A WONDERFUL video we have here today! So, it's a work in progress, at the moment, but I decided to do this video to give a significant amount of guidance for one of my current students versus a student who has taken the test (waiting on the results). This is the very beginning, and as... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to another Developing Writing segment! This is going to be a two-part Patreon special, so in the part that's available to the general public, there will be lots of speaking and vocabulary development. If you want the writing bank and the layout of how to write about a place, you'll have to tune... Continue Reading →
Woohoo! Developing writing is back! Today we've got ourselves a rundown of an email/letter of complaint, along with a phrase bank and an exercise for you. Ban on Slang In an effort to improve language skills, a school in London has decided to ban the use of slang by its students. The school has placed... Continue Reading →
Work with a friend, partner, sibling or anyone and rank these, from 1-10 (1 = not important, 10 = very important) when deciding to watch a film. In the podcast down below..... the star and supporting actorsthe genre (comedy, science fiction, etc)the plotthe lengththe special effects and visualsthe soundtrackthe setting and locationreviews and recommendations Prefixes... Continue Reading →
Developing Writing is back! Opinion Essay II is on the menu for today, and because a many of you enjoyed and viewed both the podcast and blog so much, I knew this would be something to get into again. So, let's go over the 5 paragraph format in this one. TopicEssay on the topicParagraph formatWriting... Continue Reading →
“Do what you love” is often terrible advice. Instead of taking the job that will make you happiest, look for the one where you’ll learn the most. Adam Grant, NYT Writer Terrifying. Unbelievably terrifying. I'm scared as hell to see the future generations head in this direction. If that's the case, we too, will become... Continue Reading →
Writing skills and three ways to brainstorm! One might be better for you than the other, but the goal is to find one that best helps you in writing articles, blogs, papers, or anything for that matter. Here's the write up! Before you write a longer text, such as an essay, you need to gather... Continue Reading →
Developing writing! Using an array of adjectives in your writing to describe settings and actions! Oh, this is going to be a great developing writing task. I love this! I've missed putting so much into my writing, and now as English learners, it's time to learn a few things. Speaking What is the last story... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the finale! I just want to say thank you so much for this amazing season. A very LONGGGG season, but so grateful for the process. No, I won't be stopping podcasts because that will disrupt the learning flow and learning is constant and every-going. There are some things I might do like breaks... Continue Reading →
Yes, I want to make sure I get all the specifics out of the way before heading into the upper-echelon levels that will be pretty difficult. The last develop writing podcast and blog scored big, so I decided to do another one. I'm first going to show you useful expressions, then an email, then practice... Continue Reading →
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