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Teaching grammar and vocabulary
6 December, 2011
What is voice?
Voice is a configuration that expresses an idea
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 November, 2011
WHERE TO USE WHICH TENSE?
A guide to using tenses.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
9 November, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.1
It's your turn - Do you want to enjoy by answering these questions?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
31 October, 2011
What's grammar, Is it essential to operate english language?
What is grammar? Is it essential to speak or write in English?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 October, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task
What is grammar?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
10 October, 2011
The education system of English language to be modified more
Let me say first, in India how system of English language teaching is.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
7 February, 2011
How to teach grammar
How to teach grammar: Three Golden Rules
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
7 April, 2010
Games vs handouts
Last week I explained how to reduce relative clauses into phrases to my 11 graders and they were all confused.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
30 January, 2010
Sentence transformation using the primary auxiliaries
This is a method of changing sentences from Assertive to Interrogative.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
24 December, 2009
Direct Indirect speech.
This blog looks at direct and indirect speech.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
The eight parts of speech as the subjects of sentences.
In one of my recent previous postings I had mentioned the strict word order that English has.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
A possible word order in sentences?
I would like to ask your opinion about an idea I had for the teaching of Spoken English.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Subject- Verb Agreement.
The rule of subject-verb agreement is that the verb should agree with the subject in number and person.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
English and its strict word order.
This blog looks at word order.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Possible methods to recognize many adjectives?
Adjectives are parts of speech. But, it is difficult to point out an adjective based only on its definition.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
A method to understand The Person of Pronouns
A pronoun has the following three properties, the `person`, the `gender` and the `number` just as a noun has.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Prepositions.
The word `preposition` is made up of two parts- the prefix `pre` which means `before` and the word `position` which means `place`.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Changing from Active to Passive Voice using just the auxiliary verbs.
Hi All! Please give me your opinion about the following method of transforming sentences from Active voice to Passive voice. The method...
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
25 June, 2008
More about focus on form
Ellen asks a question about how to identify which forms to focus on.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 April, 2008
Tasking the present perfect
I sometimes get emails from teachers asking if I can help with their problems. I got this one from Argentina.

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Teaching grammar and vocabulary
6 December, 2011
What is voice?
Voice is a configuration that expresses an idea
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 November, 2011
WHERE TO USE WHICH TENSE?
A guide to using tenses.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
9 November, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.1
It's your turn - Do you want to enjoy by answering these questions?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
31 October, 2011
What's grammar, Is it essential to operate english language?
What is grammar? Is it essential to speak or write in English?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 October, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task
What is grammar?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
10 October, 2011
The education system of English language to be modified more
Let me say first, in India how system of English language teaching is.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
7 February, 2011
How to teach grammar
How to teach grammar: Three Golden Rules
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
7 April, 2010
Games vs handouts
Last week I explained how to reduce relative clauses into phrases to my 11 graders and they were all confused.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
30 January, 2010
Sentence transformation using the primary auxiliaries
This is a method of changing sentences from Assertive to Interrogative.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
24 December, 2009
Direct Indirect speech.
This blog looks at direct and indirect speech.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
The eight parts of speech as the subjects of sentences.
In one of my recent previous postings I had mentioned the strict word order that English has.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
A possible word order in sentences?
I would like to ask your opinion about an idea I had for the teaching of Spoken English.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Subject- Verb Agreement.
The rule of subject-verb agreement is that the verb should agree with the subject in number and person.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
English and its strict word order.
This blog looks at word order.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Possible methods to recognize many adjectives?
Adjectives are parts of speech. But, it is difficult to point out an adjective based only on its definition.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
A method to understand The Person of Pronouns
A pronoun has the following three properties, the `person`, the `gender` and the `number` just as a noun has.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Prepositions.
The word `preposition` is made up of two parts- the prefix `pre` which means `before` and the word `position` which means `place`.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Changing from Active to Passive Voice using just the auxiliary verbs.
Hi All! Please give me your opinion about the following method of transforming sentences from Active voice to Passive voice. The method...
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
25 June, 2008
More about focus on form
Ellen asks a question about how to identify which forms to focus on.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 April, 2008
Tasking the present perfect
I sometimes get emails from teachers asking if I can help with their problems. I got this one from Argentina.

