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Ten teaching ideas for speaking practice
In this package you will find ten ideas and speaking assignments that allow students to speak freely in the classroom. The emphasis of these exercises is on speaking together, telling, presenting, describing, reconstructing and also listening to …
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D, t or dt: Explanation and donkey bridges
Do you also find it so hard to know when to write d, t or dt? You are certainly not alone. Through this blog we show you that it does not necessarily have to be complicated to use d, t or dt correctly. With these handy donkey bridges you will …
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What works for low-literate young people in language education?
A UAntwerpen project developed two practical guides for language education for low-literate young people. With the most recent scientific insights that are translated into classroom practice.
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6 strategies to learn a new language faster
In this article you will read some ways to boost your language acquisition.
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Misused English Proverbs: Blog Post
We all know some funny and erroneous English sayings and proverbs like unfortunately peanut butter or I fell with the door in house . But what are the right variants? In this article you will get the correct variant of some common erroneous …
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What is the difference between you and you or you and you?
The reason why you use you and you or you and your mistake sometimes is that you don't really hear the difference between the two words. But when you write them, there is a very important distinction. What exactly is that distinction and how …
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Novels in the classroom: Book tips per language
An overview of novels in different languages. Here you will find titles of books in the following languages:
- French,
- English,
- German,
- Spanish,
- Russian,
- Italian,
- Turkish.
The list was drawn up by the language teachers of the Department of …
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BELTA: The Belgian English Language Teachers Association
Deze bijdrage werd ingezonden in het Engels.
The Belgian English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) is a non-profit organisation for teachers of English in Belgium. We seek to encourage the professional development of English language teachers in …
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Conditionals: English if sentences (if clauses)
If I had ten million, I would ask the Queen to come for afternoon tea. If you had ten million, what would you do?
Those first two sentences are if clauses. With if sentences you indicate a condition in English; in Dutch you do that with als. Such …
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What is the difference between the present simple, present continuous, and present perfect simple?
This article explains the difference between the present simple , the present continuous , the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous .
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Eight tips for your oral French or English exam
An oral exam is a daunting prospect for many students, especially if it is in another language. It remains a nerve-wracking moment for many, whether you are in high school or attending college or university. Do you have to take an oral exam in …
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Academic English: do's and don'ts
Most students have a good basic or even advanced knowledge of English. Yet writing in academic English is often a stumbling block for many. Academic texts are not just formal texts, they require a certain style.
In this article you will find ten tips …
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