Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation

Spanish Alphabet Pronunciation Learn How to Speak Spanish Like a Native ChaptersSpanish Alphabet: A HistoryHow to Pronounce Spanish LettersTake Private Lessons to Master the Spanish AlphabetLearning the Spanish language when you are not native to a Spanish-speaking country, requires constant revision of new information: letters of the Spanish alphabet, learning to write, pronouncing words, understanding accents, getting to grips with sentence structure, Spanish grammar, vocabulary and learning all the verbs...To our readers eager to learn Spanish, here is how to pronounce the alphabet of the Spanish language.The Spanish language has 2 extra letters Photo credit: marcoverch via Visual HuntC: is pronounced as the English k when followed by a, o, or u (caja, colour and culebra). However, c is pronounced as the English s when followed by an e or an I (cerveza, cinta).D: is pronounced the same as in English like in the word Madrid,F: pronounced the same as in EnglishG: is generally soft (like in the English word gem or giraffe) when followed by an e or an I a nd hard (like goose or giraffe) when followed by an a, or u.H: is silent and not pronouncedJ: the  jota  is pronounced like the h in hello but with a raspier soundK: same pronunciation as English kiwi or kayak,L: like in English liquidLL: pronounced like the English y in yardM: like them in MadridN: same pronunciation as EnglishÃ': pronounced like the ny in the word canyonP: same as EnglishQ: pronounced like the English kR: a rolled guttural soundS: sounds like the z in zebra before consonants b, d, g, l, m and n. Otherwise sounds like the s in snakeT: same pronunciation as English as in teaW: there are no words that begin with w in Spanish unless it is an English like WashingtonX: between two vowels sounds like the x in example or like an s before a consonantZ: like the s in severe or snake. In Spain the z often pronounced with a lisp.Note that while the consonants c, r, l and n are often doubled, B,D,F,G,M,P,S,T are never doubled.And when you see the pairing ch it is pronounced li ke the ch in cheque or sketch.Take a language class to improve your Spanish. Source: VisualhuntTake Private Lessons to Master the Spanish AlphabetWhen you don’t have the time or the money to go to Spain to learn Spanish the next best thing is to take private lessons.We have Superprof tutors all over the world so you can find one near you! Learning to speak Spanish in a home language course is one of the best ways to increase your language skills.We have a vast pool of experienced teachers to help you sound like a native speaker!A great technique for learning, especially for children, is singing! Reciting Spanish letters in song will make them easier to remember and you won’t get bored.Fortunately for beginners, you don’t have a completely new alphabet to learn like in Korean or Arabic.So why learn the Spanish alphabet if it’s like ours?Because this revision will limit spelling mistakes when you move onto Spanish writing and it will help with your pronunciation. In addition, it will make learning grammar easier since you will also know which letter to write for each Spanish diphthong.Try reading Spanish news and listen to podcasts or Spanish-language radio programs to improve your comprehension of the Spanish accent.Why?Because you will familiarize yourself with the tonic accent of the language and it is a good way to increase your general knowledge: to learn more, for example about the History of Spain, the History of the Spanish colonization of the Latin-American continent, to learn about politics in Spain, discover Spanish literature or music.In short, immerse yourself linguistically and culturally before you even go on a trip to Spain! You can do this with spanish classes london!

