Expressions July 28, 2019 HURRY UP AND WAIT Our English Club HURRY UP AND WAIT means take some action quickly, only to be halted at the next step in the process. Have you ever been asked to drop everyt... read more
Vocabulary July 28, 2019 EXCITING Our English Club EXCITING means arousing excitement, a feeling or situation full of joy, exhilaration, or upheaval; creating or arousing uncontrolled emotion... read more
Vocabulary July 28, 2019 SCARFS and SCARVES Our English Club A SCARF is a length of fabric you wrap around your neck or drape across the shoulders of your coat in cold weather. If you choose to wear mo... read more
Essays July 28, 2019 The historical present Our English Club In linguistics and rhetoric, the historical present or historic present, is the employment of the present tense when narrating past events t... read more
Confusing Words July 28, 2019 What is the difference between a TV series and a serial? Our English Club What is the difference between a TV series and a serial? Is one merely a subset of the other? Perhaps the difference is largely semantic. Or... read more
Idioms July 27, 2019 Talking (p1) Our English Club ✔ a little bird(y) told me - told by a secret informant. - Wow! How did you find out I'd be here? - A little bird told me you were comin... read more
tips July 27, 2019 Strategy for Use of English Our English Club ➡ 1) Know your English well. Study hard then the exam is easier. However, we need a backup plan just in case... ➡ 2) Treat the two or three... read more
Teaching English July 27, 2019 Designing Lessons for Engagement Our English Club Activities that get students out of their chairs and moving in the room can help them engage with course content, even in high school. As te... read more
Teaching English July 26, 2019 5 Crime and Mystery Readers for English Learners Our English Club Have you ever wanted to be a detective? Now’s your chance with these fantastic crime and mystery stories. From the ghostly countryside of so... read more
Teaching English July 26, 2019 Reading strategies for primary and secondary learners Our English Club Reading can transport students to new places, immerse them in incredible adventures and teach them more about the amazing world around them.... read more
Confusing Words July 26, 2019 🚨 Commonly Confused Words 🚨 - Read, Practise, Revise! Our English Club ➡ 1. Confusing Words p1 - This worksheet contains 40 exercises to practice confusing words. - Homophones, verbs vs. adjectives, verbs vs. n... read more
Confusing Words July 25, 2019 Peculiar Vocabulary - ENORMITY Our English Club It seems simple enough, isn't? ‘Enormity’ is so close to ‘enormous’ that they must be synonyms. Right? Wrong! 😳 Enormity means - extrem... read more
Confusing Words July 19, 2019 📞 CALL vs CALL TO Our English Club ⛔ I called to my friend yesterday on the phone. (wrong) ⛔ I called to the police (wrong) Those are common mistakes. We almost never use TO... read more