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Friday, January 21, 2011

Moon- Full Poem

Title: O, Look At The Moon
Author: Eliza Lee Cabot Follen

O, look at the moon!
She is shining up there;
O mother, she looks
Like a lamp in the air.

Last week she was smaller,
And shaped like a bow;
But now she's grown bigger,
And round as an O.

Pretty moon, pretty moon,
How you shine on the door,
And make it all bright
On my nursery floor!

You shine on my playthings,
And show me their place,
And I love to look up
At your pretty bright face.

And there is a star
Close by you, and may be
That small twinkling star
Is your little baby.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Get HANDOUTS...

Here you get English grammar and vocabulary worksheets and printable handouts, for English language and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and instructors to use in the classroom or other teaching environment. click on this link... http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/

Friday, December 10, 2010

Do you want to LEARN stress?


If you really want to learn about pronunciation, syllable , stress , word stress , sentence stress - here i suggest a good book for you. with this you will get 4 audio CDs. This is helpful for self-study and classroom use. try to buy this..

Name : ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IN USE
Author : Mark Hancock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE FOR STUDENTS

Here are some classroom language phases.. use them in classroom..

Questions to ask your teacher..

“How do you spell…?”
“What does… mean?”
“How do you pronounce…/ this word?”
“Is this a noun or a verb/ an adjective or an adverb?”/ “What kind of word is this?”
“Does … mean the same as …?”
“What’s the difference (in meaning/ pronunciation/ spelling) between … and …?”
“Can you repeat that please?”/ “Can you say that one more time please?”
“Can you play the CD one more time?”
“What does _________ stand for?”
“Which syllable/ word is stressed?”
“How many syllables does it have?”
“Sorry I missed the last class (Can you tell me what I missed/ what the homework was/ what I can
do to catch up?)”
“Sorry I’m late. (I got stuck in traffic/ There were problems on the underground)”
“I’m going to miss the next class (because… Can you tell me what the homework will be/ what
pages of the book we are going to cover/ what extra work I can do?)”
“How can I improve my speaking/ listening/ fluency/ vocabulary?”
“My priority is to… How can I work on that outside class?”

Things to say to your partner

When playing games


“Who wants to go first?”/ “After you”/ “Ladies first”
“It’s your turn”/ “You’re next”
“Who’s next?”/ “Whose turn is it?”
“Can you pass me the dice/ pack of cards/ worksheet please?”
“Do you understand what we have to do?”
“Can you explain the grammar/ game/ vocabulary for me?”

To continue conversations

“Really?/ That’s interesting. Tell me more”
“Why do you think that?”
“(You could) ask me a question”/ “Ask me about my weekend/ about my family/ about my hobbies”

Checking answers with your partner

“What do you think number three is?”/ “What did you get for number three?”
“Really? I thought it was…”
“Really? Why did you put that/ think it was that?”

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Beat the teacher

surprised?!!! ... it's a name of a language game. it is same as NOUGHTS AND CROSSES. Click here... you will get more activities.. and more..... more!! and mooooooooore!!!!

http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/esl-activities-beat.htm