Online Algebra Tutoring - Enforcing Good Life Skills in Student Minds

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Ancient Greeks

Ancient Greeks What Was Life Like in Ancient Greece? ChaptersTimeline of the Ancient Greek CivilisationComing Together After the Dark AgesLife in the Archaic PeriodReligious BeliefsBringing the Archaic Period to a CloseIf we should take an informal poll, it would be a good bet that everyone responding would know of at least one Greek philosopher and at least one mythological tale from Ancient Greece.If we were to stretch the point, surely everyone could name at least one Olympic event from that time: discus throwing, chariot racing... even marathon running has its roots in Ancient Greece.What about Greek architecture?The Parthenon is one of the world’s most recognised structures. So renowned and admired is it that you can visit duplicate Parthenons in Regensburg, Germany, where it is known as the Walhalla Memorial and in the US state of Tennessee, in their capital city.In fact, Tennesseeans must be great admirers of Ancient Greece; they have a host of cities with Greek names: Athens, Antioch, Smyrna, Sparta...And it’s not just Tenn esseeans who commemorate the Greek: the National Monument of Scotland, nicknamed Edinburgh’s Folly, was modelled on Athena’s temple!Much is known about this civilisation that flourished in Antiquity â€" indeed that defined Classical Antiquity!Archaeologists have been hard at work for centuries, uncovering the treasures of Ancient Greece: their poetry and artistry, philosophers and deities.Even if we condensed their findings, this article would be prohibitively long!Instead, let us stipulate that you are familiar with the greatest accomplishment of Greek civilization: that Greek culture became the foundation of western culture overall.Let us further stipulate that you are aware philosophy, politics, language and science, education systems and the arts â€" literature, visual and performing arts, all have their roots in Ancient Greece.If you already know all of that, Superprof undertakes the Homeric task of bringing you a rendering of life for the ancient Greeks. MarkHistory Teache r 5.00 (3) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors JohnHistory Teacher 5.00 (8) £30/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors MarjotteHistory Teacher 5.00 (4) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ErinHistory Teacher £15/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ChantelleHistory Teacher 5.00 (2) £17/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AndriyHistory Teacher £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors PeterHistory Teacher £40/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SerenaHistory Teacher £15/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsTimeline of the Ancient Greek Civilisation The Acropolis is an excellent example of Greek law and philosophy Image by Jo-B from PixabayIt goes without saying that the region we identify as Greece has been inhabited for a long time, but just how long was it until they established themselves into cities and developed a culture?In other words: what exactly is meant by the designation ‘Ancient Greece’?More importantly: what prompted the dramatic social evolutions that underpin our societies still today?In the very beginning, the people inhabiting that region were hunters. Archaeological finds date human activity to 6,000 BC; in the Neolithic period.While much was accomplished during that time â€" establishing a tradition of pottery and animal husbandry, it still predates the period indicated by the term ‘ancient’, which lasted from 800-500 BC.By then, Minoan art had established its legacy and the Greek Dark Ages (1100-750 BC) were just coming to an end.These Dark Ages cover the time between the fall of the Mycenean civili zation and the resurgence of the Greek written language.While many advances had been made by Myceneans in engineering, military infrastructure and architecture, they could not withstand the attacks of the Dorian, who fought with iron weaponry.The Dorian were a people from the mountainous region of southwest Macedonia. They fought their way through central Greece, effectively bringing about the first decline of Greek civilization.Mycenea’s rigid social hierarchies, strict political systems and regimented economical ventures, driven by a palace-centred leadership fell into chaos, propelling Greece into their Dark Age period.During this time, people lived in small farming villages scattered throughout the region.Although no records have been found of this period, it is estimated that substantial shifts away from palace rule and toward a more decentralised form of socio-economic government permitted the people to regroup and reorganise.Archaeological evidence of emerging nation-states after 800 BC has been found, indicating that Greek civilisation was indeed rebuilding herself.This is the era, sandwiched between the Grecian Dark Ages and the Classical Period (500-336 BC) that is referred to as Archaic, or Ancient.How well-developed was the Egyptian culture by this time?These roughly 300 years saw the foundations of democracy laid, an explosion of intellectual and academic growth and unparalleled artistic expression.Now we look at the living conditions that permitted this growth.Coming Together After the Dark AgesThe phrase ‘the fall of the palaces’ indicates the end of the Mycenaean civilisation, the time when people fled the cities they had built.While some established themselves in small farming communes, others