Recommended Teachers' Resources
This site exists to support students and teachers of English A Level, especially English Language. Copyright Beth Kemp 2005-present. Text from this site may not be copied for commercial gain, although you are free to use for study purposes.
English lessons online: EnglishLearner.com
Beginner grammar exercises and tests: Present Simple or Present Continuous? - put the verbs in the correct tense Have got or has got? - complete the sentences with have got or has got Make Present Simple sentences - use the given words to make sentences in the Present Simple tense Present Simple, jumbled sentences - put the words in the correct order to make Present Simple sentences:1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 Present Simple or Present Continuous?
26 Fresh ESL Conversation Starters to Get Students Talking!
10 Oct I love teaching conversation in the ESL classroom. Part of it must be that because the students able to “converse” in English are better able to demonstrate their personalities, preferences, thoughts… and therefore, I get to know them better.
English Grammar
Irregular Verbs Common Irregular Verbs A complete list of irregular verbs Irregular Verbs Exercises Practice using irregular verbs in sentences Doubling the final consonant of a verb Detailed rules with a list of verbs for each English Irregular Verbs Exercises to practice using irregular verbs at different levels Irregular Verbs Flashcards With five levels and each level contains twenty irregular verbs Indefinite and Definite Articles Articles: "a", "an", and "the" With examples to show you how to use the indefinite and definite articles correctly
Building sentences
Remember that every clause is, in a sense, a miniature sentence. A simple sentences contains only a single clause, while a compound sentence, a complex sentence, or a compound-complex sentence contains at least two clauses. The Simple Sentence The most basic type of sentence is the simple sentence, which contains only one clause.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric Rhetoric is the study of effective speaking and writing. "That form of speaking which has the intention of making an impact upon, persuading, or influencing a public audience."
Compréhension écrite autour d'une lettre à Judy Garland (25 mars) - Vidéo Langues vivantes
Linda et Mélanie vous donnent des outils et des conseils pour aborder un texte en anglais lors de d'une épreuve de compréhension écrite. L'objectif du cours d'anglais Reading comprehension around a letter to Judy Garland How to develop reading strategies? During this first issue of "What’s on today?" several help on reading comprehension around a letter will be discussed : You will learn how to read a text and understand it, you will know how to develop reading strategies, without forgetting how to relate the text with a notion, which is what you will have to do for the "Baccalauréat".
20 places to study english grammar online ~ Sharing Learning
If you are looking for a fun and interactive way to study English grammar, you can find almost everything you need on the Internet. There are exercises, tests, study guides, quizzes, and many other materials that make studying English grammar both simple and entertaining. Here are 20 resources to try: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - The Purdue OWL offers a wide variety of exercises in grammar, punctuation, and spelling for English students.
Independent and Dependent Clauses
Summary: This handout defines dependent and independent clauses and explores how they are treated in standard usage. Contributors:Chris Berry, Allen BrizeeLast Edited: 2010-04-17 06:01:23 When you want to use commas and semicolons in sentences and when you are concerned about whether a sentence is or is not a fragment, a good way to start is to be able to recognize dependent and independent clauses.
Structure of speech
This web page is intended for students who are following GCE Advanced level (AS and A2) syllabuses in English Language. This resource may also be of general interest to language students on university degree courses, trainee teachers and anyone with a general interest in language science. For a more detailed explanation, see the guide to Pragmatics on this site.
Activities for correcting writing in the language classroom
How can teachers encourage learners to correct their own writing? Second-time winner of TeachingEnglish blog award, Cristina Cabal, offers a few tried and tested error-correction activities. Does every single writing error need to be corrected?
Questions and Answers from 5 Minute English Readers
Here are some of the questions readers have been asking. Click on a question to find the answer. What is "Cross your heart, hope to die?"
