Hi everyone. I'm looking for inspiration here. I have a one to one student who basically only wants to do conversation (and isn't at all interested in written exercises, pronunciation or other classic exercises.) This wouldn't be much

Hi all! I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little

. Hello Mathew, and welcome to English Forums. The 2 pronunciations of 'the ' are not grammar rules, but physical effects of the smooth flow of sounds between words-- they are more like laws of physics. Native speakers (lucky us!) do not

. Oh, I can always find something else (but I may have messed up your formatted columns): Lesson Plan Preparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45 minutes Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers.

Hello again, Here is a cleaned-up version of my lesson plan. I'm an insecure wreck, therefore I dare ask for another look at my work... Thanks again for the earlier help. MZL Lesson Plan Preparation Level : Elementary Lesson Length: 45

. Overall, it should work fine, MZL. A few corrections and fewer comments: Objective: To be able to use the Past Simple question forms and short answers. Target Language: did + subject + base (or 'dictionary') form of verb ( Did your

. Hello, Prez1dent. The volume is very low-- I had both my computer volume and the MP3 volume up full, and still would have liked it to be a little louder. After going over it several times, I still missed a few words. Your pronunciation is OK,

Hello to all, I believe that to learn English depends of the interest of individual and depending of the English knowledge you wanted to learn. like for instance, if you want to speak English all you have to do is to listen very carefully to

i. Observe the mouth movements of those who speak English well and try to imitate them. When you are watching television, observe the mouth movements of the speakers. Repeat what they are saying, while imitating the intonation and rhythm of

By the way, what is the pronunciation of house's ? Like houses ? I say them differently. houses = hou z iz house's= hou s iz. And I don't find either house roof or house's roof idiomatic. I'd say the roof of the house at the beginning of