banded together and wandered the land as nomads for a time.The agricultural tribes soon established themselves as city-states or ‘poleis’, built fortifications â€" city walls and defence units, and established trade relations with nearby poleis .Greek poleis gave us our root word for ‘politics’.Indeed, these settlements had to be quite diplomatic: they traded with one another regularly and lived in relatively close proximity but established their own cultures, laws and political structures.Throughout these Greek colonies, the wealthiest citizens were chosen (or elected themselves) as leaders, forming an oligarchy that had the power of a king â€" a rather strange turn of events, seeing that most colonies had recently overthrown their monarchs.The trend continued: the oligarchs were also soon overthrown, this time by tyrants who played on political or economic crises to seize and hold power. Once the crisis situation was resolved, citizens would accuse their tyrant of having illegally taken the reins of power and promptly oust them.This ongoing cycle of oligarchic and tyrannical rule followed by eviction continued for some time and it even spread throughout the land and into Italy.During the 6th Century BC, a new body of government arose: democracy â€" rule by the people.Of course, you have to understand that, at the time, only free men were considered ‘people’. Women, slaves and foreigners had no say in government proceedings which means that, essentially, the oligarchical system simply expanded to include all ‘legal’ males.This new era of politics required a massive system of laws. Arguing them, formulating them and drafting them into the lawbooks was a monumental work, meaning that men once again had a measure of economic stability.With economic stability came population growth. Greek city-states were on their way to becoming metropoli again but small, isolated patches of farmland wouldn’t do.All across the Mediterranean and into Anatolia, a frantic period of colonization ensued.Discover another colonization effort on the other side of the world: the Mayans. MarkHistory Teacher 5.00 (3) £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors JohnHistory Teacher 5.00 (8) £30/h1st lesson free!D iscover all our tutors MarjotteHistory Teacher 5.00 (4) £35/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ErinHistory Teacher £15/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors ChantelleHistory Teacher 5.00 (2) £17/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors AndriyHistory Teacher £25/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors PeterHistory Teacher £40/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutors SerenaHistory Teacher £15/h1st lesson free!Discover all our tutorsLife in the Archaic PeriodFor all of these societies’ political and philosophical advances, they were still largely agrarian. That meant that leisure time was often in short supply â€" especially around sowing and reaping times.The olive harvest brought long hours of heavy labour.Such work included beating the olives out of the trees with sticks, gathering them, processing them either into oil for cooking or lighting, into beauty products or preserving them for later consumption.Likewise with the grain harvest: first the grain must be cu t with a sickle, threshed and then pounded with a pestle to remove husks. And again, the work of storing it.Once all the work was done, if there was a spare moment or if it was a religious observance, Greeks enjoyed certain pastimes. Going to the theatre was a popular pastime in Ancient Greece Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from PixabayLeisure TimeIn times of high celebration or for special occasions, one might catch a play at the theatre.  Even today, Greek tragedies and comedies resonate; in fact, it was the Greek poet Thespis who gave us our first tragedy.Credited as being the world’s first actor, he also gave us the word ‘thespian’.If nothing at the theatre appealed, one might join in discourse with fellows, discussing either politics or philosophy.Other than that, sedentary games â€" dice, checkers and bones attracted a fair share of players. If one wanted a bit of movement, a brisk game of marbles might do.If one was too young to sit through a theatre production or to participate in oration â€" in other words, one was a young lad, he might enjoy playing marbles or, if he is particularly energetic, a game similar to hockey.Such games were usually played in the nude so, naturally, girls were not allowed to join in the fun.What types of games did the Mesopotamian civilization engage in?Life for Women in Ancient GreeceWhile life for females was not exactly one of penury and desperation, it certainly was unequal to being a man in Ancient Greece.For one, women did not have a voice in politics; in fact, they were not considered Greek citizens â€" that title came with the privilege of being male.Women had few economic opportunities â€" selling olive oil or pottery in the market remained forbidden to them although the males in their family could take the oil and pottery the women had made or the cloths they’d woven and turn a profit.Women were not allowed to enjoy the theatre â€" not to act in plays or be in the audience.  