Welcome back to another ESL podcast and blog. Today's special is on articles, and here are some of the rules down below. We don't use an article when we talk about things in general. We use a to talk about a singular, countable person or thing for the first time, or to say that the person or thing is... Continue Reading →
Suffixes are word endings that change the meaning of a word. We can use the suffix -al to change a noun into an adjective. Teaching is a difficult profession. (noun) My teacher is very professional. (adjective) Change these adjectives into nouns by removing the suffix. Typical - Personal - Natural - Verbal - Normal- Verb... Continue Reading →
Guys, we have finally reached the conclusion of Season 1 (Elementary Level). I hope everyone learned quite a bit a long the way, and if you had any questions, you definitely fired them away at me. However, now we're moving onto the Pre-Intermediate level. This will be longer and a little bit more difficult. My... Continue Reading →
Hello to everyone out there in the world! Today is a breakdown and pronunciation exercise. The podcast features me speaking and practicing the enunciation of the words down below. ability accommodate accompany accumulate accuracy acquisition activity administer advertisement Agriculture allegation allocation alternative American analysis anticipate anxiety application appreciate architecture associate authority autonomy calculation capacity capitalism... Continue Reading →
Notice how of is often reduced to /ə/ after quantifiers. all of my classes "all /ə/ my classes" a lot of my friends "a lot /ə/ my friends" none of my classmates "none /ə/ my classmates" Listening Exercise Listen and complete... Continue Reading →
So, the first time I heard about quantifiers and determiners while speaking, I asked myself, "what the hell do these even mean?" After reading over them, it was pretty easy....but never knew about the label. So this is the what they are: we use quantifiers before nouns or pronouns to express how much. All ... Continue Reading →
This is a nice little life-skills exercise you can do with a friend. What I love about this is it gives you the opportunity to share the blog with someone, complete the activity, then share your thoughts together. Here's the plan and my example. Life Task Take a sheet of paper and write columns for... Continue Reading →
Word families are groups of words that relate to each other and form a "family." If you know one word, you can guess the meaning of other words. This will improve your listening skills. Enjoy (v.) -------> enjoyment (n.) Work with a partner. complete the word families in the chart. Verb ... Continue Reading →
With the above activities, how do you celebrate holidays in your country? Here is a list of some holiday activities. Cook a large meal get dressed up go out to eat visit relatives watch a parade watch fireworks Songkran, which is a Thai holiday (New Years), has transformed into a world phenomenon over the years. ... Continue Reading →
