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- Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:13 am
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: The "r" sound
- Replies: 40
- Views: 98999
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:15 am
- Forum: Secondary School Education
- Topic: Struggling a bit, not sure what they want for one class
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13923
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:13 am
- Forum: Secondary School Education
- Topic: New ESL teacher in NYC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 13878
- Sun Nov 13, 2016 7:07 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Should we liven this up a bit?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 51901
Nice to see you, revel. No, I can't believe you are doing agricultural machinery importation and sales! I retired in 2010 after 40 years teaching ESL, but I am not doing anything exciting like agricultural machinery :D. Dave's has not been real busy for quite some time, but there are a lot of nice t...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:31 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Present Perfect Simple - Is this an exception ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 59087
- Thu Dec 18, 2014 8:12 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Present Perfect Simple - Is this an exception ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 59087
Hiya Lori, how's it going? :) I just wish the guy could articulate his objections more clearly (perhaps he should write a grammar of his own LOL), but then, to do so he'd actually have to understand a lot more than his pet (and apparently irrational) hate. I'm doing fine, thanks. Hope you are too. ...
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:47 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Present Perfect Simple - Is this an exception ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 59087
If you want to see some serious confusion about Past Perfect at least, there's a reviewer on Amazon who's found fault with dozens of grammar books for using the form LOL. It's actually impossible to work out quite what the guy's problem is (other than he doesn't appear to have grasped that a "super...
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:59 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: Present Perfect Simple - Is this an exception ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 59087
Re: HI everybody
I was just going through all the pages on this website and out of the blue I focused on this good question you're asking for. You must always remember what the concept of the present perfect is about, it's an action that began in the past before another took place, so the most important thing it's ...
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: How to turn a non-classroom talkative student into one?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12865
Re: How to turn a non-classroom talkative student into one?
So far I've got a student in the classroom who doesn't speak at all, every time and activity I do to make him talk is useless. I've tried with relaxing and entertaining things, but it's not enough, At home he behaves the same way What can I do??? If he behaves the same way at home, it seems he woul...
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:45 am
- Forum: English for Specific Purposes
- Topic: How to Teach English to Non-English Older Learners in Their
- Replies: 5
- Views: 20858
As I have gotten older, I must admit the concept of "elderly" has increased as well. 60 to 70 isn't very elderly to me ;) Before I retired, I taught many students who were in their 70s and 80s. We had mixed classes that included adults of different ages from many different countries and many differe...
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:04 am
- Forum: Activities and Games
- Topic: AEON Interview -- Lesson Plan
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15095
I will tell you at the start I have never taught kids, but I spent forty years teaching English as a Second Language to adults, from beginners to advanced. I don't know what level the "beginning" is, nor what age the children are supposed to be. It seems you have a mix of some nice activities, but I...
- Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:18 pm
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: BOISTEROUS STUDENT
- Replies: 6
- Views: 27718
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:32 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: What do we call them linguistically?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 26298
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:30 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: Present Perfect Simple - Is this an exception ?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 77131
Re: Thank you ever so much for your kind reply :)
Thank you ever so much for your kind reply :) Yes I agree with what you said. I would also say the same. As far as the use for simple present perfect goes I have more examples here which conform to this rule. 2. To emphasise the present result of a past event. I can't get in the house. I've lost my...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:25 am
- Forum: Adult Education
- Topic: BOISTEROUS STUDENT
- Replies: 6
- Views: 27718