Christmas in New Zealand is completely different from what appears in movies. In this video we will be talking about Christmas in New Zealand and typical things associated with Christmas, all while putting up a Christmas tree with some special helpers. What does Xmas mean? Xmas = Christmas Xmas is a short informal way of […]
50 questions beginning with Have you ever….? ESL Conversation Starters for English Speaking Practice. I have just created a new video that can be used in the English Language Classroom, ideally for adult or teenage ESL / ELL students at an intermediate level. This video contains 50 conversation questions starting with Have you ever…? Example […]
What is an adverb? What is a preposition? What is a…? These are questions that students sometimes ask when a teacher is explaining a grammar point. The different parts of speech (or all of those “grammar words” as some students call them) are important to know when learning English, or any other language. In order […]
ESL Conversation Starters – English Speaking Practice about Personal Information I have just created a new video that can be used in the English Language Classroom, ideally for adult or teenage ESL / ELL students at an intermediate level. This video contains 50 conversation questions about personal information, likes and life experiences. Example Questions are: […]
I have created a new page and chart with some common health problems in English: The page includes the difference between SICK and ILL as well as the difference between ACHE and PAIN. More details here: Health Problems in English English Teacher Resources Teachers might be interested in our wall charts / flash cards with this […]
I have just created two new videos about Adverbs of Frequency. One is about Adverbs of INDEFINITE Frequency such as always, usually, normally, generally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, hardly ever, rarely and never. The second video is about Adverbs of DEFINITE Frequency such as once a week, three times a year, daily, every two […]
Something that I have heard about, though pretty much ignored the last months, is a relatively “new” app called Periscope (it is only been around about a year). It is owned by Twitter. I love languages so I thought I would check it out to see if it would be of any use helping me […]
To, Too and Two are three words that native English speakers sometimes spell incorrectly when writing. WHY? Because these three words are Homophones. A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning, and may differ in spelling. So To, Too and Two are pronounced the same though […]
In English there are many words that end in ED. There are the regular verbs in past tense that end in ED (like wanted, looked and cleaned etc.), there are regular past participles that end in ED (needed, watched, used etc.), and there are also adjectives that end in ED (e.g. shocked, bored etc.). However, did […]
We have some new material for you about learning how to tell the time in English. First we have this video Here is a summary chart for your reference: You can find more details about telling the time here: How to tell the time in English Once you have seen the video and/or read our […]