When we’re learning any language, we can broadly divide the major skills into four areas: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This is something we can understand easily enough, but things get a lot more complicated when we start to think about which of these is the most important when learning English. Determining the most important…
As technology continues to evolve, educators continue to find new and innovative ways to incorporate it into their classrooms. We are always exploring what the classroom of tomorrow will look like and have articles on AR (augmented reality) VR (Virtual Reality) and even MR (Mixed Reality) but the speed which Ai Chat generators evolved took…
In its verb form, the English word “begin” refers to the action of starting something, or undertaking the first section or part of something. It is not to be confused with its noun form “beginning.” The simple past tense form of begin is “began” and its past participle is “begun.” Besides its more formal and…
The verb “speak” is one of the first ones that many learn when learning English as a second language. Even when it is our mother tongue, learning to speak is one of the biggest milestones in our early development, and thus the word has a firm place in the imaginations of English speakers everywhere. The…
The verb “wear” is an interesting one given how its multiple definitions seemingly have so little to do with each other. Broadly speaking, the word “wear” can be defined either as the act of having something on one’s body as an item of clothing or a related accessory, or as the action of damaging or…
Whether you are teaching a class of students or you are just looking to brush up on your own knowledge, you may have questions about what are quantifiers in English. It’s important to understand that the use of these words is very important in our everyday lives and it’s important to know how to use…
Whether you are a teacher or a parent, there are a number of ways to teach elementary students about the 4 seasons. While there are plenty of activities and ideas that will help you teach your students the different traits and features of each season. We have a collection of 6 Seasons worksheets aimed at…
Language is a complex system used for communication, and any language can be difficult to master. When we look at the English language and consider the parts of the sentence that show quantity and answer the questions of ‘How much?’ or ’How many?’ we look to the quantifiers. How can using these vocabulary words effectively…
The English language has plenty of little words that add meaning and delicate sense to our communication. Let’s look at determiners in more detail and the question of whether quantifiers are also determiners. Are quantifiers always determiners? Determiners are words before a noun that modifies the noun in some way to identify it. Quantifiers are…
One of the first questions a beginner language student asks is, “How long until I’m fluent?” With language learning websites offering 15-day marvels and polyglot friends boasting about being multilingual, it can be frustrating to make little progress. But what is realistic? How long does it take to learn English? How long it takes to…
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