You'll need to go digging through your mind a little, you know, to find the English words that you already know and if you're not sure about some of the words that I'm talking about in this lesson, well, it's a really great opportunity to increase or to build your vocabulary. Her...
British, informal. : words or ideas that are foolish or untrue :nonsenseThe notion that Scott was waylaid by bad luck is "a lot of codswallop," said Roland Huntford, a British historian.— What does Boulder Dash mean? senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense. Is Shenan...
" Maybe your loved one never wasted a moment and lived his life to the fullest. Perhaps your loved one led a sheltered life never really experiencing a lot life has to offer. The grieving process may include a time in which you find a renewed love of life in honor of the one you lo...
Too much homework can demoralize students and lead to lower test scores. Students from countries where less homework is assigned, such as Japan and Denmark, score better on tests than students from countries that assign a lot of homework. While American students do more homework than many of th...
It's a lot more fun to practice talking about yourself if you can assume a new identity. Collect (or make) a set of business cards, put the cards in a hat and have students each draw one out. This will be their new identity for the mixer. Give them a few minutes to add some ot...
Your parents may still be upset, but when you tell them like this, they'll be a lot less upset. If you are speaking calmly to them, they are likely to also be calm, though they are still going to have a few things to say. Listen to them respectfully. If they decide that they ne...
Having a good speech is a lot like making a good cake. Having the right ingredients is the key to its success. You can deliver a successful speech with just a few easy steps. Ask yourself what your main idea is. Outline the key components of your idea and the ultimate goal for your ...
Count whatever you can find such as apples at the grocery store or cars in the parking lot. Point out different objects and ask your child to tell you what shape they are. Encourage your child to find patterns in nature as you play in the park or take a hike. Cook with your child ...
Criterion-referenced testing gets around a lot of the confusion that comes with norm-referenced tests. A student's grade on an NRT is attained in relation to the performance of a sizable collection of comparable students who were given the test. The percentile or score he receives is a rank...
So you want to hang out with your girlfriend, but your mom says no. Times have changed a lot since your mom was a teenager. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics in the article "When To Let Your Teenager Start Dating," the average age to start dating is now 13 1/2 for ...