English spelling might seem very illogical but it can be learnt through tough thorough thought, though. Only about 12% of words in English are spelt the way they sound. With 26 letters, there are around 44 sounds (this is not precise…
‘In crafting there are no mistakes, just unique creations.’ This is yet another post in my DIY or how-to-turn-a-carrot-into-a-clarinet series (See CREATIVE LOW-COST TEACHING/LEARNING AIDS to learn how to make low-cost flip cards, small books, vocabulary organizers, puppets and game fields out…
Vocabulary Activities: New English Words A wug lives in a house. What would you call a house that a wug lives in? Like everything else in nature, language is a work in progress. According to the Global Language Monitor, currently there is…
The other day I came across this post by Pete from ELT-Planning describing the Frayer model (a 4-square graphic organizer) as a vocabulary development tool and offering an interesting expansion to this model, which definitely makes it more worthwhile for learners.…
Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners: The Secret Keeper They say that applicants for membership in secret societies in ancient Greece were voted upon by having the existing members drop beans into a pottery jar. Those who approved of the…
Vocabulary Activities: Drawing with Words Imaginist – a person who has a lively or creative imagination. Wiktionary Take a look at the photo below. What do you see? Do you see a human body? Surprising as it may seem, it…
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost Poetry is timeless. Poetry is on the timelines. It isn’t the first time the numerous “finest people on Planet Earth” aka English teachers…
One Reddit user recently discovered a miniature world inside an old bottle while cleaning their yard. The long neck of the bottle creates the impression that you’re peering into an amazing world. Image credit: photograph by kidgalaxy on reddit At times,…
Words with the Suffix ‘-able’: Lesson Plan The ability to use suffixes changing a word from one word class to another is what makes our vocabulary flexible and dynamic. It allows us to play around with words and create new…
“I like words. I like fat buttery words, such as ooze, turpitude, glutinous, toady. I like solemn, angular, creaky words, such as straitlaced, cantankerous, pecunious, valedictory. I like spurious, black-is-white words, such as mortician, liquidate, tonsorial, demi-monde. I like suave…