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Do you want to pronounce well? Of course you do, who doesn’t? When you hear someone speaking English in perfect manner you may have been scourged with envy and dream to be one such a good speaker of English. You are not wrong. Who does not want to be a perfect speaker of the English language?
Well if you want to know how to speak English in an elegant manner you have to learn to pronounce every word accordingly. It is the IPA or the International Phonetic Alphabet that may guide you step by step to learn how to pronounce English quite correctly. With th... Read more...
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Posted in English Tips |
It is the best way to express the mastery of a language efficiently comes when you can grip the art of communicating in good English. Your mastery of the language is reflected through the style of your writing. How perfectly you are manifesting your thoughts. There is a slight difference between the mastery of oral English and written English. Oral English can be adopted in any way but it is very hard to master the art of writing English with a lucid flair.
Actually you watch regularly millions of words in some form. It may be e-mails, it may be messages sent from the cell phone, it may be greetings, it may be ‘Twittering’. Whatever it may be if you have no syntactical sense of using the language specially English you can not be regarded as the prolific writer. All that you must know in the very basic period is to learn the syntax of English grammar.
Actually the word ‘syntax’ has come from Greek that means perfect order. In English grammar you have to go through the chapter of syntax to know how there is a certain relation betw... Read more...
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It is known to all that you are an expert in English language that means you can write good English, speak in an elegant manner. But can you boast of being a good tutor of English language? Evidently not. Nobody can. For it is very hard to be a good tutor. You can easily be the master of a language but you never brag of being a prolific tutor, specially of such a language like English.
Now you have to be quit aware of the difference between a tutor and a teacher. A teacher is a person who teaches a class. There are a great number of students there. But when your role is to play as a tutor you face a two or three students before you whom you have to impart the lesson. Teaching a class is to some extent easy. You have no need to specify the problem to a specific student in a class. But when you are tutoring you have to pay attention to the individual problems of the students.
When you are going to be a good tutor of English, you have to decide first whether you want to be a grammar tutor or guide your student to write good English. It is up to you what you want to tutor them. Practically the part you feel yourself strong... Read more...
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Posted in Teach English |
English grammar seems to be easy to understand but it is not that particular thing to be easily assimilated. It has intricacies inherent in it. It is seen frequently that the native speakers of English language can not stress on learning English grammar as they have the idea that it is their inborn quality to assimilate the language and use it in many ways.
But the theory is not at all true. If you are a native speaker of the English grammar you have to master the grammar of the language just to use them in different situations and circumstances. If you try to learn the grammar of English language you may hone yourself perfectly and apply your worth in the application of both in writing and spoken style. There is enough scope to be a master of English grammar. All that need is the interactive approach that may help you to understand the grammar fully well.
If you go through some process you are never to be disappointed. If you actually want to be the master of yourself always try to follow some basic rules to grasp the grammar in an effective manner. You need to explain the things that you seem very important yourself ... Read more...
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Posted in Grammar |
You must take into account that use of quotation mark is obviously vital in English language. In English grammar, it is one of the vital punctuation marks that are used to highlight whether the words can lead without being interrupted or with some interruption. You have to keep it in mind that if you bring an interruption while using quotation you have to place either a comma or nothing but a colon to specify the interruption.
My teacher says: “Try to be great.”
In this group of words you find the quotation at the very interrupting point. Hence it is up to you to use the colon. Remember in this particular case the use of colon is nothing but the end mark of the punctuation.
If such a case comes that you have to use the quotation marks as the quotation transition shows no interruption. In this particular case always avoid the quotation marks. When the interrupted quotation transition follows and you have to use the firs letter of the quoted text in the capital letter you have the sole right to make the firs letter a smaller one.
Now you have to maintain a f... Read more...
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Posted in English Tips, Grammar |
It is known to all that the English language has many words that may seem to you confusing enough. You may wonder to find that some words have the same sound and same spelling but the amusing thing is that they offer you different meaning that may stun you every now and then. Amid many words, the words that may bring before you the great dilemma are “Advise” and “Advice”. I may offer you some idea so that you can easily solve the spelling and meaning riddles.
