Articles & Notes on The English Language
Articles about learning, using and teaching the English language. Articles cover topics from English grammar, spelling and punctuation, through to language teaching, career development, specialisations, and ideas and suggestions for the classroom.
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Olympics Ideas Part One: Teaching English for and through Sport 
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 23rd May 2012
Teaching the popular topic of sport and using that topic to practise loads of other language.
Students who are reluctant to ask questions
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 13th May 2012
What do you do when you find that students are reluctant to ask questions about the class or their homework?
Phrasal Verbs – Multi-Word Verbs
By Jed Webb. Article posted on 18th April 2012
A look at the problems phrasal verb present to learners
Different ways of doing a listening
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 30th March 2012
The standard way of doing a listening with many small and large variations.
How to teach IELTS Speaking Part Two
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 2nd March 2012
A look at the second part of the IELTS Speaking Test
Teaching Countable and Uncountable Nouns
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 1st February 2012
A look at ways to teach countable and uncountable nouns
Conditional Sentences in English 8
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 16th January 2012
A look at non-conditional conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English 7
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 15th January 2012
A look at other expressions with 'if'
Conditional Sentences in English 6
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 13th January 2012
A look at alternatives to 'if' in conditional sentences
Conditional Sentences in English 5
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 12th January 2012
A look at counterfactual conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English 4
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 11th January 2012
A look at hypothetical conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English 3
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 10th January 2012
A look at predicative conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English 2
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 9th January 2012
A look at factual conditionals
Conditional Sentences in English 7
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 6th January 2012
A look at other expressions with 'if'
Conditional Sentences in English 1
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 2nd January 2012
An in-depth look at conditional sentences
Teaching Travel English
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 20th December 2011
Tips for teaching learners who will be travelling
Indirect (Reported) Speech
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 17th December 2011
A look at backshifting and other aspects of indirect speech
Problems with the Past Perfect & Past Simple
By Jed Webb. Article posted on 13th December 2011
Notes on why native speakers do not always use the past perfect when learners have been told they must, using questions and answers from our forum.
The Past Perfect
By Jed Webb. Teacher article posted on 11th December 2011
A look at how the Past Perfect is formed and used in English
How to improve your BULATS writing score
By Alex Case. Teacher article posted on 9th December 2011
63 ways to improve your BULATS writing score
More English Articles
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- Bring & Take - How to use these verbs in English.
- Inchoative verbs - A practical list of inchoative verbs in English.
- Modals of Possibility - Understanding how could, might and may are used to express possibility.
- Learning Vocabulary - Some suggestions about learning vocabulary
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