Glossary of Training Terms

Using the same format as the grammar glossary, I have put together a glossary of training terms - good for people taking a train-the-trainer course.

The glossary is at: www.roadtogrammar.com/training_glossary

It works on tablet and smartphone, too.

Screenshots:

THEMSELF is getting more popular.

I think a lot of language purists dislike the word THEMSELF, even though language learners often see a logic in using it.

The usage over time is interesting, according to Google:

It spiked in the early 1800s before growing in popularity from the 1970s until now.

Even for non-language-purists, there is a right and a wrong way to use the word. We should use it in place of 'himself' or 'herself' when the gender is unclear. We shouldn't use it to replace 'themselves'.

Right:   A person who scores an 8.0 on the IELTS test may well feel proud of themself.
Wrong: They all did well on the IELTS test and they felt proud of themself. (should be themselves)

New Look for Road To Grammar

A new year and a new look.

Road to Grammar has been updated so that the main site works on smartphones and tablets as well as laptops and desktops. Previously there was a separate mobile site.

The new look:

On mobile:

The site should now be much easier to use and navigate. Please comment if you are having any problems accessing it or seeing any glitches. Older Android tablets may have some minor issues, but a fix is coming soon.

Shopping

I've just made available a  downloadable and printable course unit on Shopping.

The unit comes with an accompanying URL with audio clips, teachers' notes, answer key, glossary and extra practice activity.

It's free for anyone to print out, distribute and use with their class. All resources are mobile-device friendly.

It can be found here: http://www.roadtogrammar.com/units/shopping/

Let me know if you have positive feedback and I will produce more like it.

Updates

Although there is a separate site for younger learners: roadtogrammar.com/junior, I have long received complaints from schoolteachers about some of the content on the main site.

So I have 'cleaned up' the quizzes on 'crimes' so that there is no more murder or manslaughter, while trying to provide useful vocabulary such as 'crook' and 'arrest'.

I hope the changes will be appreciated and remember to check out the junior site if you have a class of young 'uns!

The two quizzes on crime vocabulary are at:

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Updated Activities

Three of the extended activities have been updated to look nicer and to work on mobile devices, including smartphones.

These are:

1 Idioms
2 Specific Action Verbs
3 Phrasal Verbs


Sample screenshots:

On mobile:

Just for fun...