written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The purpose of this article is to address the usage of course, class and lesson, which many of my…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher The word “babymoon” is a fairly new word in English usage. It was coined in 1996 from “honeymoon’, which is…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher No more Meaning 1: A definitive and permanent stop of an action, a thing or a person Examples: There are…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Anymore Meaning 1: a definitive and permanent stop of an action, a thing or a person Synonym: any longer Example: …
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Isn’t it interesting how the English language is able to manipulate words into beautiful – or not so beautiful –…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Workafrolic was coined in 2005 by Richard St. John during a TED presentation. Definition Workafrolic is a combination of the…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher What makes these words confusing? 1. Difference in spelling Complement is spelled with an ‘e’ in the third syllable, while…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher For many learners, learning English is even more challenging when they come across certain words which make them feel confused…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher A student once asked, “Which is more important when learning a language: listening, reading, writing or speaking? The answer is…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher You’re on a social network. You want to make friends, but somehow you’re not getting any. You browse thousands of…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Spelling: logorrhea (US); logorrhoea (UK) Do you know someone who always has something to say; who’s always talking and doesn’t…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher When it comes to learning a language, we all have those things we do to help us along the way….
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Yesterday in class, I nearly got my head bitten off. I was telling Habiba, my student, about something I was…
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Have you ever heard, seen or used this word before? Do you know what it means? This is one of…
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…
The correct pronunciation of PSY
written by Lilian Ndongmo. ESL Teacher Words that begin with PSY are often very troublesome for many English learners to pronounce. People whose first or native…
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