English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
I thought I would share a little bit of my students’ work. While working on our I-poems about influential African Americans in the anti-slavery/ Civil Rights movement, I decided to use the …
When renowned education writers Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey are not presenting at prominent ed conferences across the country, they are putting their innovative ideas to work back in their San Diego high school and college classrooms. In this excerpt from their fantastic book on teaching academic vocabulary across the disciplines, Word Wise and Content Rich, Fisher and Frey encourage teachers to use paint chips to get students to recognize that words — just like similar shades of paint — can be arranged in a continuum.
List of Commonly Confused Words in English.
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
Everyone knows the problem with spell-check: your word might be spelled right, but it may be the wrong word. English is full of confusing words that sound alike. It's easy to get them confused and most electronic spellcheckers won't be much help in this type of situation: they can tell you if a word has been spelled wrongly
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans are similar but different. See how they compare in what they provide and the processes and laws involved.
Two words in English that are often confused by learners are ADVERSE and AVERSE. They are easy to mix up since there is only a one letter difference between the two words, and they also sound almost the same. It is very important that you know which is which though, because their meanings are not the same. One means to really dislike something, while the other means that something is difficult or challenging. The definitions are even a little similar, but the difference is very important! Let's go over each word and take a look at some examples to help you get a better idea of when to use adverse or averse.
English Most Common Conjunctions, Definitions and Example Sentences Because Because is used to show reason. Although Although is used to show two opposite statements. Whereas Whereas is used to show contrast. But But is used to join two ideas that are opposites. Besides Besides means in addition to, also. It is a preposition. Unlike Unlike means different from, not similar to. Therefore Therefore is used to show the result /effect of an action. Despite Despite is used to introduce a fact that is in sharp contrast with another fact. Provided Provided means if or only if. Unless Unless means; except on the condition that Since Since is used to show result. So
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
List of Commonly Confused Words in English.
Humans and chimps are more similar to each other than men and women. This is so...untrue. In fact, men and women can be about 99.7% similar. But, man, that 0.3% makes us quite different and adds some specific features to our lives.
PEEK, PIQUE and PEAK are a set of three homophones. They are pronounced the same, but are all spelled differently and have different meanings. The similarity in sound produces lots of problems for people. But these three words have different meanings and uses. If we learn and practice these meanings and uses, we should be able to know how to use PEEK, PIQUE and PEAK correctly. Let's look at some examples to help you learn the distinction.
Do you know the difference between the French verbs APPORTER-EMPORTER-AMENER-EMMENER?
I made this free PowerPoint presentation for one of my clients who is working on describing the similarities and differences between two items. I usually give a visual cue card that helps him formulate sentences. The cue card says "They are the same because ________, but they are different because one of them _______, but the other one _______." You could also print these 2 or 4 per page and make flash cards with them. Download here!
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
English can be a little tough for us to understand. And why won’t it be? It’s not our mother tongue; the Britishers brought it to our lands. So it’s really okay if we get confused [...]
