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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
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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 1

Using So and Not – part 1

March 3, 2013
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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
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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 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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Workafrolic

Workafrolic

February 9, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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…

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Difference between 'complement' and 'compliment'

Difference between ‘complement’ and ‘compliment’

February 6, 2013
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Commonly confused words, Pronunciation, Quiz, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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…

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Making sense of commonly confused words

Making sense of commonly confused words

February 5, 2013
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Commonly confused words, Entertainment, Pronunciation, Speak Well, Vocabulary

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…

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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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How would you like to be my guinea pig?

How would you like to be my guinea pig?

January 8, 2013
Lilian
Discussion Topics, Vocabulary

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…

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Staycation

Staycation

January 3, 2013
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Has English Gone Nuts?, Vocabulary

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…

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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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Using 'Do' or 'Make'

Using ‘Do’ or ‘Make’

December 18, 2012
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Language Functions, Speak Well

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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