When we speak, we produce a continuous stream of sounds. This stream of sounds is then divided into small pieces that are called segments. For a better understanding let’s take as example the word “man”. It is made up of three segments: the first segment /m/, the second segment /æ/, and the third segment /n/.
The focus of the lesson: Passive voice in past simple
Size of the class: 40 students
Age: 14 years old/grade 8
Level: Beginner/A2
Length of the lesson: 45 minutes
Transitive verbs (verbs that take an object) can appear in both active and passive voice. The voice used doesn’t affect the meaning of the sentence but it changes the focus.
There are many things to consider when evaluating academic writing. Of course, different teachers and schools will use their own evaluation system; most will include categories similar to those presented below.
A noun may be a person, a place, an object, an activity, an idea or emotion, or a quantity. A noun can be concrete (physical, tangible) or abstract (nonphysical, intangible). Both types (concrete and abstract) can be classified in two categories: countable nouns and uncountable nouns (count nouns and non-count nouns; some books will use this terminology).
A noun clause does the work of a noun (or a noun phrase). A noun clause can be object of a verb, subject of a verb, object of a preposition, apposition to a noun, apposition to “it”, and complement of predicative adjectives.
Non-native speakers of English who are English teachers make mistakes. Yes, that is true. Now, we are going to look at two aspects of this matter: why they make mistakes and how bad is that.
This is a question that comes from one of my YouTube subscribers and I know for sure that there are many people out there with the same question in mind (actually he has two questions).
Length of the lesson: 40 minutes
Topic: School and friends
Tasks: Introduce others, ask for and give personal information, ask about transportation and distances
Language focus: question words
How could I know about this restaurant?! It is hidden on a small street and it is probably found only by the people who live around.