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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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Idioms with "face" - part 2

Idioms with “face” – part 2

March 1, 2013
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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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Using Course, Class and Lesson correctly

Using Course, Class and Lesson correctly

February 26, 2013
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Language Functions, Learning Tips and Tricks, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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…

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Babymoon

Babymoon

February 22, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Language Functions, Relationships, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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…

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Using "Anymore" and "No more" -  part 2

Using “Anymore” and “No more” – part 2

February 22, 2013
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Grammar, Grammar is fun, Language Functions, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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…

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Using "Anymore" and "No more" - part 1

Using “Anymore” and “No more” – part 1

February 19, 2013
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Grammar is fun, Language Functions, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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: …

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The correct pronunciation of PSY

The correct pronunciation of PSY

January 31, 2013
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Pronunciation, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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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How to write a decent friend request.

How to write a decent friend request.

January 18, 2013
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Longer articles- For avid readers, Social Networking, Write Well

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…

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Improve your English: Six steps for success

Improve your English: Six steps for success

January 11, 2013
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Learning Tips and Tricks, Longer articles- For avid readers

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….

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Number words

Number words

December 25, 2012
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Grammar is fun, Quiz, Speak Well, Vocabulary, Write Well

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…

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Your English Errors Corrected

Your English Errors Corrected

December 24, 2012
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Common Errors, Grammar is fun, Speak Well

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…

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Expressions with 'Home'

Expressions with ‘Home’

December 18, 2012
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Idiomatic Expressions, Vocabulary

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…

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Sometimes, Sometime or Some time?

Sometimes, Sometime or Some time?

December 18, 2012
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Grammar is fun, Vocabulary

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…

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Time Bomb

Time Bomb

December 18, 2012
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Idiomatic Expressions, Vocabulary

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…

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