Teaching Simple Present Verbs to ESL StudentsEffectively teaching Simple Present tense verbs to ESL students helps to build a strong foundation for their use of the English language. The Simple Present tense (also called the Present Simple tense) is usually the first verb tense English language ...
Finally, compare the prepositional verb to the phrasal verb. Because both prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs are verb-preposition combinations, ESL students must learn to compare to distinguish between the two verb forms. The following chart compares prepositional verbs with phrasal verbs: To determi...
At a time when the language learning task is geared to instant interpersonal communication with efficiency and precision, the intonation phenomena could not have gone unnoticed in the preparation of English teaching syllabuses in the threshold of a new millennium. What to include and what not to i...
This creative project has presented a computer-aided instruction game which teaches English past tense and past participle verb forms to students of English as a Second Language (ESL). The game portrays a graphics display of the learner facing a green, sharp-toothed creature.learner cannot accurate...
Y'all Come Back Now, Here?!I'm continually working to create new pages and upload new worksheets you can use for ESL and EFL students. So please come back regularly to check for new stuff. (Or be sure to "Like" my Facebook page; that's the fastest way to learn of new stuff.)...
similar things. Of course, to introduce a theme using this very important method—conversation—you may use your mother tongue, but always ask children to remember how we say "things" in English. In this word class you can also introduce the words:breakfast, lunch, dinnerand verbseatanddrink...
Auxiliary verbs are as their name suggests, helping verbs, and help complete the form and meaning of main verbs. Many students are not aware of the subtle shades of meaning that are found within the meaning of a modal; for example, there are many layers to the meaning of can. What is ...
This post is about teaching receptiveskillsto ESL and EFL students. The following points will be covered: What are the four language skills? What approaches are used to teach language skills? How are receptive skills taught? What is meant by bottom-up processing?
Planning ESL lessons can be tough. For sure, there’s a lot to prepare. The good news is that you don’t… Read More ESL Phrasal Verbs Games, Activities, Worksheets & Lesson Tips Learning verbs for ESL students can be challenging, and that’s why you want to make the class fun! If...
play games and sing songs together, have fun and laugh a lot. Your students won’t care that you are doing this in a strange new language. They will try to talk to you in their language and this is fine – answer back in English and focus on sharing nouns, verbs and adjectives from...