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29/09/2026

29/09/2026

💢Importance of Consonant Clusters

Learning consonant clusters helps learners to:

Pronounce words correctly.

Read unfamiliar words more easily.

Improve spelling.

Develop good speaking skills.

Distinguish between similar words.

Improve fluency in reading.

Common Pronunciation Problem

Learners sometimes insert a vowel sound into a consonant cluster.

✍️For example:

❌ school pronounced as sikool

✅ school /skuːl/

❌ please pronounced as pulease

✅ please /pliːz/

The consonant sounds should be blended smoothly without adding an unnecessary vowel.

💫Your pronunciation matters

28/09/2026

HOW TO ENCOURAGE STAFF TO STAY IN YOUR SCHOOL

A school is not built by the owner alone; it is built by the commitment, dedication, and teamwork of the staff. For a school owner to retain good teachers and workers, he or she must create an environment where staff feel valued, respected, and motivated.

1. Create a Respectful Working Environment
Staff members want to work in a place where they are treated with dignity. A school owner should respect teachers’ opinions, listen to their concerns, and avoid making them feel inferior. Respect builds loyalty and commitment.

2. Pay Fair and Appreciate Their Efforts
Salary is an important factor in staff retention. Teachers should be paid fairly and on time. Beyond money, appreciation through words, awards, encouragement, and recognition can make staff feel that their efforts matter.

3. Provide Opportunities for Growth
A good school owner should help staff improve themselves through training, workshops, and professional development. When teachers feel they are growing, they are more likely to remain with the school.

4. Support Their Well-being
Teachers face many pressures daily. A caring school owner should show concern for their welfare, provide a manageable workload, and support them during difficult times. A happy staff member is more productive.

5. Involve Staff in Decision-Making
Allowing teachers to contribute ideas about school activities, policies, and improvements makes them feel important. When people feel they are part of the vision, they become more committed.

6. Have Clear Rules and Fair Treatment
A school should have clear expectations and policies. The owner should avoid favouritism and treat all staff fairly. Fairness creates trust.

7. Build a Strong School Vision
Staff stay when they believe in the mission of the school. The owner should communicate the school’s goals and show how every staff member contributes to transforming learners’ lives.

8. Create a Family-Like Atmosphere
A school where staff support one another, celebrate achievements, and work as a team becomes a place people enjoy being. A positive school culture encourages long-term commitment.



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28/09/2026

🤔 WHY IS “DIVORCE WITH” WRONG?

In standard English, divorce can be used as a verb without with when we mention the person involved.

👉 Divorce + person

For example:

✅ Linda divorced her husband.

✅ Peter divorced his wife.

✅ After many years of marriage, Rose decided to divorce Daniel.

We can also use:

👉 Get a divorce + from + person

✅ Rose got a divorce from Daniel.

✅ Peter got a divorce from his wife

🧠 EASY RULE TO REMEMBER

❌ divorce with someone

✅ divorce someone

✅ get a divorce from someone

📝 TEST YOURSELF!

Which one is correct?

A. Grace divorced with Michael.

B. Grace divorced Michael.

👇🏾 Drop your answer in the comments!

Now correct this sentence:

❌ “My uncle divorced with his wife last year.”

What should it be?

📌 Learn English. Speak correctly. Teach others.

26/09/2026

🚨 RIGHT vs WRONG 🚨
📚 ENGLISH EXPRESSION: DIVORCE

❌ WRONG
“Amaka divorced with Chinedu.”

✅ RIGHT
“Amaka divorced Chinedu.”

✅ ALSO CORRECT

“Amaka got a divorce from Chinedu.”

🤔 WHY IS “DIVORCE WITH” WRONG?

In standard English, divorce can be used as a verb without with when we mention the person involved.

👉 Divorce + person
For example:

✅ Linda divorced her husband.

✅ Peter divorced his wife.

✅ After many years of marriage, Rose decided to divorce Daniel.

