Yes, I'm talking about esl. I agree - it helps to know the background. The difference between past simple and present perfect is one of the most common problems with my students.

Most students who came to me for extra help wanted clear and simple grammar explanations and exercises where they could practice their new knowledge. It seems to me that some teachers are very reluctant to teach grammar explicitly. They

Thank you. Number 2 and 3 work best for me, but only if I know the verb, because I can already "hear" what is right and what is wrong, otherwise I guess I'll just have to look up new phrasal verbs in the dictionary.

It looks beautiful. Where is this? (What country?)

I was going to open a new thread about phrasal verbs but then I saw this one and I thought that I could post my question here. I hope you'll be able to answer my question as well, here it is: How can you tell the difference between phrasal and

Do you always think of ancient history first when someone says tradition? (Not that this is something bad, I'm just wondering.) To me tradition can only be a couple of decades old. Why do we have all these other things then - all these yearly

Because it's tradition.

I agree with Nona. I knew some people I just couldn't stand no matter what I or they did. Even if I had to see them every day it took me several years before I got used to them.

Well, your post reads like there are no people who could be a little of both - pretty and smart. I think that people also like self-confident and outgoing individuals even if they're not that good-looking. But one shouldn't exaggerate with

Are there no other alternatives?