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Teaching grammar and vocabulary
30 January, 2010
Sentence transformation using the primary auxiliaries
This is a method of changing sentences from Assertive to Interrogative.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
22 June, 2016
Shaking up the grammar class!
"And now let's open our grammar books..."
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
Subject- Verb Agreement.
The rule of subject-verb agreement is that the verb should agree with the subject in number and person.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 April, 2008
Tasking the present perfect
I sometimes get emails from teachers asking if I can help with their problems. I got this one from Argentina.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
7 February, 2012
Teaching Grammar - Future Tenses - The "Will you marry me" Story
When I teach Future tenses pupils don´t understand a thing! The problem is in L1 we have only two forms of Future.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
10 October, 2011
The education system of English language to be modified more
Let me say first, in India how system of English language teaching is.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
29 November, 2009
The eight parts of speech as the subjects of sentences.
In one of my recent previous postings I had mentioned the strict word order that English has.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
13 September, 2012
To identify the direct and indirect objects in a sentence.
This is a method to identify the direct and indirect objects in a sentence.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
15 August, 2018
To textbook or not to textbook? That is the grammar question.
Based on 1) ELT literature and research, 2) my experience teaching English and 3) my experience learning foreign languages (Arabic,...
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
26 January, 2015
Using "slashed" activities to teach and revisit grammar
As I mostly teach adults who appreciate being offered possibly practical and personalised activities, I always try to make the grammar and...
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 October, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task
What is grammar?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
9 November, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.1
It's your turn - Do you want to enjoy by answering these questions?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
15 December, 2011
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.3
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.3
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
2 March, 2015
Vocabulary is the Elixir of the English Language
Vocabulary is dynamically essential for any ESL/EFL learner.desiring to be fluent in English.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
10 February, 2015
Vocabulary Learning
Vocabulary is always a very good topic for discussion. This time, I decided to approach it from a professional angle.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
24 April, 2015
Vocabulary Learning
When children come back to school in September after a long summer break, we teachers may be faced with what is known as tabula rasa, which...
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
6 December, 2011
What is voice?
Voice is a configuration that expresses an idea
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
31 October, 2011
What's grammar, Is it essential to operate english language?
What is grammar? Is it essential to speak or write in English?
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
28 November, 2011
WHERE TO USE WHICH TENSE?
A guide to using tenses.
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
3 May, 2013
Words used as different parts of speech- Common nouns as pronouns???
Many words can be used as different parts of speech. For example, early, daily, look like adverbs, but they can be used as adjectives as in...

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Magazine
Teaching grammar and vocabulary
English and its strict word order.
A method to understand The Person of Pronouns
A possible word order in sentences?
Active Microlearning for our grammar lessons
AUXILIARIES, AUXILIARY VERBS, AUXILIARY CUM VERBS and VERBS
Breaking up Big Grammar
Changing from Active to Passive Voice using just the auxiliary verbs.
Compartments
Contextual Grammar Teaching - Activities for Making Grammar Meaningful to Your Students
David Dodgson: More Than a Word - The Green Cross Code and Other Vocabulary Tips
David Petrie: Doing grammar – the evolution of a teacher
Different Games and Activities may help students build and retain vocabulary a lot!!
Direct Indirect speech.
Doing Grammar
Games vs handouts
Grammar is the Framework for ELT
Grammar-Translation Method as Part of the Communicative Approach to ELT.
Headlines: Recycling vocabulary creatively
How to teach grammar
Interrogatives
Language Awareness Task
Larry Ferlazzo: ESL/ELL error correction - Yes, No or Maybe?
Larry Ferlazzo: Five strategies for ELL vocabulary instruction
Larry Ferlazzo: Four strategies for grammar instruction
More about focus on form
On the Formation of the Tenses.
One good way to practise grammar in speaking
Possible methods to recognize many adjectives?
Prepositions.
Rachael Roberts - Learning vocabulary through reading
Sentence transformation using the primary auxiliaries
Shaking up the grammar class!
Subject- Verb Agreement.
Tasking the present perfect
Teaching Grammar - Future Tenses - The "Will you marry me" Story
The education system of English language to be modified more
The eight parts of speech as the subjects of sentences.
To identify the direct and indirect objects in a sentence.
To textbook or not to textbook? That is the grammar question.
Using "slashed" activities to teach and revisit grammar
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.1
V.Mahendiran's basic grammar task 1.3
Vocabulary is the Elixir of the English Language
Vocabulary Learning
Vocabulary Learning
What is voice?
What's grammar, Is it essential to operate english language?
WHERE TO USE WHICH TENSE?
Words used as different parts of speech- Common nouns as pronouns???
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