You may note that the two words have the exact pronunciation yet there is a bit difference in the placement of a letter in the same position. The two words “Advice” and “Advise” are interrelated; still the mystery lies in the perfect usage of the two words. You have to watch keenly how you use the words in a sentence and how they make a sharp difference in the meaning of the sentences.
You would be glad to know that the two words are etymologically same. They are derived from a French phrase that is “ce mest a vis” that means “I seem” or “in my opinion”. The phrase is used to express one’s perception according ... Read more...
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We know that English grammar is the most flexible grammar in the world. There is no such grammar of any language that can elaborate the process of grammar in such an easy way. Hence when one has to learn the language of the world, he or she has to go through the English grammar and it is a matter of ease that it poses no problem to him or her. It is absolutely very easy to learn a language like English along with its grammar.
The first lesson that every learner of English language must have to know – the Parts of Speech. If it is grasped well, the English grammar is no hard task. Among the eight parts of speech, Adjective is one. It allows us to make a difference between the things that are general with the process of narrowing the focus to one particular thing. Hence when we go to describe noun, we have to encounter different kinds of adjectives.
It is not very hard to find out a correct noun. We know what a noun is. It is, in a word, the name of a person, a place, a thing or a place. If we are able to choose the exact noun, we can easily find out the exact adjective that is to be used. For example, if it is tol... Read more...
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Posted in Grammar |
One of the major advantages for learners to master the art of the English language is to watch movies as much as possible. This is extremely engaging as a learning procedure as it is fun, thrilling and exciting, and at the same time it teaches you the basic aspects of mastering a language and excel in your linguistic skills and abilities.
Why Watch Films?
Are you a movie buff? Yes? Then get the movie theater rolling! Watching a movie in their original version, instead of going for the dubbed variety, is always a rewarding experience as everything there is for real – from the voice of the actors, to their acting styles and the background music too. You are watching everything in the real ambience, just as had been perceived by the director.
Learn through Input
Picking up your linguistic skills through watching the English movies is a procedure where you are gaining knowledge about the language through inputs. First of all, there are all those appropriate sentences that are going within your head. Other than that, your mind can impersonate them for preparing sentences of ... Read more...
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There is a unique way through which you can teach English grammar to your little tot – the most exciting of them being through games. A person is a good learner of a language is when they are good in reading. A reader should be patient as well as demonstrate an interest in the act. An important step in demonstrating the efficacy in mastering a language is by reading a lot. This is highly contextual in the present day world when kids are more interested in video games, and Xboxes. This is when the interest of the kids should be thoroughly cultivated.
Games Cultivate Interactivity
Games for kids are an innovative method to help them gain interest in anything, and best of all, you could use the games for garnering their linguistic skills. The percept is also applicable for harnessing creativity, as with matching pictures and corresponding colors you can make the interest of the child grow when it comes to interactive reading books, English songs, nursery rhymes, and more. These stuffs are efficient tools for catapulting the interest of the little ones as well as bewilder them for concentrating. Moreover... Read more...
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Posted in Learn English |
Do you want your kiddy to master the English language? Well, the first thing to do in this regard as a parent is to use language software which is interactive, as well as promotes greater learning experience through coordination and fun. Learning as a process is fun and using software methods is cheaper than going for a real class.
Importance of Knowing English
Today, people use twin methods of mastering English: verbal and non verbal. The latter method is useful in wordless communication with the use of body language, for sharing thoughts and experiences. The focus is also on appearance. In verbal communication, words and ideas are explained through sharing of knowledge and information. Communication is an important aspect of everyday life, and in order to excel in it, we should focus on being effective in it. With your child making a mark in expressing themselves well, they will not find it hard to tackle situations.
Eyeing Particular Methods in your Little One’s Learning English
If English happens to be your second language, get your child master it by making the lea... Read more...
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Posted in Kids Education |