To be sure, Greek tragedies certainly had roles for females but they were played by men in costume.Females of all ages were not expected to crave physical exertion as a pastime so, even if the female in question were a young girl who would have loved to run alongside her brother and his friends, that would not have been permitted.Overall, women’s social position worsened during the Archaic period.Records show that, until that time, women in cities like Delphi, Megara and Gortin owned property â€" an indication of wealth and independence.However, in Classical Greece, the period immediately following the Archaic age, records show that women were property; a part of the household which belonged to males.Still, there was one avenue that women could follow to maintain an independence of sorts: she could become a priestess.Read about another ancient society that welcomed women as priestesses...Religious BeliefsIt is important to remember that, even though Greek mythology invokes many of their deities, Greek religion is a completely separate institution from storytelling, although they are closely intertwined.Like many civilisations, the Greek pondered their origins and the meaning of their life. Their existence was given depth and a purpose by the gods they entertained.What we know today as Greek mythology came about through the practice of the ancient Greeks honoring their gods.One way that religion was practised in those times was the telling of stories and seeing those stories recorded in writings. One such narrative, Hercules, is an excellent example of how a human must travail to earn a place among the gods even though he was descended from gods.In Ancient Greece, religion and gods were a part of everyday life.The Incans also believed their gods shadowed their lives...At the dinner table, people would set a place for Hestia, the household goddess and worship at the altar they had set up for her. Religious observances didn’t stop there...In this article’s introduction, we mentioned that the Parthenon was built to worship Athena. Other temples, such as the one on the Attic peninsula, were built in honour of other gods:Zeus: ruler of the gods and god of the skyHera: wife of Zeus; patron city was ArgosPoseidon: god of the se a, second to Zeus in power; father of TritonDemeter: goddess of the harvest whose daughter, Persephone, was abducted by HadesAthena: goddess of war, wisdom, art, industry and justice. Zeus’ favourite childApollo: god of prophecy; twin brother of ArtemisArtemis: goddess of the moon, hunting and animalsAres: god of war; mostly worshipped in ThraciaAphrodite: goddess of love and beauty; wife of HephaestusHephaestus: initially cast down from Mount Olympus, he regained their good graces by forging thrones of gold for all of the gods.Hermes: messenger of the gods, he had winged shoes and hatHestia: the aforementioned household goddessDionysius: god of grapes and wine-making; he was revered everywhere that grapes grewThe more powerful Olympian gods were worshipped everywhere but, in the case of Dionysus, for example, only the people living in the wine regions of Greece would actively and routinely worship him.Besides obeisance to all of the Olympian gods, each city-state had their own de ity to protect them and sometimes the city individual gods favored was named after them â€" Athens being a good example of such.Finally, the ancient Olympic games were conducted as a tribute to Olympian gods.Archaeology finds that the Olympic games got their start around 700 BC, during the Archaic period, apparently as a tribute to Zeus. The games were well-attended but, in spite of a large Macedonian population, only Greek citizens could be present at the games.Women couldn’t attend because they weren’t considered citizens, if you’ll remember.How were women treated in aboriginal Australia? The Archaic Period was when the Greeks started carving human statues to scale Image by Ionas Nicolae from PixabayBringing the Archaic Period to a CloseThis relatively peaceful time in Greek history was all too short-lived; it only lasted for about 300 years, of which only about 160 were truly progressive.The onslaught of Dorians that brought about the end of King Mycenae’s munificence left Greek citizens in the ignoble role of slaving for their Dorian masters.Fleeing the cities that their occupiers now called home, Greeks established themselves initially as small clans, eventually returning to their previous way of life by building up city-states.Even though at that time, the Greek economy was agrarian-based, they nevertheless set the stage for greater academic and civic establishment.Emerging from the Greek Dark Ages, Greece saw unparalleled advances in medicine, art, philosophy and politics, and they were uniquely placed to spread these disciplines throughout the Mediterranean te rritories.It helped quite a bit that they had allies in Rome who would incorporate Greek wisdom and knowledge into their own culture and propagate it throughout their empire.It was during this time that Greek scientists and mathematicians made great advances; you might not know of Anaximandros, who devised an early theory of gravity but surely you would recognise the name ‘Pythagoras’.This was the time that Homer wrote his Illiad and Odyssey and sculptors carved proportionate human figures â€" rather than towering figures of gods.This time of relative peace and productivity that was soon eclipsed by a series of wars: the Ionian Revolt, the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian War and others all took their toll on the population and resources of Greece.Isn’t it remarkable that, for such a brief period, Ancient Greece had such an amazing impact on the rest of the world?And isn’t it even crazier that, though long-past, it still shapes our societies and beliefs?Now discover other anc ient civilisations that laid the foundation of today’s societies.