We can also use:

👉 Get a divorce + from + person

✅ Rose got a divorce from Daniel.

✅ Peter got a divorce from his wife.

🧠 EASY RULE TO REMEMBER

❌ divorce with someone

✅ divorce someone

✅ get a divorce from someone

📝 TEST YOURSELF! 🤔

Which one is correct?

A. Grace divorced with Michael.

B. Grace divorced Michael.

👇🏾 Drop your answer in the comments!

Now correct this sentence:

❌ “My uncle divorced with his wife last year.”

What should it be?

📌 Learn English. Speak correctly. Teach others.

26/09/2026

Good morning friends.Hope you are doing great?

23/09/2026

👉EXPRESSIONS THAT ARE NOT TAUTOLOGICAL

✍️Meaning of Tautology

A tautology is an expression in which the same idea is repeated unnecessarily using different words. It makes the sentence redundant.

Examples of tautological expressions:

Return back → Return

Repeat again → Repeat

Free gift → Gift

Advance planning → Planning

Past history → History

Final conclusion → Conclusion

Join together → Join

New innovation → Innovation

Basic fundamentals → Fundamentals

End result → Result

Repeat these words makes your spoken English boring and incorrect.

🥰Expressions That Are NOT Tautological

These expressions may look similar or contain words with related meanings, but they do not unnecessarily repeat the same idea.

1. Make a decision – to decide

2. Take a break – to stop temporarily for rest

3. Give an answer – to respond to a question

4. Pay attention – to concentrate on something

5. Make progress – to improve or move forward

6. Take responsibility – to accept responsibility for something

7. Have a discussion – to discuss something

8. Raise a question – to ask or bring up a question

9. Reach an agreement – to agree after discussion

10. Come to a conclusion – to arrive at a decision or judgment

Important point

Not every expression containing two words with related meanings is tautological. A phrase is tautological when one word unnecessarily repeats the meaning already expressed by another word.

Example:
❌ Please return back my book. — tautological

✅ Please return my book. — not tautological

❌ They collaborated together on the project. — often treated as tautological

✅ They collaborated on the project. — concise and non-tautological

Do have a successful night rest 🥰

20/09/2026

✍️WORDS WITH SILENT “TH”

Silent “th” refers to words in which the letters “th” appear in the spelling but are not pronounced as the usual /θ/ or /ð/ sounds.

However, it is important to note that true silent “th” is uncommon in modern English. In many words that learners think have silent “th,” the th is actually pronounced.

👉Examples

1. Thomas – /ˈtɒməs/
The “th” is pronounced as /t/, not /θ/ or /ð/.

2. Thames – /temz/
The “th” is pronounced as /t/.

3. thyme – /taɪm/
The “th” is not pronounced as /θ/ or /ð/; the word begins with the /t/ sound.

4. Thailand – /ˈtaɪlænd/
The “th” is pronounced as /t/.

Important distinction

In words such as:

think – /θɪŋk/

thing – /θɪŋ/

three – /θriː/

thumb – /θʌm/

19/09/2026

🕊️WORDS WITH SILENT “B”

When “mb” comes at the end of a word, the “b” is usually silent. We pronounce the /m/ sound, but we do not pronounce the /b/.

♥️Examples

👉Word Pronunciation

lamb /læm/

comb /kəʊm/

thumb /θʌm/

bomb /bɒm/

climb /klaɪm/

crumb /krʌm/

dumb /dʌm/

numb /nʌm/

limb /lɪm/

tomb /tuːm/

womb /wuːm/

plumb /plʌm/

👌Easy rule to remember

👉 When MB appears at the end of a word, the B is often silent.

👉Example:
lamb → lam (the b is not pronounced)

climb → clim (the b is not pronounced)

thumb → thum (the b is not pronounced)

✍️Note: It is more accurate to say the “b” is silent, rather than saying “MB is not pronounced,” because the m is still pronounced.

🥰 Challenge give examples of words with silent "b"