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SVOMPT – Word Order in English

ByZdenda 24/01/201711/04/2023

The SVOMPT rule is the most important rule in English. As there are very few declinations in English, the word order rule is the one that keeps the sentences understandable. If you do not apply this rule, your sentences will make no sense. <!– wp:more –> Unfortunately, there are very few textbook that teach this…

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Why einstein never wore socks
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Why Einstein Never Wore Socks

ByZdenda 17/01/201711/04/2023

At Christmas I got and read a book by Christian Ankowitsch called Warum Einstein niemals Socken trug (Why Einstein Never Wore Socks). The author collects all the pieces of research that show how our physical behaviour influences our thinking. There are many interesting facts that you may find useful in your daily life. But can…

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Speculating about the past - modals and perfect infinitive
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Speculating about the past – Modals and perfect infinitive

ByZdenda 10/01/201711/04/2023

Speculating about the past is one of the few grammar points I have not covered yet. As I usually teach lower level students, and this grammar is for intermediate students, I haven´t felt it necessary to deal with it. However, now the time has come and I need this explanation for one of my students….

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Speaking about Christmas and New Year´s Eve
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First Lesson after Christmas

ByZdenda 03/01/201711/04/2023

Children love Christmas. And they love speaking about it. Here you will find a set of materials to help them speak in English.

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Teaching vocabulary
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Teaching Vocabulary at School

ByZdenda 07/12/201611/04/2023

Vocabulary is much more important than grammar. If you know the meaning of the words you can understand a text even without knowing the grammar. If you listen to a recording and you know the vocabulary, you will understand the meaning of the message. <!– wp:more –> If you watch a video and understand the…

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Verbs BE and HAVE GOT
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Verbs BE and HAVE GOT

ByZdenda 29/11/201611/04/2023

The difference between the verbs BE and HAVE GOT is essential for learners of English. However, the basic things and concepts are often the most difficult to explain. To be honest, I have to admit that I spent ten years searching for a way to explain this grammar. In the end, I found a solution…

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Months – a lexical set to learn

ByZdenda 17/11/201611/04/2023

Months are one of the few lexical sets that students have to learn. In general, lexical sets are difficult to learn and remember. Therefore, we should teach vocabulary in thematic sets. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. There are some lexical sets which should be taught as such. They are for example…

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Reported Questions – learn this grammar

ByZdenda 08/11/201611/04/2023

Reported speech is not easy but when it comes to reported questions students go mad. “There are so many rules to apply,” they whimper. “First, you have to change the question into an announcement and then you have to shift the tenses.” That was why I tried to simplify this procedure. <!– wp:more –> In…

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Used to, Get used to and Be used to

ByZdenda 01/11/201611/04/2023

Recently one of my readers asked me to write a post on USED TO, GET USED TO and BE USED TO. He wanted a clear infographic and some exercises to practise the grammar. So I did exactly that. I created an infographic, an online quiz and a simple worksheet to help you learn these phrases….

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Learn 50 irregular verbs in English
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Fifty most frequent irregular verbs

ByZdenda 26/10/201611/04/2023

I can see what you think. Irregular verbs again? You must be joking!!! I know. I have already published many posts on irregular verbs. For example: <!– wp:more –> Irregular verbs with Fluency MC Irregular verbs rhymes Irregular verbs straightforward ADVERT: [showmyads] But let´s be honest. None of them proved to be the miracle solution…

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Reported speech – backshifting
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Reported speech – backshifting

ByZdenda 18/10/201611/04/2023

Reported speech is often considered very difficult. Students fear the backshifting of the tenses, because they often do not know the tenses very well. If they struggle with the formation of the past tense, you cannot expect them to recognize it and backshift it to the past perfect tense. To avoid all this hassle I…

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Present tenses – using keywords

ByZdenda 11/10/201611/04/2023

Keywords are the easiest way for students to know which present tense they should use. If the students know them, they are more likely to choose correctly which present tense they should use in the given sentence. Moreover, once they remember and understand the keywords, they might be able to form the underlining grammar concept…

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Dates – great activities to teach dates in English

ByZdenda 27/09/201611/04/2023

It is very important for students to be able to say and understand dates in English. For example if our students deal with someone about a deadline, they need to be sure what date is being talked about. In business, missing the deadline can have dire consequences. Therefore, dates are extremely important for the students…

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Pronunciation of the Schwa Sound

ByZdenda 21/09/201611/04/2023

The schwa sound is the most frequent sound in English. It appears in nearly every word, therefore, it is of paramount importance that students can hear and produce this sound correctly. To help them I have prepared this post. You will find several exercises to help your students produce and hear the schwa sound. <!–…

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Short adjectives – comparatives and superlatives

ByZdenda 13/09/201611/04/2023

In his latest video Fluency MC teaches comparatives and superlatives. He uses about forty different adjectives and raps them in the comparative and superlative form. The song is catchy and the grammar very important. Jason was kind enough to allow me to write some teaching materials to go with the song. In this post you…

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Basic Greetings in English

ByZdenda 08/09/201611/04/2023

Greetings are one of the topics teachers have to teach every year. They are introduced early on in every textbook and it is really nice if your students can produce some language from the very beginning. It is usually the first function students learn in English. <!– wp:more –> Surprisingly, greetings are not easy for…

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Thematic vocabulary – BED
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Thematic vocabulary – BED

ByZdenda 02/09/201611/04/2023

Thematic vocabulary sets are the best way to learn vocabulary. The research shows that students learn these sets much more quickly than semantic sets. Moreover, they remember the words much longer and they confuse them less. Even our poll has showed that 100% of teachers consider these sets very useful. <!– wp:more –> These thematic…

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Dictation for learners of English

ByZdenda 26/08/201611/04/2023

Dictation is one of the best listening activities. To be able to write what you hear, you have to understand it and know the words. Once you can divide the stream of sounds into separate words, then you can understand it. And as dictation makes you do this, it is the best way to improve…

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Irregular Verbs – Board Game

ByZdenda 17/08/201611/04/2023

Irregular verbs in English are very important for students to learn. These verbs belong among the most frequent words in English and if you want to speak about your experience you cannot do without them. Therefore it is extremely important to give a lot of time to teaching and learning these verbs. <!– wp:more –>…

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Online Quizzes to Practise Present Simple
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Online Quizzes to Practise Present Simple

ByZdenda 03/08/201611/04/2023

In this post I would like to share 7 online quizzes to practise the present simple tense. All the quizzes are in HTML 5, so you or your students can play them on their mobile phones. Moreover, if you have a website or a wordpress site, you can easily enter these exercise there by copying…

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