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12 Awesome Language Resources for the Word Nerd

I majored in English and have been a high school English teacher for almost 30 years. I run an online program helping homeschoolers develop writing skills, and I manage this wordy blog and a wordy Facebook page. I have become, over the years, something of an expert on grammar and usage, but it’s not due to any particular cleverness on my part. I have simply learned how to ask good questions and find reliable answers.

Here are a dozen of my favorite resources. I own three fat dictionaries, and on just about every word question, I consult all three. The first Webster’s Dictionary was published in 1928. The last unabridged dictionary published by Merriam-Webster is their rather controversial Third New International Dictionary of the English Language that was published in 1961. In the meantime, they keep revising their abridged but useful Collegiate Dictionary–now in it’s 11th iteration. I particularly like the many usage notes included in this Dictionary. 5 herramientas GRATIS para escribir bien en inglés.

Escribir bien en inglés ¿Quieres escribir bien en inglés pero te frustras?

5 herramientas GRATIS para escribir bien en inglés

De sobra es sabido que lograr escribir bien no es algo que se aprende de la noche a la mañana. Ojo, no me refiero a expresarnos por escrito con fluidez en una determinada lengua extranjera, sino en nuestra propia lengua materna. Nos lleva años usar con soltura el vocabulario, saber escoger un determinado registro, el sistema de puntuación, controlar la ortografía, manejar la coherencia y concordancia, y la lista seguiría… 12 canciones son suficientes para aprender a pronunciar en inglés. Twitter7012 7012facebook1136K 1136Kpinterest20.3K 20.3Kgoogle plus1276Share1276stumbleupon299Share299meneame1379Share1379tumblr327Share327 Podrá parecer un comercial para aprender inglés en algún canal barato de infomerciales, pero de verdad existe un método infalible para que la lengua inglesa se apodere de nuestras vidas y se facilite en el habla: escuchar música.

12 canciones son suficientes para aprender a pronunciar en inglés

Nada tiene que ver con una especie de mensaje subliminal dentro de las canciones ni un ejercicio alternativo o milagroso que te haga hablar como un anglosajón hecho y derecho, el esfuerzo nunca escapa de nuestras obligaciones como estudiantes. Es por esto que, atendiendo a una necesidad siempre creciente de aumentar el conocimiento útil y humano, comprendiendo que el mencionado lenguaje no es la herramienta comunicativa del futuro sino del presente, debes poner atención a las siguientes canciones y su pronunciación. –ABBA – ‘I Have a Dream’ I have a dream, a song to sing To help me cope with anything. –Adele – ‘One and Only’

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Irregular verbs straightforward - Games to learn English. I have already tried teaching irregular verbs in many ways.

Irregular verbs straightforward - Games to learn English

I have tried irregular verbs associative method, irregular verbs listening drill, irregular verbs in context and many others. However, the results were not very good. Only about half of the students know the verbs. That is why in my next four posts I would like to present 100 irregular verbs straightforward. I will provide the pronunciation of all the verbs and several simple activities for students to practice the verbs.

First, watch the video and repeat the words. The second half of the verbs is presented in the following video: Irregular verbs – worksheets The first worksheet contains all the verbs in a table. Irregular verbs 01_all Then there are two worksheets containing activities to practice the irregular verbs from the two videos. Irregular verbs_worksheetIrregular verbs_worksheet_key The activities for the second video are over here:Irregular verbs 2 _worksheetIrregular verbs 2_worksheet_key. Free website for learners of  English.