Tag Archives: English students

Persuasive Language – Advanced & Proficiency Level Students

Posted on April 26, 2015 by mhardy3222

The University of New South Wales, Australia, has an excellent Literacy Department which provides invaluable advice on developing writing skills. For those of you who are studying English and are preparing for  exams, have a look at the following PDF … Continue reading →

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A Song with Reduced Relative Clauses: #7

Posted on December 14, 2014 by mhardy3222

*There are a few ways in which we can reduce Relative Clauses. For now, I’m going to look at the Reduced Relative Clauses (bold print) in the song “Rolling in the Deep”  by Adele (subtitles in English). Can you work out which words have … Continue reading →

Posted in Grammar, Intermediate (Level 4), Listening, Pre-Intermediate (Level 3), Relative Clauses, Songs, Upper Intermediate (Level 5) | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

English Dictation

Posted on December 6, 2014 by mhardy3222

Dictation is one way to check and improve your students’ listening level. However, it can be really boring for students. Why not use a song for dictation? There’s a song I sometimes use for dictation in my English ESL class … Continue reading →

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IELTS Speaking Test

Posted on July 13, 2014 by mhardy3222

For English students wanting to study for the IELTS Speaking Test, there are some wonderful resources online. I can highly recommend the  Australia Network  Website. In the Passport to English section, you will find videos, transcripts, notes, and commentary to help you. … Continue reading →

Posted in IELTS, Intermediate (Level 4), Listening, Speaking & Pronunciation, Upper Intermediate (Level 5) | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Future tenses – part two

Posted on March 1, 2014 by mhardy3222

English students learn WILL for Future Tense and they often don’t know that native speakers also use Present Continuous and Present Simple when they are talking and writing about the future. As a result, students overuse WILL. Look at the following … Continue reading →

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Holiday Season Revision

Posted on December 23, 2013 by mhardy3222

Hello Everyone! I’d like to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season. For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you have a very enjoyable Christmas with your family and friends. For everyone, it will soon be the end … Continue reading →

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