10 French Poets to Fall in Love With This National Poetry Month

10 French Poets to Fall in Love With This National Poetry Month Sign up successful 2. Francois Villon Francois Villon (1431 â€" 1474?), born the same year that Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, was little known during his lifetime, but became one of the most popular medieval French poets in the years after his death. He was never rich, and seems to have been involved in criminal activity that led to troublesome legal problems following his graduation from university. Even as a student, despite his later recognition as a poet, he was not very serious, and his pranks, albeit with the help of friends, led to some trouble as well. Following a brawl in 1462, he was sentenced to death in early 1463, and then banished from Paris instead. Little can be found of him afterwards; sources are divided on whether he is thought to have died later in 1463 or some eleven years later 1474. Probably his most well-known work is Le Testament, a collection of twenty-some poems in octosyllabic verse. 3. Louise Labe Photo by Wikimedia Commons Louise Labe (1524 â€" 1566) was born in the early 1520s (1522 or 1524) of a rope-maker and member of the bourgeoisie who educated her in letters and music. She lived in Lyon for most of her life, publishing a collection of works,  Euvres de Louïze Labé Lionnoize  in 1556. She moved to the countryside some time later and died several years after her husband in 1566. She is the most celebrated non-noble  female  French poet of the Renaissance. 4. Jean de la Fontaine Jean de la Fontaine (1621 â€" 1695), born in Chateau-Thiery, lived largely during the reign of Louis IV. He is best-known for his fables in verse, bound first into five volumes and later a complete volume titled Contes Choisies. In some ways like Aesops fables, many of his fables taught or demonstrated practical life lessons. Many of them also indirectly criticized the excesses of the nobility. Later in life, de la Fontaine had trouble with censorship, and one of his later collections of fables was banned. De la Fontaine also wrote a number of plays (which also used poetic verse). He was also elected to the Académie Française in 1683. He turned to religion in 1692 after becoming sick and died three years later. 5. Theophile Gautier Theophile Gautier (1811 â€" 1872) was an art and literary critic, dramatist, journalist, editor, and poet. His travel also influenced his work. He began philosophically and stylistically as a Romantic, but later focused more on “art for arts sake” (lart pour lart). In 1856, he became librarian to Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, the niece of Napoleon Bonaparte. One of Gautiers poems, Le Printemps (Springtime) is especially appropriate for our current spring season. 6. Charles Baudelaire Photo by Ron Rothbart Charles Baudelaire (1821 â€" 1867) is a well-known symbolist and surrealist Parisian poet best known for his collection Les Fleurs du Mal  (The Flowers of Evil). After spending several years in India at his reform-minded familys insistence, Baudelaire spent much of his time in Paris living off his inheritance as a dandy, absorbing the artistic culture and developing his eye as a critic, the latter of which helped him earn some supplementary income. However, his family later went to court to appoint someone to manage his inherited and quickly disappearing fortune. Baudelaire is also known for translating the works of Edgar Allen Poe into French. 7. Paul Verlaine Paul Verlaine (1844 â€" 1896) was a symbolist poet of the 19th century, and is perhaps one of the best-known and most influential French poets of all time. Romances sans Paroles (Songs without Words) (1874) was written while he was in prison, and it was based on his travels with the younger French poet Arthur Rimbaud. Sagesse  (1881) compiles some of his confessional religious poetry, and Amour (1888) focuses on his adopted son Lucien. His works are notably difficult to translate due to their focus on sound rather than meaning. 8. Arthur Rimbaud Arthur Rimbaud (1854 â€" 1891), the younger colleague and traveling partner who helped inspire Verlaines Romances sans Paroles, is recognized as one of the founders of the symbolist movement in France. He wrote most of his works during his teenage years. One of his most well-known works from this time period is an extended prose poem called Une Saison en Enfer (A Season in Hell). By the end of his teens, he was forced to search for more stable work to support his family. Verlaine later published many of Rimbauds works that were not published during his lifetime. 9. Guillaume Appolinaire Photo by Wikimedia Commons Guillaume Appolinaire (1880 â€" 1918) was one of the more influential French poets of the early 20th century, influencing Surrealism, Dadaism, Cubism, and Futurism. After finishing school, he worked as a bank clerk, but  simultaneously  associated himself with many of the Paris-based artists and writers of the day, such as Picasso and George Braques. He died in 1918 of a head wound that he had received two years previously on the front lines during World War I. His two major poetry collections are Alcools: Poemes 1898-1913  and Calligrammes: Poemes de la Paix de la Guerre. 10.  Paul Eluard Early in his life, Paul Eluard (1895 â€" 1952), a Parisian, excelled in English and became familiar with poets such as Rimbaud, Baudelaire, and Appolinaire, in addition to many of the Russian classics. He also served in World War I as a medic. This background and experience would shape his writing. He wrote a number of books during his life, including a poetry collection, Le Livre Ouvert (The Open Book), which was published while France was occupied by the Nazis. During World War II, his poem Liberté was dropped into Europe by the British Air Force as anti-Nazi propoganda. If you love poetry, want to practice or improve your French, or hope to explore some new literature, look up these poets and their works. Poetry can be both more and less difficult than ordinary prose, so be prepared for a new challenge! Carol Beth L. teaches  French lessons in San Francisco, CA. She has her Masters in French language education from the Sorbonne University in Paris and has been teaching since 2009.  Learn more about Carol Beth here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Feature photo by  G Morel

