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Are you planning for 2015 yet?

Here is a list of events that are taking place in January - http://teachr.co/1GGJMhS

Have you tried our Verb Machine? You can make any English tense or verb form by clicking just four buttons. It really helps you to understand and visualise how English verb forms are constructed! Try it out and see what you think!

The Verb Machine - http://bit.ly/1tfwfY8

Neil

If you're looking for grammar help, your first stop should always be our website! Check out our grammar guides here!

1) Quick Grammar: our fast and easy-to-use A-Z guide - http://goo.gl/5qJThG
2) English Grammar: detailed explanations and activities to really explore the language - http://goo.gl/qfFFNq

Neil

This page has a poster showing 10 different animal idioms. Could your children make their own? http://teachr.co/1zh8RiF

feet

‘Take a load off your feet’
Take a load off your feet means to sit down.
‘You look exhausted, please have my chair and take a load off your feet.’

‘Dead on my feet’
Dead on my feet means exhausted.
‘I have been at work all day, for over fourteen hours and now I am dead on my feet.’

‘Cold feet’
Cold feet means that you are feeling very nervous and apprehensive about something and may even be having second thoughts.
‘He agreed to the deal on the phone but now he is coming over to talk to me, I hope he is not getting cold feet.’

Make an example sentence from each of the following phrases;

1. Take a load off your feet
2. Dead on my feet
3. Cold feet

Come back tomorrow and check the examples.

Pic by; katiew

Common mistakes - present perfect - Games to learn English Students make a lot mistakes in present perfect tense. In this post the most typical mistakes have been collected, corrected and explained.

Grammar: Which question word to use?

Plurals for elementary students - Games to learn English Plurals are easy to understand and learn. In this post there are two games and a mind map to help you learn or teach this grammar point.

Grammar A-Z #45 - Words that are often confused

Some words are often confused by learners because they are similar to another word or because they look like a word in their own language but have a different meaning. Test yourself with this quiz!

Words that are often confused - http://goo.gl/3YNVQn

Neil

If you're looking for help with pronunciation, check out these great resources!

1) Phonemic Chart - to help you recognise the individual sounds of English and practise ones that are difficult for you. http://goo.gl/n0BMp4

2) Pronunciation practice - lots of activities to help you with difficult areas! http://goo.gl/OEfUbY

3) Sounds Right - our phonemic chart app http://goo.gl/FZSsXv

4) BBC Videos showing you how to make each sound - http://goo.gl/nJgNGc

5) Howjsay pronunciation dictionary - http://howjsay.com/

Neil

the ‘past continuous’ is used for actions and states that were unfinished at a certain time in the past or to stress the duration of something.

Yesterday, Tom and Betty played cards.
They began at 10am and finished at 1130am.
At 1030, Tom and Betty were playing cards.
‘They were playing’ means they were in the middle of playing and they had not finished playing yet.

Was / were + base verb + ing is the past continuous

Yesterday at 5pm I rode my bike home from work.
I arrived home at 6pm.
At 530pm I was riding my bike.

Try this one;
Last Sunday I went for a swim at 11am.
I finished swimming at 230pm.

Picture: Paul Jones, Emma Ayres cycling in Sydney.