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“Stressed” Spelled Backwards is Just “Desserts”—After Healthy Helpings of Syllables, Emphasis, & Rhythm.

“Stressed” Spelled Backwards is Just “Desserts”...

Competency Puzzle “Listen & Speak with Understanding” Pieces E-02.01 to E-02.11: Numbers of Syllables, Stress Patterns, Meaning Focus, & Regular Rhythm in Place Description & Names—& How to Get There ...

“Stressed” Spelled Backwards is Just “Desserts”...

Competency Puzzle “Listen & Speak with Understanding” Pieces E-02.01 to E-02.11: Numbers of Syllables, Stress Patterns, Meaning Focus, & Regular Rhythm in Place Description & Names—& How to Get There ...

Make Pauses for Clauses

Make Pauses for Clauses

   Competency Puzzle “Apply Grammar” Pieces D-15.01 to 15.05: Join Co-ordinate & Subordinate (Independent & Dependent) Clauses in Compound & Complex Sentences; Use Noun Clauses (in Indirect Statements & Questions);...

Make Pauses for Clauses

   Competency Puzzle “Apply Grammar” Pieces D-15.01 to 15.05: Join Co-ordinate & Subordinate (Independent & Dependent) Clauses in Compound & Complex Sentences; Use Noun Clauses (in Indirect Statements & Questions);...

Keep a Masked Distance But Don’t Stop Laughing, Listening, Learning, & Linking

Keep a Masked Distance But Don’t Stop Laughing,...

Competency Puzzle “Listen & Speak with Understanding” E-00.01a & b: Get & Assert Meaning with Body Language Remember when we used to try to hear & be heard—coming closer &...

Keep a Masked Distance But Don’t Stop Laughing,...

Competency Puzzle “Listen & Speak with Understanding” E-00.01a & b: Get & Assert Meaning with Body Language Remember when we used to try to hear & be heard—coming closer &...

Active or Passive, Perfect Usage of Verb Tenses, Aspects, Voices, & Moods

Active or Passive, Perfect Usage of Verb Tenses...

Competency Puzzle “Apply Grammar” Pieces D-13.01 to D-14.04: (Present, Past, Future, & Modal) Perfect Verb Tenses & Aspects + the Passive Voice   01Have you noticed that up until now, we 02haven’t...

Active or Passive, Perfect Usage of Verb Tenses...

Competency Puzzle “Apply Grammar” Pieces D-13.01 to D-14.04: (Present, Past, Future, & Modal) Perfect Verb Tenses & Aspects + the Passive Voice   01Have you noticed that up until now, we 02haven’t...

7 Tips for ESL Classroom Management in a COVID World

7 Tips for ESL Classroom Management in a COVID ...

Guest Blog As COVID-19 continues to threaten communities across the country, many English language educators have been forced to transition to virtual classrooms for the foreseeable future, causing a host...

7 Tips for ESL Classroom Management in a COVID ...

Guest Blog As COVID-19 continues to threaten communities across the country, many English language educators have been forced to transition to virtual classrooms for the foreseeable future, causing a host...

Lessons and Books for Teaching at Home (V3)

Lessons and Books for Teaching at Home (V3)

Puzzle Parts & Pieces G, H, I, J = Coordinate Language Skills, Cover Content in Context, Refer to Resources, Enjoy Extras Media broadcasts concerned with the day-to-day have become largely...

Lessons and Books for Teaching at Home (V3)

Puzzle Parts & Pieces G, H, I, J = Coordinate Language Skills, Cover Content in Context, Refer to Resources, Enjoy Extras Media broadcasts concerned with the day-to-day have become largely...