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49 Fantastic “Feeling Words”

Apr

25

2016

1. abandoned: forsaken by owner or inhabitants 2. amazed : filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise 3. amused: pleasantly occupied 4. anxious: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety 5. apathetic : showing little or no emotion 6. ashamed : feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse 7. astonished: filled with the… ...

Homophonic confusions and solutions #5

Apr

20

2016

This is the fifth worksheet in our series of homophonic confusions and solutions. Some of the words we have selected are not pure homophones, but rather sound like homophones and so cause trouble to our learners. It is important that you tell this to your students, i.e, homophones are words that are pronounced exactly the… ...

Letter Analysis – November 2015

Apr

19

2016

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… ...

Show, don’t tell

Apr

12

2016

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

Apr

5

2016

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

Apr

3

2016

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