Lots of ELT Terms are explained thoroughly and clearly at
The Nile ELT Glossary of ELT Terms
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Writing & Punctuation – 10 Common Mistakes
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Pronunciation Insights – Aunt, adult, pajamas: Why can’t we agree how to pronounce common words?
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QUOTE Aunt, adult, pajamas: Why can’t we agree how to pronounce common words? Call it the problem of toilet-paper-roll words By James Harbeck | February 10, 2014 How do you pronounce each of the following words? And is there another correct way to pronounce them? adult, address, almond, amen, arctic, aunt, banal, Caribbean, diabetes, either, envelope, harassment, herb, homage, mayonnaise...
IELTS past papers, book 9 – where do the practice texts come from?
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Those who are studying for IELTS frequently wonder where most of the practice tests originally come from. That is a rather easy question to answer if you have the time to read all the fine print and acknowledgements. Let us examine Book 9, for instance: Some of texts there come from newspapers and magazines, such as the Guardian Focus Magazine the Times Yet, quite a few are adaptations from...
GRAMMAR – the singular “they”
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GRAMMAR – the singular “they”
10 grammar rules you can really forget and 5 grammar points you should worry about more
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Learning Theories – all the major concepts at a glance
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CONCEPT MAP
TAG Questions
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The basic tag questions are general English, shared by British and American: informational: ‘You don’t wear glasses, do you?’ (I’m not sure, but think you don’t. Am I right?) inclusive: ‘It’s a nice day, isn’t it?’(It obviously is – I’m not really asking, but just making polite remarks so you can join in the conversation). emphasizing: ‘I made a bad mistake, didn’t I?’ (This is a soliloquy. I’m...
PUNCTUATION
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part 1 Fanfare for the Comma Man
part 2 The Most Comma Mistakes
part 3 Some Comma Questions
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