Letter Analysis – November 2015

Letter Analysis - November 2015
  Read the following past paper question. Your parents were unexpectedly delayed abroad and missed your younger brother’s birthday. You had to organise a party for him. Write a letter to a friend, telling them about your experience. In your letter, you should: describe how you felt when you realised that you had to organise… ...

Students’ Letter Presentations

Students' Letter Presentations
Contributed by Ahmed Nasir, English Teacher, Bileddhoo School, Maldives. Thanks a bunch Nasir for sharing. Readers, please note that these are students’ original work and contain few spelling and register errors.  Thank you very much for your contributions!         … Membership Required You must be a member to access this content. View Membership ...

Show, don’t tell

Show, don't tell
By Ahmed Nasir, English Teacher, Bileddhoo School, Maldives. This PPT and supporting documents help students understand how to use Show, Don’t Tell technique in their descriptive writing tasks. Download: show, don’t tell… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content. View Membership Levels Already a member? Log in here

Introduction to similes

Introduction to similes
A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. Similes have two structures: 1. as + adjective + as + noun (e.g. He is as tall as a tower) 2. adjective like + noun (He… ...

My Little Red Writing Book

My Little Red Writing Book
This comes from Ahmed Nasir, an English teacher at Bileddhoo School, Maldives! This is a fantastic idea to motivate learners to improve their vocabulary –  Students’ Own Vocabulary Books! What do you think?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content. View Membership Levels Already a member? Log in here

Idioms – health & fitness

Idioms - health & fitness
in bad shape A person who is in bad shape is in poor physical condition. I really am in bad shape.  I must do more exercise. back on your feet If you are back on your feet, after an illness or an accident, you are physically healthy again. My grandmother had a bad ‘flu but she’s back on… ...