ESL Printable Grammar and Vocabulary Worksheets For Kids FREE Printable Word Search Puzzles For Kids 4 Digit Numbers (Puzzle, Solution)5 Digit Numbers (Puzzle, Solution)6 Digit Numbers (Puzzle, Solution)Baby (Puzzle, Solution)Bicycle (Puzzle, Solution)Boxes (Puzzle, Solution)Cat (Puzzle, Solution)Colors (Puzzle, Solution)Directions (Puzzle, Solution)Hair (Puzzle, Solution)Hands (Puzzle, Solution)Ice Hockey (Puzzle, Solution)Veterans Day (Puzzle, Solution) More Kids puzzles below Forming Questions in Past Tense It is really important that students learn to form questions in the past simple tense. If they don’t, they won’t be able to ask about the things that happened in the past. And as most conversations deal with the things that already happened it is vital to be able to ask about the details they are interested in. In this post I would like to help you teach your students form questions in the past simple tense using the auxiliary DID. This post will not deal with the verb TO BE in the past tense. You will find here two videos, an infographic and several interactive exercises. Then, cut the following worksheet into five stripes and ask the students to write the appropriate question words there. Wh question words worksheet Now you can move to forming questions in the past simple tense. Forming questions in past tense – explanation Start the explanation with eliciting the affirmative sentences formation. Here you can see a video on how to form questions in the past simple tense.
10 Websites to learn and practice English Grammar One of the main parts in learning English is grammar. You know that too, right?! As all the materials (explanations, quizzes, tests and games) are all available on the net, all I had to do was to collect the best sources for you. So, here are the 9 Websites to learn and practice English Grammar. 1. I consider Jennifer’s blog one of the best English grammar sources. It’s a super useful website for both beginners and advanced learners. 2. If there’s something you didn’t find on EnglishGrammar.org you’ll most possibly find it here. 3. Continuing the topic of practicing English grammar, UsingEnglish offers you lots of printable lessons for you in all topics. 4. I just couldn’t leave out British Council’s “Learn English” website. You may not find more information about English than anywhere else, but you’ll find yourself in a very good and enthusiastic community. Here, you can not only learn English grammar, but practice it. 5. If you wish for very many quizzes. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. +1.
Say no to zero tolerance! (part 2) - Lingua Franca - ABC Radio National Jill Kitson: Welcome to Lingua Franca on ABC Radio National. This week: Say no to zero tolerance! David Crystal on why English usage manuals were always doomed to fail: part two. In last week's program, David Crystal filled us in on how he came to write The Fight for English: How language pundits ate, shot and left. David Crystal: In the last Lingua Franca I asked the question: Where have all the usage books come from? Well who is to blame? You have to understand the mindset of these people, for this would colour our entire way of thinking for over 200 years. Step one: left to themselves, people don't speak or write correctly. Step two: grammars and dictionaries are therefore needed in order to instruct society in the correct ways of speaking and writing. Step three: no-one is exempt. And then, Step four: if even Shakespeare breaks the rules, this proves the need for guidance, because lesser mortals (that's you and me) are even more likely to fall into the same trap. So there you are.
200 irregular verbs and audio-English Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #36855: 200 irregular verbs and audio Easy... but do you know the other irregular verbs? A big thank you to Hugh et Shirley for their recordings. Recording 1 Recording 2 Recording 3 Recording 4 Recording 5 Find the missing word. End of the free exercise to learn English: 200 irregular verbs and audioA free English exercise to learn English.Other English exercises on the same topic : | Irregular verbs | All our lessons and exercises 95 English Grammar Resources for Effective Learning and Fun English grammar is similar to math. It has strict rules defined by the correlations of different parts of the sentence. Unlike many other languages, there is usually one correct variant of saying a sentence. Now there is no need to learn English by a single textbook. Grammar Resources: the Classics Below you can find the four famous grammar textbooks that became the classics for teachers and college students. English Grammar in Use was first published in 1985, and since then, it has gone through five editions. Most Respected Dictionaries Each entry of the list below contains the best online dictionary that have shown its efficiency. Oxford Dictionaries. Grammar Resources by the Top Universities In addition to the books mentioned in the first section, there is a lot of useful literature published by the top universities. HyperGrammar. Online Grammar Resources Grammar by Lexico.com. Resources on Technical Writing English Grammar Apps Garner’s Modern English Usage. Fun Grammar Resources
MyRead Guide – Reading for Drama Role Play Corinne Dorsett-Dand & Margaret King Monitoring and Assessment Four Resources Guideposts Self and Peer Assessment Read and Retell Classroom Organisation Engagement: Empowering Teachers with Successful Strategies The Reading for Drama Role Play strategy provides teachers with a teaching and learning methodology that is intrinsically motivating for students. The drama role play provides the purpose for the reading and an avenue for the expression of student learning. Engagement: Engaging Students in Purposeful Social Practices Four Roles/Resources of the Reader Based on the Four Roles/Resources of the Reader developed by Freebody and Luke (1990), Reading for Drama Role Play involves students in the following repertoire of purposeful social practices: Four Resources Guideposts Reading for Drama Role Play Guideposts provide a useful assessment tool. Implementing the Strategy Reading for Drama Role Play using a range of texts and genre Establish prior knowledge Character selection Building a character
the bank robbery, ed Past Tense Pronunciation, regular verbs. Read the story and write the –ed ending to the following past tense regular verbs. Write /t/ , /d/ , /id/ when corresponds. The Bank Robbery. It was 80 degrees in the shade. A man wearing a heavy army jacket, a pullover wool cap, and dark sunglasses walked // into the First American Bank at the corner of Maple and Main streets in downtown Short Beach. The man walked// up to the teller and held up a hand grenade for all to see. Everyone in the lobby screamed// and started// running, even the security guard. He couldn’t see, but he could hear. Seeing the hand grenade on the sidewalk, the police told everyone to get back. The police chuckled//.
Grammar + Songs | Songs and Activities for English Language Learners Songs can be an effective way to introduce or reinforce a grammar topic. Click on the topics below for companion songs and activities. Adjectives in the Song “True Colors”Adverb Clauses in the Song “Baby, I’m Yours”Adverbial Phrase “At All”Comparisons with LikeFeel LikeGerunds as Objects of PrepositionsGerund or Infinitive after begin, start, continue, like, love, hate, can’t standGet to Do SomethingGotta: Informal Spoken English for Got ToInfinitives as AdjectivesI’ve Got It and I’ve Got ‘EmMust Have + Past ParticipleNoun ClausesParticipial PhrasesReflexive PronounsShould Have + Past ParticipleThird Person Singular: Mistakes in the Song “Memories” by Maroon 5Used to + a Verb in the Simple FormUsed to vs. WouldVerbs of PerceptionWanna: Informal Spoken English for Want ToWish + Simple Past: Making a Wish About the Present Verb Tenses: The lyrics gap-fill exercise below targets the 10 adjectives in the song. true colors, lyrics gap-fill.docx true colors, lyrics gap-fill.pdf 1. 2. 3. 4.