Phonetics

Sentence transformations

Are you able to paraphrase in English?


Hey, what exactly do you mean by that?


Sentence transformations are highly useful for you to say things differently, or better said, different ways of talking about the same thing, using other words.


So, please avoid repetition.



Here's your presentation about Transformations and now it's time for transformation practice.


In your own words...

Technology, inventions & Internet

Reported Speech

Gerunds or Infinitives?

Relatives

Passives are used here

If I were you, I'd...

If I were you, I'd...


How would you complete the sentence above?


Conditionals are quite good for your imagination, aren't they?


So, if you're thinking about writing some more amusing couple dialogues like that one above, please feel free to leave us a comment below.


If I were you, I'd write a good if-comment right now.

English Spelling

• Can you spell your name, please?
• That's D A N I E L
• Ok, thank you very much.

Spelling is an everyday language activity and it's even more common in English, simply because of the number of irregularities. That's why spelling contests are so typical in any English-speaking country.

Here're some notes about SPELLING for you to introduce this useful topic and learn a bit more about the crazy English Spelling. Further practice about spelling:

• The English Alphabet. (videos)
• Phonemic Chart by the BBC.
• English Grammar in Use: Spelling theory.
• Advanced Listening about hyphens [.pdf, audio, transcript]

Training & qualifications

Planning to study abroad, this is all you need to know for your stay.

Achievements and success: Young achievers

Once again, it's time for us to think about resolutions and achievements all through the past year. Let's be extra positive for a change, no matter your results or personal goals.

But, hang on! It's not New Year's Eve!

However, time for talking about Young Achievers in class.


What makes you happy?

Below you'll find some ways of saying good and well-done to people around you. Always nice to get super feedback from friends, workmates and family.

Socializing in English

Have you ever met anybody from a foreign country? I'm sure you have. Do you like socializing in English? Let's go to a party tonight. Yes! why not? So, I guess you need some useful expressions all around the wide topic of Social English.  

So, then, are you coming to the party tonight?

English through movies

In today's post we're not going to talk about trailers, but 

movie trailers.  Do you know how to learn and practise English through movies, cinema, TV, soap operas, Hollywood, Bollywood  and so on? Well, first of all,  let's watch a trailer, so that we can decide what to see, and then have a great time watching the film! LOL

Please click on here to open the presentation above, and enjoy movies all day long!

Verb Tenses

Present, past or future?

How often do you...?

Adverbs is what you need to study for this section, among many other things.

Above you can read two essential questions for you to think about when you're doing some English Grammar. 

Any questions about verbs tenses?

Please leave us a comment below. 

For more practice on verb tenses, you could have a look at our Grammar links section on the right-hand side on this blog.

So, let's do some grammar!

Imperative, Present Simple & Continuous, Stative verbs

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Present through Youtube

Past through Youtube

Future through Youtube
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Imperatives through Youtube

Present Perfect through Youtube

English Grammar

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Word-building or Word-formation

Basically, we could start off by studying some basic word-formation suffixes and prefixes, which will help you to guess the meaning and grammar of English words.

So, here's your WORD-FORMATION theory and practice to do your best at school. Remember that there are not magical RULES for word-formation, and it's only a question of practice and loads of English exposure.

Let's put it this way...it's time for more words... - no matter your level of English.

Learning a language is like building a house. We need plenty of bricks to be able construct a venue with well-laid foundations and suitable enough for our living expectations: good sights, full of light, and comfortable for our family. By the same token, to produce a fluent speech, it’s necessary to manage a whole array of words, which must be assimilated, practised and used regularly, rather than only translated into the target language. Word-building takes time and what’s even more important: suffixes and prefixes must be recognized; otherwise you won’t make the most of your word-building. For further word-formation practice, you’d better click on words, words, words.