How To Draw Mind Maps. One can easily get confused when it comes to expressing futurity in English, for there are so many rules to follow.
To make things easier for English learners, we have created a new mind map, thus summarizing four basic ways to explain which tenses are used to express future events and concepts. (Note: we assume that the learner has already acquired the basic knowledge of English tenses, i.e. Present Simple, Present Continuous…) So, we are not focusing on the form now, but only on the use of English tenses or modals to express futurity. Grammar_mind_map_for_future_tense Let’s look at the blue branch first (will). Grammar mind map for If sentences Do you think that if sentences are something very complicated to learn?
If you take a look at this mind map, you will learn if sentences very quickly! If you learned them easily, you would feel satisfied. (2nd type) Teaching English to Engineers: Free Electric bike. In my last post I wrote about the company Billions in Change and the types of innovations they are working on to solve what the company's founder, Manoj Bhargava, feels are the most pressing issues in the world: water, energy and health (Billions in Change, February 10, 2016).
One of the solutions that the company has developed is Free Electric, a hybrid bicycle described as the "cheapest, most practical way of getting electricity throughout the world. " The company's website has a short video (2:57) about this innovation. Link: In the video, Manoj Bhargava asks, "Human mechanical energy is so amazing, why can't we use that to create energy? " He says he thinks it's the "coolest" of all his company's inventions. Students could discuss this statement, and brainstorm the impacts that this innovation will have. Technical English/ English for engineers games/ worksheets. About 35 engineering pdfs and teaching ideas.
If you find anything useful here, please support TEFLtastic. Updated 30 May 2020 Articles on teaching Technical English (with game ideas) How to teach English for engineers Lessons on inventions in EFL classes Lists of technical English language British and American technical English vocabulary list – the eleventh list here 300 Technical English abbreviations list Technical English textbook reviews Tech Talk Pre-Intermediate review Technical English review. English Grammar: Articles. This section, on the use of articles in English (a/an/the), has a video story and a series of exercises.
You can watch the whole video or just watch smaller sections of it. Some exercises are easier, with gaps indicated for missing articles; other exercises are harder because no gaps are indicated. You can also download a PowerPoint with the material from the video. Ms Parrot - Thanks a Million! View the introductory video on articles and how they work. Download the PowerPoint that accompanies the video. To view the video through the Chinese site Youku, please click here. Subordinators. BEN37QIZ. The 101 Best Websites for ESL Students in 2016. The Internet is full of resources for English language learners at the university level. However, the problem lies in which material is valuable and which isn’t.
Like with any topic, the internet’s a mix bag. There’s amazing materials for ESL students and also material that could prove detrimental to your learning. If you’re heading off to university or already studying, you don’t have time to surf the net in the hope of finding valuable websites. FOMO. About Wonderopolis. Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages.
Brought to life by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), our Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life—ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs. Wonder is for everyone. It can happen anywhere and at anytime. Connecting the learning we do in our schools, our homes, and our communities, Wonderopolis walks the line between formal and informal education.
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