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Idiom Ebook
700 Expressions context examples of cliches, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs
(23 web pages of idioms)
Listen, read, and practice (the first 300 idioms) with mp3 audio
100 More Idioms cliches, slang, phrasal verbs and proverbs
Sam the Cat Has Fun
A reader about a boy, a playful kitten and an airplane.
The Princess of Merrylandia
A reader about a princess who wanted a different name.
A Happy Family Birthday
A reader about a family with too many birthday cakes!
The Bad Hair Day Contest
A reader about winning and losing.
The Polkadot Town Festival and Parade Polkadots are everywhere, and so are honey stars, and funny names.
Basic English Sentence Structure
The simple structure of basic English.
How to Boost Your English Skills
15 techniques to better English.
Recommended Reading to Build English Skills
Reading lists and links to recommended books.
Verb Forms for Regular Verbs and Common Irregular Verbs
The verbs to be, to do, to go, to have.
Verb Forms for Irregular Verbs
Verb pattern a, a, a - the bare stem, simple past tense, and past participle are the same forms.
(cost and cut)
Verb Forms for Irregular Verbs
Verb pattern a, b, b - the bare stem is a different form from the simple past tense and past participle.
(buy, bought, bought and say, said, said)
Verb Forms for Irregular Verbs
Verbs with the bare stem and/or the simple past tense are different in form from the past participle.
(become, became, become and sink, sank, sunk)
Spatial Prepositions and Adverbs
Explanations of the 40 basic prepositions and adverbs of English, based on a graphic diagram, with synonyms.
(above, in between, over, underneath)
I Want to Buy A Car - Talking Cars
Vocabulary and expressions for buying a car.
I Am Sorry, I Cannot - Saying 'No' with a Smile
Vocabulary and expressions for refusing politely.
A Job Well Done Deserves Some Praise
Vocabulary and expressions for saying thank you.
I need to Write an Ad - Advertising Lingo
Vocabulary and expressions for the retail and hospitality industry.
I Apologize, Please Forgive Me, I Should Have Known Better
Vocabulary and expressions for apologizing.
I Want to Tell a Story Using Past Tense - Tick, Tock, Clock
Vocabulary, expressions, and time words for telling a story and talking about the past.
I Am So Sorry for Your Loss, You Have My Deepest Sympathy
Vocabulary and expressions for responding to loss and expressing grief.
with mp3 audio
Tips for Writing an Obituary
Writing the public announcement of a person's death.
A Night Out
phrasal verbs and prepositions with "out".
with mp3 audio
Up to Something
phrasal verbs and prepositions with "up".
with mp3 audio
It's Sleepytime, Nighty Night, Sis
with verb tense list.
with mp3 audio
I Want to Pass the Language Proficiency Index (LPI) Exam Essay
What to study and how to study to improve your essay writing.
Establishing Focus in Sentences and Paragraphs
How to write good paragraphs.
Writing Zip, Zip, Paragraph Transitions
How to join paragraphs together smoothly.
Help! My Writing Needs Oomph!
Using the right kind of word for emphasis.
Grammar Errors Worksheet One
Can you correct these sentences?
Minimal Pairs
Words which differ in one vowel sound or one consonant sound.
with mp3 audio
Minimal Pairs Two
Initial blends in open syllables.
Pronunciation Exercise - Tongue Twisters
Fun, but difficult to pronounce fast.
Fun With Fiddle Faddle and Other Pronunciation Pairs
Sets of two or three words which go together, and are fun to pronounce.
Story Opening One - a girl finds a surprise in the woods
Read the story opening and the questions, then finish writing the story.
Story Opening Two - a girl babysitting her brother
Read the story opening and the questions, then finish writing the story.
It's Sale Time
Vocabulary for Shopping. Answer sheet.
Mandy and Twinkle Toes
Printable short story about a girl and her cat. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and articles from a list. Answer sheet.
Max the Dog
Printable short story in simple sentences about a boy and his dog. Choose prepositions and phrasal verbs provided to fill in the blanks. Answer sheet.
The Carrot Seeds
Printable short story about planting a garden. Practice for conversational English, verbs, prepositions, the possessive. Answer sheet.
Truly Canadian Made
The Visual Art, Artists, and Artisans of Canada
Greeting Card Home Page
greeting card poems, verses, and sayings for cards, notes, emails, scrapbooks, and speeches.
Adoption (of Baby or Child)
Anniversary
Welcome Baby
More Welcome Baby
Bon Voyage on Your Trip
Boomer Birthday
Christmas, Happy Holidays
Employee Appreciation and Recognition
Father's Day
Get Well
Graduation
Halloween
Mother's Day
New Home
Retirement
Off to Summer Camp
Sympathy
Tooth Fairy
Thank You Senior Caregiver
Wedding
For expecting parents, and for adults or older children who immigrate to an English-speaking country and want a name people there can pronounce and spell.
Baby Names for Boys A-I
Baby Names for Boys J-R
Baby Names for Boys S-Z
Baby Names for Girls A-D
Baby Names for Girls E-J
Baby Names for Girls K-Z
Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary One
Academic English.
Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary Two
Academic English.
Latin- and Greek-based Advanced Vocabulary Three
Academic English.
Latin- and Greek-based Intermediate Vocabulary One
Academic English.
Latin- and Greek-based Intermediate Vocabulary Two
Academic English.
Autumn Harvest Holiday Dinner
Everyday English.
Christmas Delights
Everyday English vocabulary for Christmas.
Winter Wonderland
Everyday English vocabulary for wintertime activities.
Happy Holidays
Christmas time fun, uppercase letters, easy words.
Happy Holidays
Christmas time fun, lowercase letters, easy words.
To see instructions for making a cross out puzzle,go to my lesson plan A Puzzle To Teach Vocabulary
on the ESL Teachers Board - ESL Lessons & Classroom Games Page
Nouns, Verbs, and Canadian Geography
Find the sentence left over after you have marked out the words you used.
Food and Cooking
Vocabulary for what we eat in North America.
Taking A Trip
Vocabulary for travel.
It's Christmas Time
Vocabulary for Christmas and winter.
How Big? How Heavy?
Weights and measures vocabulary.
Shades of Color
Some fun sorting color words.
Moods, Feelings, Looks
How do you feel? Choose a word here.
To Keep It Secret Cross out the words in order, and you have an idiom left over.
A Famous Canadian
Follow the directional instructions to change one word to another.
Smoked Delicacy
Follow the directional instructions to change one word to another.
What's Cooking?
Answer the questions about cooking vocabulary.
Matching 20 Phrasal Verbs
Informal vocabulary and the standard English synonym.
Matching Food Pairs
Burger and fries, macaroni and what? Match up the words from two lists.
Advanced Vocabulary One
Words at the same level as a college entrance exam.
Advanced Vocabulary Two
Words at the same level as a college entrance exam.
"Help! I'm Out of Words!" Quickie Vocabulary Word List
Adjectives (the words "weak," "strong," and others).
Tsunami Vocabulary
News article vocabulary about a tsunami.
Earthquake Vocabulary
News article vocabulary about an earthquake.
And Your People Shall Be My People
A wedding on the growing edge.
Madam Adam's Sphere of Influence
A little shove into the future.
Payday
Payday by payday, it all adds up to Payday.
The Free Kokanee
Is this the fish that got away?
A Nose for A Good Story
Make do with what you have, one storyteller's motivation.
Heart's Song
A touch of prophecy.
Looks Doggone Good, It Does
How little things cause major change.
Three Foolish Monks
The dangers of ego, isolation, and independence.
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