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View ArticleIntroducing Frequency or Mid-Sentence Adverbs
This article will suggest some ideas and provide activities for teaching frequency adverbs. Adverbs tell us more about the verb – they refer to how often something happens. How can we present these...
View ArticleStudents Need to Learn About Tag Questions, Don’t They?
She’s at the mall, isn’t she? Let’s suppose you’re at the mall where everyone is talking and shopping. There’s a lot of noise and your new friend, Miranda, is trying to tell you about her family. You...
View ArticleUsing “much” or “a lot of” with Count and Non-Count Nouns
The complications of learning English as a Second Language can make students sigh, throw their arms in the air in despair and scream! There are sometimes, however, small clues that can make the...
View ArticleTeaching the Conditional in the Present and Future Tenses
There are many times when we need to talk about something that may or may not be true. The problem is that we don’t know if it is true or not and we want our listener to know about our doubt. This can...
View ArticleUsing Childrens’ Games During Low Energy Times
USING CHILDREN’S GAMES FOR LOW ENERGY TIMES Let’s discuss ways of maintaining a high level of interest throughout the English Second Language time. There are times of the day when special activities...
View ArticleSuggestions and Activities for Teaching Verb Tenses
The order followed for teaching verb tenses can make the structure of the English Language easier for the students to understand. Whereas pre-teen and early teen children learn a language by listening...
View ArticleTips for Keeping English Second Language Teen-agers Interested
When ESL teen-agers arrive in the classroom it may be the first class of the day so they will be interested and ready to attend. That’s the best teaching time. There are other times of the day, such as...
View ArticleHope for ESL Teachers During Hard Times: at Successful ESL
As we at Successful ESL receive mail from around the world, it becomes more evident every day that because the world economy is having hysterics we little people are gasping, doubting and agonizing...
View ArticleJokes and Their Place in ESL Teaching
Jokes can be an important part of your teaching program. Scientists know that when people laugh, the body secretes hormones that make the person feel good. Don’t you want your ESL students to feel...
View ArticleLaughter at Successful ESL Can Relieve your Students’ Stress
Many people are experiencing a great deal of stress during these uncertain economic times. Those with jobs wonder how long they will last, while the young people graduating from school face a difficult...
View ArticleIntroducing Frequency or Mid-Sentence Adverbs
This article will suggest some ideas and provide activities for teaching frequency adverbs. Adverbs tell us more about the verb – they refer to how often something happens. How can we present these...
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