Make A Sentence Tool

Here is a simple tool that ESL teachers can use to generate random words for learners to form sentences with.

From a database of hundreds of words, it generates a random verb, noun and adjective. Project this on a smartboard and challenge your students to make a sentence using the words. It also works on mobile devices.

Try it at:

www.roadtogrammar.com/makeasentence

Rhyming Words

The Rhyming Words activity on RoadToGrammar.com has been updated so that it now works on mobile devices.

It is a great way to explore pronunciation issues and would work perfectly as a smartboard activity in the classroom.

Try it here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/rhymer/

Military Vocabulary Quiz

Here is a vocabulary quiz for ESL learners interested in the military. The quiz has two parts with around 25 words in each part. The first part covers equipment and the second part covers personnel and strategy.

You can try the activity here:http://www.

roadtogrammar.com/military/ 

Text Analyser - Updated Version

The RoadToGrammar Text Analyzer is a free-to-use web app that will analyse the difficulty level of a piece of text.

To use it, simply go to http://www.roadtogrammar.com/textanalysis/ and paste in a block of text. Click SUBMIT and the app will tell you the difficulty level according to the CEFR framework. For example, a text rated B1 is most suitable for use with students at B1 level. It can help you simplify a text because it shows picks out the more difficult words, which you can then simplify.

The app will also give a list of suggested vocabulary items, and you can even see the definitions of the items.

The upgraded version features the following changes:

• based on a larger corpus (200,000 words) than the previous version
• better ability to ignore proper nouns and names
• ability to show complexity word for word
• other statistics now shown

Step 1: Paste a text selection and click SUBMIT:

 Step 2: View the results

Step 3: Get the definitions

 Step 4: View the advanced statistics

Kudos

Here is an interesting English word:

Kudos

It is interesting right away because, somehow, it does not even look
like an English word. In fact, it is a loan word from Greek.

It has a great sound to it; it is pronounced 'koodose'.

It is a way of giving praise or congratulations to someone. Here are
some sample sentences:

Kudos for losing so much weight.
Kudos to Tom for standing up to the office bully.
Lisa deserves kudos for getting a place at Oxford when everyone said
she wouldn't be able to do it.

How can this word help you as an English learner? Listen out for it
and when you feel confident enough, try using it in your own speech.
Your teacher will be impressed!

Modern Slang Picture Series

For more pictures like this, visit the following link:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/gallery1/

Preposition Practice

It's time to practise prepositions with this new quiz for 2018!

www.roadtogrammar.com/prepositions/

Writing and Replying to an Email of Complaint

Here are two new business English resources:

How to write an email of complaint

How to reply to an email of complaint

Hope you find them useful!

Loot

Here is an interesting English word: loot

We use the word loot in English to describe something that was stolen.

The word loot is originally from India. It is a Hindi word with
Sanskrit roots. The word loot can be a noun, referring to something
stolen or taken without permission. It can also be a verb, to loot. We
also have the word 'looter' -  a person who loots.

When used as a verb, it means to go into a place and steal everything that you can. Think of a bank robber going into a bank and grabbing
all the money. We also specifically use it for the situation where,
after a hurricane or other emergency, people have to leave town and
thieves come in to steal while the town is empty. We call these people
looters.

In slang English, we use the word loot in a playful way. For example,
if a kid returns from Halloween trick or treating with a bag full of
candy, he might call it his 'loot'.

Loot is not such a common word. You won''t hear it every day, but I
bet that if you watch a movie about a bank robbery, you'll hear it a
lot!

Xmas Vocabulary Quiz

Teachers, here is a Christmas vocabulary quiz that you can use with your students:

www.roadtogrammar.com/christmas/

Suggested use: Use it with a smartboard or projector as a warm-up activity. There are 20 questions, so it will take 5-10 minutes of class time. 

Pets Discussion Worksheet

Here is a discussion worksheet for ESL teachers to use with their classes.

http://roadtogrammar.com/dl/pets.php

The topic is pets. 

There is also an online version here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/convos/pets/

New Word Game: Fonetix

Here is a new word game to try.

Use the word parts on the tiles to form a word before the timer runs out.

Try for a bonus or high score.

Play it here on PC or mobile:

http://roadtogrammar.com/fonetix/

Conversation Questions

Here are 50 sets of conversation questions for ESL teachers. Each set contains 6 questions.

Download the PDF here: 

roadtogrammar.com/conversationquestions/R2G_Conversation_Questions.pdf

Or access the smartboard version here:

roadtogrammar.com/conversationquestions/

The smartboard version also works on smartphones.

Word Forms

The Word Forms activity on roadtogrammar.com has been reformatted to work on mobile devices, and also given a fresh look.

Try it here: 

www.roadtogrammar.com/wordforms

100 Warm-up Questions

One of the most popular PDF downloads on Roadtogrammar is the set of 100 Warm-up questions.

It is now available as a web page with a presentation version. You can set up a question on your smartboard at the beginning of class. The students can also access the questions on their smartphones or tablets.

The PDF is here: http://roadtogrammar.com/dl/warmers.php
The web version is here: http://www.roadtogrammar.com/warmers/