This week's microlesson shows how language can change over time, using the phrase flight attendant as an example.
Click the link to see the microlesson:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/?&1&acb
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Friday, April 17, 2020
Friday, April 10, 2020
Microlessons: Semicolons
This week's microlesson is on the use of semicolons. This is very useful information for ESL learners who do a lot of writing.
Link:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&aca
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Link:
http://www.roadtogrammar.com/microlessons/index.html?&1&aca
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020
Parallel Sentences
As your writing improves and you start creating longer sentences, the topic of parallelism becomes important. It means ensuring that all the elements of your sentence co-ordinate with each other.
This is a topic suitable for learners at high B2 level and upwards.
Road to Grammar features a hub on this topic with notes and two activities, all in a business context. Click the link below to start:
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Friday, April 03, 2020
Microlesson: Words Ending in Away
This week's microlesson covers a list of words that end in -AWAY.
These words are:
These words are:
- castaway
- stowaway
- runaway
- faraway
- giveaway
- takeaway
- throwaway
View the microlesson here:
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