Be a better writer in 15 minutes: 4 TED-Ed lessons on grammar and word choice There’s no denying it — the English language can be mighty tricky. When writing a paper, a novel or even an e-mail, you might look at a sentence you just wrote and think, “Is that comma supposed to be there?” or “Is that really the best word to use?” Fear not! TED-Ed has put together a list of four of our favorite grammar and language lessons to get your next piece of writing in tip-top shape. First, let’s look at the often-confusing comma. What about the Oxford comma? Now, take an adjective such as “implacable” or a verb like “proliferate” or even another noun “crony,” and add a suffix, such as “-ity” or “-tion” or “-ism.” Finally, when it comes to good writing, don’t take the easy route!
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Vocabulary Builder Starfall: Learn to Read with Phonics, Learn Mathematics English Conversation – Movies This is the preparation material for an English Conversation lesson about movies. There are some common terms and idioms that we use when discussing movies and a list of conversation questions that people might ask eachother when talking about this subject. Audio discussion about movies Listen to discussion about movies Transcript of audio discussion Vocabulary we might use when talking about movies The big screen – this is a slang way of referring to the movie cinema.Entertaining – something which entertains; amusing and interesting.Intense – containing strong emotions/feelings or extreme in nature.Thought-provoking – something that makes you think hard.Hilarious - something which is extremely funny. Idioms we might use when talking about movies… Waste of time – giving your time to something that turns out to be useless.Frame of mind – a temporary psychological stateAll-time favourite – something that is your favourite thing in your whole life. Questions about Movies
Letters and Sounds Oral English assessments and ESL speaking English activities Step 1: Listen to the dialog for a general meaning. Step 2. Listen again and begin to write the passage down on a piece of paper. 5 times should be the maximum amount of time that you should listen to the dictation. (Try not to pause, but if you must, do it only when a sentence ends. Do NOT pause in the middle of a sentence.) TIP: Keep going even if you do not know a word. Step 3: Listen one last time to check your dictation. Step 4: Read the dialog below to check your answers. Compare your answers with the dictation. Brain Food Fish is a very healthy food choice.
Connect Fours - Quiz Template from ClassTools.net You will see a wall of 16 clues. You need to group them into 4 rows of 4 connected items. Simply click four cards to identify a group. You score 1 point for each group found within 2.5 minutes. You have unlimited guesses for the first two groups. After arranging all 4 groups (or when time runs out) the correct groups are shown. This quiz is based on, but is not affiliated with, the 'connect wall' element in the BBC quiz show 'Only Connect' George Red Oranges Scotland +1 Point? Green Ireland Apples Blue +1 Point? Ringo Bananas England Paul Wales Pears John White
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