proverbs
TRADITIONAL PROVERBS: A barking dog never bites. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A fool and his money are soon parted. A friend in need is a friend indeed. A new broom sweeps clean. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind man. (e.g., it doesn't make any difference what you do -- they don't know!)
online graphical dictionary and thesaurus
Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary — Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.
Fun, in practice
At the end of January, I wrote a post inspired by Volkswagen’s Fun Theory competition. (If you missed the original post, it’s here: The Fun Theory in Language Learning) As often happens, as soon as I had “fun” on the brain, I started seeing posts and information related to this topic all around me in cyberspace! Since fun is always a good thing to have on the brain, I’d like to share a few of the blog posts, discussions, and resources that I’ve enjoyed on this topic. One of ELT Chat’s January 27th Twitter discussions was dedicated to the Role of Humour in the EFL Class. There are a lot of great resource links, and ideas in the Dave Dodgson‘s chat summary. Bruno Andrade explored the chat topic in greater depth with a post on his own blog.
Vocabulary Games at Play Kids Games
Vocabulary Games Moontype 2 An amazing typing game that's out of this world!
List of Conjunctions
This list of conjunctions will knock your socks off. If you want to get super smart, you should see the conjunctions page. Quick Refresher
A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal
repeating pattern of slack and stressed syllables that forms the fundamental unit of meter. The number of feet in a line gives their names to monometer (1), dimeter (2), trimeter (3), tetrameter (4), pentameter (5), hexameter (6, also called alexandrine), heptameter (7, also called “fourteeners”), octometer (8), nonometer (9), the very first and the last two being quite rare. See also scansion. pitch: igh or low quality of sounds in a syllable: a property of both consonants and vowels, it is one contributing factor in the determination of stress
Capitonyms
VocabularySpellingCity offers worksheets, games, videos, and teaching activities on capitonyms. Capitonyms are a great way to show students just how much capitalization matters, and matching or fill-in-the-blank games are a fun way to reinforce the lesson. Check out our variety of capitonym resources, each tailored to specific teaching strategies. A capitonym is a word whose meaning changes based on whether or not it is capitalized. Capitonyms can be nouns, verbs, or adjectives. Examples of pairs of capitonyms are:
MyVocabulary.com
MyVocabulary.com offers hundreds of free, interactive word puzzles and games as online resources aligned with state standards. The site features Latin and/or Greek root-based vocabulary activities at all grade levels, including word lists from required novels, a daily root puzzle, as well as materials to prep for SAT and ACT tests. About About MyVocabulary.comBegun in 1997 and now implemented by more than 25,000 schools and teachers, MyVocabulary.com uses Latin and Greek roots or word parts to promote literacy at elementary, middle and high school levels.
The language arts area in this website is great for vocabulary, from noun explorer to adjetive adventures. by flowerific Mar 11