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November 2011 - Posts
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This is so hilarious I've just got to share it here, too. Shame it's so fast that learners may have a hard time following it. Anyway, just sit back and try to enjoy it: The History of English in 10 minutes! Read More...
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Once in a while I read something and I find myself thinking, "Now, why didn't I think of that?". Well, Richard Gresswell had such an idea. He started a blog, called it ELTBITES, and challenged us:
"Describe an activity that requires no more than the teacher, Read More...
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This is a good an excuse as any to listen to a good song, and, at the same time, be reminded of the suffering the great nation had to endure earlier this year. Why not use this video as a springboard for a class discussion on natural disasters, for example? Read More...
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Words shaped by David Warr's PlantMaker How much is a cheese sandwich and a coffee?
How much are a cheese sandwich and a coffee? Which is correct? This is a bit like my post on There is... or there are... Instinctively, I'd say the first sentence is the Read More...
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As part of the prize package for winning Grammar.net's Grammar Blog of the Year 2011, they have designed an infographic for me - thank you, team! Since I no longer have the dynamic tree menu, I thought it a good idea to have an infographic showing how Read More...
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C4LPT (Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies), run by Jane Hart, is taking votes for their annual Top 100 Tools for Learning. This is the fifth time they'll be compiling the list, and voting closes on Sunday 13th Nov. To be honest, I've never Read More...
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Many students have trouble understanding the difference between must and have to, and it's really hardly surprising.
Before we get into that, I'd like to say, first, that we can use have to and have got to without any difference in meaning. The difference Read More...
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Followers of this blog would have seen me using a few websites to produce mind maps for various purposes. For a list of free mind mappers I've used, see the useful resources page.
To see examples of the mind maps in action, see Cokey Monkey, Ideas on Read More...
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