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BBC Learning English - Course: lower intermediate / Unit 1. DISCUSSIONS TOPICS. 200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing. Conditionals. Oral Presentation Tools. Negative prefixes – games. Negative prefixes are very productive.

Negative prefixes – games

It seems that if you learn these then you might be able to create countless English words. However, it is not enough to learn only the prefixes. As each word has its own prefix and there are just a few rules you have to learn the whole words. Knowing this, I took 4,000 most frequent words in English and I looked for the words with negative prefixes among them.

Once I found them I created the following mind map: Negative prefixes – a mind map Advertisement: Go through the mind map above and use a dictionary if you do not know any of the words. Negative prefixes – games Once you think that you know the words with negative prefixes I believe it is time to test your knowledge in games. Negative prefixes – En GardeNegative prefixes – On target In the game called Half a minute your task is to put the jumbled word into the correct order. Negative prefixes – Half a minute The last game is called Teacher invaders. Paragraph Structure. How to Write a Letter (with Free Sample Letters) Steps Method 1 Writing a Formal Letter <img alt="Image titled Write a Letter Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">1Know when to write a formal letter.

How to Write a Letter (with Free Sample Letters)

Write a formal letter when addressing someone you only know in a professional capacity. This includes letters written to government departments or businesses, instead of a known individual. How to Write an Argumentative Essay. Benjamin's English Classes (engVid) Join me as I go to a top language school in London and see what it's like to study English there.

Benjamin's English Classes (engVid)

I'll show you classes, and talk to students from around the world about their experience. Whether you want to study for the IELTS, prepare for university in an English-speaking country, or just improve your English for personal reasons, studying at a language school is a big decision. See what it's like and decide if it's right for you! Thanks to The London School of English: Hello, folks. -- Hi, Lee. -- Hi, Ben. -- So our viewers are learning English on the Internet. -- I think the key difference is that when you're at a language school, then you are part of a whole experience. -- Sure. -- Yeah. -- And I guess there are students coming from many different countries. -- Exactly. Key Phrases of English Oral Exams. The Monkey’s Paw. Adapted from a story by W W Jacobs by EFLshorts.com Chapter 1 The night was cold and wet.

The Monkey’s Paw

Famous People English Lessons: Biographies and ESL Lesson Plans. Ethical Dilemmas Archive. #1: Jeff's best friend is getting into some pretty risky behaviors, including dangerous drugs.

Ethical Dilemmas Archive

What can Jeff do to help his friend? #2: Jennifer knows her parents won't let her go to "the big party" if they find out the host's parents are out of town. Should she lie about it? EnglishCentral Videos - Career English. ProCon.org - Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues. Debates, discussion & speaking activity lessons for esl teachers: eslflow webguide.

Giving Opinions. Four Corners ESL/EFL Speaking Activity - Pre-intermediate - 25 Minutes In this fun class activity, students practice expressing and defending their opinions.

Giving Opinions

The teacher places a different sign (Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree) in each corner of the classroom. Learn English Phrases - Australian Expressions - Business English Phrases - AusEphrase - Australian English for work & play. Intro to debate. Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating) You are going to practise language for; Describing photosComparing and contrasting photos (discussing similarities and differences)Speculating on what might be happeningReacting to photos (giving opinions) Discuss Look at the presentation.

Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating)

Follow the instructions and talk about some of the photos Write The language used here for comparing and contrasting / speculating is also useful for writing discussion / argument essays. Giving Opinions. An opinion essay. Read, listen & learn a littleEnglish. Speaking Tips 2. Questions to ask intermediate speakers (>200) Persuasive-sentence-starters-993455.pdf. Persuasive-sentence-starters-993455.pdf. How to Agree and Disagree. English Collocations In Use Intermediate. Verb Tenses Worksheets.

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Verb Tenses Worksheets

I espcially like your verb tenses worksheets. They allow my students to really practice all the many variations. Thanks very much for your help. " -- Lilliana V., Distrito Federal, Mexico, 10/28/11 Like these materials? Writing with Sharon Watson-Easy-to-use Homeschool Writing Curriculum. Do your students waste endless time erasing whole sentences?

Writing with Sharon Watson-Easy-to-use Homeschool Writing Curriculum

Do they become discouraged when they look at their rough drafts filled with arrows, illegible notes in the margins, and ugly lines of scratched-out writing? Let’s save them the pain by teaching them these handy, easy-to-use proofreading marks. I’ve watched students in my writing classes scratch out whole sentences and rewrite them. They draw lines through words. Transition Words & Phrases. As a "part of speech" transition words are used to link words, phrases or sentences.

Transition Words & Phrases

They help the reader to progress from one idea (expressed by the author) to the next idea. Thus, they help to build up coherent relationships within the text. Transitional Words. Cohesion: linking words and phrases. 1.33 Cohesion: linking words and phrases You can use words or short phrases which help to guide your reader through your writing, and to link sentences, paragraphs and sections both forwards and backwards. Good use will make what you have written easy to follow; bad use might mean your style is disjointed, probably with too many short sentences, and consequently difficult to follow. Linkers and connectors - English Subject Area.

Contrast . In spite of / Despite Link two contrasting ideas. Followed by a noun phrase. Cohesion: linking words and phrases. Linking Words — A complete List of English Connecting Words. Linking & Connecting Words It is essential to understand how Linking Words, as a part of speech, can be used to combine ideas in writing - and thus ensure that ideas within sentences and paragraphs are elegantly connected - for the benefit of the reader.

This will help to improve your writing (e.g. essay, comment, summary (scientific) review, (research) paper, letter, abstract, report, thesis, etc.). It is also fundamental to be aware of the sometimes subtle meaning of these "small" words within the English language. "Linking Words" is used as a term to denote a class of English words which are employed to link or connect parts of speech or even whole sentences.

Connectors. How to agree or disagree in English. Help Students Identify the Main Idea of Any Text. When teaching students about main idea, scaffold your instruction. Students need to first learn how to identify the concrete and literal before they can determine the inferential. Here's a series of skills to slowly work through with your readers. First, help students identify key words (nouns and verbs) found within a single sentence. How to Find the Main Idea. Main Idea Practice Finding the main idea of a paragraph along with making an inference, finding the author's purpose, or understanding vocab words in context is one of the reading skills you'll need to master before taking the reading comprehension section on any standardized test.

What is the main idea? The main idea of a paragraph is the point of the passage, minus all the details. It's the big picture - the Solar System vs. the planets. The football game vs. the fans, cheerleaders, quarterback, and uniforms. Finding-the-Main-Idea.pdf. Linking/Transition words. Debates, discussion & speaking activity lessons for esl teachers. Giving Opinions. ESL Discussions: English Conversation Questions / Debates: Speaking Lesson Activities. Surfing for the first time, charity Meals, busking in Sydney. Selection of ESL Sites.