The reason for reading is to relate what you happen to be reading with what you already know. In this sense, if you do not know anything about what you are reading, it is like trying to grab a handful of air... a wasted effort. Take these digits,

Hi, I am teaching ESL English and my student gave me this sentence: “I want to be a person teaching English.” I'd tell your student that it is correct grammar but that native speakers just don't have the habit of

I am teaching ESL English and my student gave me this sentence: “I want to be a person teaching English.” The sentence feels wrong. I am just not sure what is wrong with it. Maybe it does not have a complete thought. I think

I agree and disagree. I disagree with your statement that there is no rule that would tell you what article to choose. There are certainly a lot of rules. However, I agree with your opinion that it would be better for a non-native language speaker

The two aren't necessarily synonyms, if they were then one wouldn't sound better than the other in the blank spaces, this would imply that there was a subtle semantic difference. I would say that a custom is something that a group of

I actually disagree with you on that issue. I think tongue position is actually very vital, because it facilitates smooth, fluent motion of the tongue in your mouth, Well, that's actually true. What I was saying was I would avoid spending too

REVISED- DEAR MODERATOR IF YOU POST MY BLOG, PLEASE POST THE REVISED VERSION BELOW INSTEAD OF THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT I SENT. THANK YOU.  StartFragment > OTHER WAYS ?   USE SONGS to teach ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS Several years ago, when

OTHER WAYS ?   USE SONGS to teach ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS Several years ago, when teaching ESL to adolescent and adult students, I developed songs that taught students 58 English irregular verbs. This proved to be very successful with my students.

Hi All, Im currently teaching ESL in Germany and am thinking about teaching online in the evenings for some extra cash. Is anyone currently doing this? Any advice on How to go about it? How much to charge? Where to find students, etc would be

Hi, Ihsuan, Thanks for registering, and welcome to EF! I can imagine what "partial negation" is, but you're probably getting it out of an ESL manual, and I don't want to assume anything. But I'm sure the answer to your