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Infinitives vs. Gerunds: 6 Tips for ESL Learners | EasyTeaching
Both infinitives and gerunds can act as nouns, and for this reason, it can be confusing to know whether we need to use the infinitive or the gerund in a sentence. In this video, we'll explore six invaluable tips to help ESL learners...
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Will vs Going To: Understanding the Difference | EasyTeaching
In this lesson, we learn the difference between 'will' and 'going to'. ‘Will’ and ‘going to’ are both used to talk about the future. They can both be used to form the simple future tense. They are quite often used interchangeably,...
Englishing
Sentence Variation - A Writing Guide for Sentence Structure
Sentence variety reduces repetition in a piece of writing and emphasizes important points in the text. Sentence variety can be introduced to the beginning of sentences by starting a sentence with an adverb, starting a sentence with a...
Englishing
Regular Past Tense Verbs Pronunciation
Regular past tense verbs can have three different pronunciation endings. This video lesson will discuss the three distinct ways regular past tense verbs are pronounced. Mr. P. will provide examples and a pronunciation exercise at the end...
Englishing
ESL - Indirect/Reported Speech
Mr. P. will begin the lesson by explaining the two types of speech. He will then delve into each speech by giving examples. Finally, he will explain how direct speech can be changed into indirect speech, among other things, by reporting...
Englishing
ESL - Parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc.)
In this mini lesson, the student will learn about the eight parts of speech. Mr. P. will introduce nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections with easy examples. This lesson is designed for...
Englishing
ESL - How to write a Myth (Brainstorm, writing, etc)
Myths can be categorized by creation or heroic ones. Creation myths are those ones that explain some natural phenomenon. Heroic myths explain a human behaviour. In this lesson, Mr. P. will teach you how to write a myth by following 3...
Englishing
ESL - Compare and Contrast Essay
Compare and contrast essays are very popular in academic writing. Compare essays show similarity between two or more things, whereas contrast essays show their differences. In this lesson, Mr. P. will give you an outline on how to write...
Englishing
ESL writing - Opinion Essay overview
This is the first video lesson for Opinion Essay writing. You will need to watch lessons 1, 2, 3 and 4 to complete the series. We suggest watching also the lesson on how to write a thesis statement posted in the same playlist (Essay...
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ESL - Theme, motif and symbol
In this lesson, Mr. P. discusses what themes, motifs, and symbols are when used as literary devices. He provides examples from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Crucible, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. At the end of the video, he...
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ESL writing - How to Write a GOOD Topic Sentence
Writing is extremely important in the English language. In this lesson, Mr. P. will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to write a good topic sentence. At the end of the video lesson, he will list some prompts for students...
Englishing
ESL - Genre: An Introduction
A genre is a category of literature or other form of art or entertainment (such as paintings or music) based on certain defining criteria. Genres change over time. Some become unpopular and go away while new ones spring up as trends...
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ESL - How to give a good Dramatic Presentation
If you are a shy person, presentations can be really hard for you. In this lesson, Mr. P. will give you some tips on how to build a good dramatic presentation. This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve their...
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ESL - Adverbs & Adjects (Difference)
Adjectives modify nouns and noun phrases. Adverbs modify other adverbs, adjectives or verbs. In this lesson, Mr. P. will explain the difference with easy examples. At the end of the lesson there will be an exercise for students to...
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ESL ' How to make a PPT presentation
In this lesson, Mr. P. will show you how to make simple ppt presentations. This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve their English, and for those above levels who wish to clear up doubts about this topic.
Englishing
ESL - First Conditional
Mr. P. will discuss how to use the first conditional by first reviewing the two tenses involved. He will then proceed with the explanation using two formulas to build the topic in discussion. He will then list examples and finally, he...
Englishing
How to write an OPINION ESSAY - Lesson 2: Body Paragraph
In this lesson, Mr. P. will discuss how to write a body paragraph of an opinion essay. He will focus on how to write a topic sentence, detail/supporting sentences, and a conclusion sentence by looking at an easy essay.
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ESL - Past Perfect Simple (Difference with the Past Simple)
The past perfect simple tense is used for actions that happened before another action in the past. In this lesson, Mr. P. will discuss how to use the past perfect simple tense and contrast with the past simple tense. At the end of the...
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ESL - Present Perfect Simple
Mr. P. will delve into the main characteristics of the Present Perfect Simple, dividing it into three main points: helping verb, past participles and time expressions. At the end of the lesson, he will give a short exercise for students...
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ESL - Regular and Irregular Past Verbs
There are groups of regular and irregular verbs that can be learnt together in order to better remember them. In this lesson, Mr. P. will go over each group of regular and irregular verbs past and past participles. At the end of the...
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ESL - Expletive sentences (there, here, it)
Expletive constructions are phrases or sentences that begin with “There are,” “There is,” “It is,” “It was", "Here comes", etc. The verb “to be” is also part of many of these uninspired sentences. In this lesson, Mr. P. will give an easy...
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ESL - Simple Present - When and how to use it.
What's the Present Simple or Simple Present ? In this lesson, Mr. P. will answer this question by explaining the six different ways in which this tense is used. He will naturally list easy examples for each usage. He will also provide...
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ESL - Phrasal verbs (transitive and intransitive)
Phrasal verbs are difficult to learn and to use. In this video lesson, Mr. P. will try to make this topic of english grammar easier for students. He will explain how a phrasal verb is made of and how to use them. He will talk about...
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ESL - Modal Verbs: May and Might
Mr. P. will begin the lesson by giving a description of modal/auxiliary verbs. He will then delve into the three different ways to use may and might. He will end the lesson by giving an exercise to complete. This lesson is designed for...