Archive for the ‘World Of English’ Category

Crash Course in Participles

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Participles are basically verbs that are used as adjectives, or added with ‘ed’ (unless irregular) to form the past participle.

That sounds easy, but download our participle guide and you will see that they arent as easy as that.

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Crash Course in participles

A Crash Course in Imperatives

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

You! Come here and look at these Imperatives!

Imperatives are basic verbs that are used to show commands and orders.
They are useful to teach but their usage is fairly simple. The only thing to remember is that mood and setting greatly influence them!

Download here:
Crash Course In Imperatives

Crash Course in Indirect Objects

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Indirect objects aren’t commonly taught in the ESL classroom but its useful to know incase a student wants to test your knowledge.

Crash Course In Indirect Objects

Crash Course in Gerunds and Infinitives

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

Here is a basic quiz and guide to help you to teach both Gerunds and Infinitives.

Crash course in Gerunds and Infinitives

Crash Course in Who, Whom and Whose

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Who, Whom and Whose.

The following is a brief refresher on the use of who and whom. ‘Whom’ feels like an old fashioned saying, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be taught.
The use of “whom’ is less common in modern English. Most native speakers think it sounds strange and too formal. However, most Chinese students want to learn formal English (and their tests will require it), so its important to teach.

So download it here:
Who and Whom download

Misused English words

Friday, June 11th, 2010

In any of your students written work, you will always find numerous spelling mistakes. This page isn’t about really obvious mistake (not crossing out the ‘e’ and putting ‘ing’) but rather the simple spelling mistake me miss-take.

So be carefull when your writing English! Be careful to chose the correct word as it will effect you’re readers understanding of the text. That is Orient Nows advise :) Frequently Mistaken Words

Rhymes and songs (British Council)

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Hi All!

I saw this great link of simple rhymes for students. Its from the British council and is a great way to start a class!

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Crash Course in Paragraphs

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Paragraphs aren’t just 4-6 sentences clumped together. A paragraph involves aspects of writing (The hardest skill in English) that you as a teacher may have already forgotten.

So here is our Crash Course in Paragraphs!
How to write paragraphs

Crash Course in Basic Punctuation

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Punctuation is one of the hardest aspects of English to teach. With the increasing use of the internet and computers, punctuation is being seen more as a pointless and unnecessary aspect of learning.

BUT good punctuation is essential for any good writing and so I hope our guide here will help you all in writing your letters better!

A Crash Course In Basic Punctuation

A Crash Course In Nouns

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Our first lesson in Orient Now’s series of Grammar crash courses is about nouns.

Probably the first thing that you teach to students, nouns take numerous forms, have difficult spelling and some have hard and fast rules.

So, for a quick refresher on all things Nouns, please download this pdf and get started with nouns!
Crash Course In Nouns!


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