Build My English‐‐ESL speaking school

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11/21/2018

This is our only sale of the year!

Register for a morning or evening class weekdays and get two free days!

Register for a weekend class and get one free day!

The last day to register and get your free days is December 16, 2017.

You can try one session. If you don't want to continue, you don't pay anything!

Please call us if you are interested!

11/07/2018

Topic: The Parts of Speech

1. Noun 2. Pronoun 3. Verb 4. Adjective 5. Adverb 6. Preposition 7. Conjunction 8. Interjection 9. Article

Why is it useful for us to know about the parts of speech?

1. It helps people understand that there are different forms of a word.

Example:

bright--- an adjective

brightly--- an adverb

brightness--- a noun

2. It helps people understand why a different form of a word needs to be used.

Example:

"He has a France accent." If you gave that answer, your teacher would likely say, "You need a word that describes the word, "accent." That means you need an adjective instead of the noun, "France." The sentence should say, "He has a French accent."

3. It helps people understand other changes that need to be made in their writing.

Examples:

A. Use more adjectives when you write because they create word pictures for your readers.

B. The first noun usually goes before the first verb in a sentence, but the first verb usually goes before the first noun in a question.

Can you think of other reasons why it's important to understand the parts of speech.

11/01/2018

Happy Halloween!

10/29/2018

Topic: The differences between SARCASM and IRONY

Both are nouns that refer to the idea of saying one thing but meaning the opposite.

Their adjective forms are SARCASTIC and IRONIC.
SARCASM refers only to what a person says.

IRONY refers to both what a person says and also to situations where opposite meanings.

Examples:

SARCASM:
1. "That was a smart thing to do!" (meaning it was a stupid thing to do).

2. "You really know how to make a guy feel good." A man might say this after the guy's girlfriend breaks up with him, He means exactly the opposite of what he said.

IRONY:
1. When a teacher who is teaching the present perfect tense uses it incorrectly, that's a good example of irony.
2. An overweight nutritionist is also a good example of irony.

3. When Donald Trump tells people how to avoid bankruptcy, that's an example of irony because he's filed for bankruptcy four times so far in his life.

10/23/2018

New ESL 2 Class!

We are starting a brand new ESL 2 class in the mornings at Build My English.

The class will begin on Friday, October 26th.

It will take place on Mondays through Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

You can try one session before you pay. If you don’t want to continue, you don’t pay anything.

If you have any questions, please call us at
(818) 344-5055 or visit our website

ESL classes here usually have 4-to-10 students! Students get practice speaking and our teachers help them speak with correct grammar. This great English school is in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. We have excellent teachers, small classes, and low prices. We also have low tutoring prices!