World of English

Crash Course in Participles

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:13:56 +0000

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

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:24:15 +0000

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 Quantifiers

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:42:30 +0000

Quantifiers (or Articles and Determiners) are a fairly easy aspect of English language learning. It’s worth looking over these again to review the use of them and how they change with non-count and countable nouns.

Download here:
Crash Course In Quantifiers

Crash Course in Indirect Objects

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:18:13 +0000

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

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:12:47 +0000

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

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:12:00 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:47:01 +0000

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)

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:01:40 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:50:09 +0000

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

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:17:31 +0000

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