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“Never use the passive when the active is possible” – George Orwell

This is being written by me on the computer which was bought by me recently with the money won by me last week. The lottery had been played by me and my number was appeared in the newspaper. At last some luck was had and myself was seen living in luxury for the rest of my life. Such good fortune had been being waited for by me all my life. Unfortunately, it was just 1000 euros, which somehow wasn’t seemed enough to change my life.

I think it can be agreed that the above doesn’t sound quite right, but students are so often asked to do active – passive transformation exercises that they might be forgiven for thinking that these two voices are interchangeable.     read more >>

There’s not much arguing with this sign seen in a farmer’s field. It’s pretty direct. If only the future was always so clear. But it’s not because it doesn’t exist. Tomorrow never comes.     read more >>

 
Here is an alphabetical selection for classroom fun. They also practice pronunciation as students try to get their tongues around the sounds.     read more >>

In class, what listening do students do? They listen to you when you’re explaining, presenting, giving individual feedback, telling an anecdote or story. They listen to each other in pairs, groups or whole class activities.  They also listen to course book CDs, DVDs and information off the internet. We usually want them to make some sort of response to demonstrate they have understood the message so we give them listen and do tasks.     read more >>