, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Fill in and fill out are both phrasal verbs. A phrasal verb is simply a verb that is followed…

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Dictation for intermediate level: three new

Dictation for intermediate level: three new

March 27, 2013
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Dictation exercises, Write Well

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Describing people using compound words

Describing people using compound words

March 26, 2013
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Idiomatic Expressions, Speak Well, Vocabulary, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A compound word is usually made up of two or more words. How can you describe someone using compound…

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Dictation for beginners: three new

Dictation for beginners: three new

March 24, 2013
Lilian
Dictation exercises, People, Places and Culture, Write Well

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Preposition practice – Troublesome prepositional phrases

Preposition practice – Troublesome prepositional phrases

March 22, 2013
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Commonly confused words

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher If you’re finding it difficult to master prepositions in English, you’re not alone. Many English learners find learning and…

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I love science, not English

I love science, not English

March 20, 2013
Lilian
Discussion Topics, Learning Tips and Tricks, Longer articles- For avid readers, People, Places and Culture

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher “Arts students are good at languages and science students are not”.  If, like me, you’ve heard or seen this sentence countless…

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Is “fastly” the adverb of “fast”?

Is “fastly” the adverb of “fast”?

March 17, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Question: To form an adverb from an adjective, the rule says to add –ly at the end of the…

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“Hard” and “Hardly” have different meanings

“Hard” and “Hardly” have different meanings

March 15, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You must have learned how to form adverbs from adjectives. If not, it’s quite easy. To change an adjective…

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The Zero “Ø” article

The Zero “Ø” article

March 13, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well, Write Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Our last post explained how to use the articles A, An and The. Today, we will look at the…

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Using A, An and The

Using A, An and The

March 10, 2013
Lilian
Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Speak Well

This video explains how to use A, An and The correctly. Click to watch. 

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Using So and Not - part 2

Using So and Not – part 2

March 6, 2013
Lilian
Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Language Functions, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at three more functions of So. Go here to see the first three. Using So Usage 4:…

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Using So and Not - part 1

Using So and Not – part 1

March 3, 2013
Lilian
Commonly confused words, Grammar, Grammar is fun, Language Functions, Speak Well

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Using So There are at least seven different situations (functions) in which so can be used. Today, we will…

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Idioms with "face" - part 2

Idioms with “face” – part 2

March 1, 2013
Lilian
Idiomatic Expressions, Idioms and body parts, Speak Well, Vocabulary

written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Today, we will look at two idioms: 1. To make faces (at someone) Meaning: make (usually silly) expressions with…

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Different names for animals and their meat

Different names for animals and their meat

February 28, 2013
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Common Errors, Commonly confused words, Speak Well, Vocabulary

Written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When talking about animals and the meat of these animals, the names are not the same. Let’s look at…

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