Modal Verbs List in English: Forms, Positions, and Meanings
The following article lists and explains nine modal verbs in English and discusses some of the possible definitions and meanings of these modal verbs.
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What Do Conjunctions Look Like and Do in English Grammar?
Get your complete introduction to English conjunctions with this article. Read on and you will learn the types and functions of these little …
Continue ReadingESL Lesson Plan: Teaching the Difference Between Subject Complements and Direct Objects to Intermediate ESL Students
The following article describes a lesson plan for teaching ESL students the difference between subject complements and direct objects, and …
Continue ReadingESL Lesson: Picture Prompts Help ESL Students Get Creative With Story-Telling.
Encourage your students’ love of story-telling or description by giving them a picture as a prompt. Get their creative juices flowing as they …
Continue ReadingESL Teacher and Student Resources Review - Step Beyond by ERA Publications
Do your ESL learners ask you for work to go ahead with, or that will help them learn more about English language use? Do you struggle to provide them …
Continue ReadingSummertime: Cooking Up Tasty Seasonal Recipes for ESL Activities
Summer is here! The fourth article in a series of four featuring ideas for cooking up tasty recipes for summer learning activities for ESL students …
Continue ReadingESL Students: Drafting Effective Emails - The Art of Modern Communication
Communication, irrespective of the mode, requires practice and so does emailing.This article is meant both for people who are already professionals …
Continue ReadingEllipses, Single Quotation Marks, Slashes, and Interrobangs in Written English
Punctuation is a convention of written English that helps you to better comprehend the content you are reading. Some of these less commonly used marks …
Continue ReadingUse Springtime Poetry For ESL Activities and Lesson Plans
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, poetry month also marks the birth of William Wordsworth, a world-renowned English Romantic …
Continue ReadingSpringtime: Cooking Up Tasty Seasonal Recipes for ESL Activities
Cooking traditional, seasonal recipes can be a great way for ESL students to learn new vocabulary as well as American culture. This article features …
Continue ReadingAustralian People and Animals Through Aboriginal Stories
Aboriginal storybooks are a handy way of teaching learners about Australian people and animals, as well as learning some of the words and phrases …
Continue ReadingPronouns for ESL Students: What Are the Personal Pronouns in English?
English pronouns fall into four categories: subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, and reflexive pronouns. Pronouns in English …
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