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Evaluating exponent expressions word problems A mathematical expression can consist of different variables, numbers and exponents. The exponent is the power of the number or the variables. The exponent tell the number of times the base variable or number is to be multiplied. Evaluating exponent expressions means finding the unknown and solving the given expression. There can be word problems containing exponent expressions. In such questions the word problem needs to be analyzed and further solved. Example 1: Jim was doing his homework and solving for the expression. Find the value of m: 16 = 2 m? Solution: Here the exponent expression is given 16 = 2m. Hence the number can be factorized as 16 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2. (The number 2 is multiplied four times so 2 is raised to the power 4.) Now the number can be written in the exponent form as: 16 = 24. Now equating the number to the given expression: 5m = 24. Since the base numbers for the expressions are equal equate the powers. Hence the answer is m = 4. Question: Multiple choice question (Pick the correct option.) Find the answer to the exponent expression (1/3)0? a) 1/3 b) 0 c) 1 d) None of these. Correct answer: option c. The given exponent expression (1/3)0 has exponent zero. Any number or variable raised to the power zero equal to 1. This rule can be written as a0 = 1. (Here a is any value.) Hence the exponent expression for (1/3)0 = 1.

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You can link directly to this list of free activities by putting #capitalization at the end of the URL of this page. Capitalization Rules Error FindCapitalization Rules Error Correction Cegep program name practice activities These activities will be of special interest to college students doing a field-related English course in Quebec, Canada, who need to know how to refer to their programs in English. College teachers can send the students directly to this list of free grammar practice activities using this link: #program-names. Cegep Program Names Match #1Cegep Program Names Match #2Cegep Program Names Match #3Cegep Program Names Match# 4Cegep Program Names Match #5Cegep Program Names Review Quiz Comma error correction exercises Commas are confusing, and so students make many comma errors. Some languages like French and Bulgarian permit joining two sentences with a comma. In English, joining two sentences with a comma but without a coordinating conjunction is called a comma-splice error. Some students mistakenly believe that since we use a comma in quoted speech, we should use a comma with reported speech, too. Below is a list of free grammar practice activities to help learners develop the revision strategies needed to eliminate common errors related to commas. To link to it directly, use the URL of this page with #comma-errors at the end. Find comma splice errors Correct comma splice errorsMissing comma before introductory phrase error correction exerciseComma error find.Comma error correction practice. Conditional practice activities The simplest definition of conditionals is that conditional sentences are complex sentences with if. Of course, you can make conditional sentences with unless and even use subject-verb inversion instead (If I had known Had I known). Instead of laboring over low-frequency examples of conditional sentences, I figure the best way to get students to learn conditionals is to show them how conditional sentence grammar is used in in the wild, for example in learning English through music videos. Below is a list of conditional practice activities that combine YouTube videos with fill-in-the-blank quizzes. You can link to this list of activities by putting #conditionals at the end of the URL to this page. Share if you care. Beyonce vocabulary matching activitySecond Conditionals: Beyonce If I were a BoyBeyonce Parody: If I were a GirlColdplay: What ifJason Derulo: What ifThe MaineIf I only had a brainConditional grammar quiz Contractions online practice activities English is full of contractions. Although we are often told to avoid them in academic English, conversational English requires them. If you cant contract and understand contractions, youl have difficulty communicating with most people most of the time. Share this list on free online grammar practice activities by appending the hashtag #contractions to the end of the URL of this page. Contractions Match 1Contractions Match 2Contractions Match 3Contractions Match 4Contractions Match 5Contractions Match 6Contractions Match 7Contractions Match 8Contractions Match 9Contractions match 10Contractions QUIZ Family Vocabulary Practice Learning the vocabulary used to discuss family members and relations takes time, so it is helpful to have free online grammar practice activities to help learners master them quickly. You can link to this list using the hashtag #family at the end of the URL of this page. Talking about family part 1Talking about family part 2 Talking about family part 3Talking about family part 4Talking about family part 5Talking about family part 6Talking about family part 7Talking about family part 8Talking about family part 9Talking about family part 10 Intensifiers Intensifiers like really and very can be tricky for some. However, there is a simple rule that can help: use very to intensify adjectives, and use really with adjectives, adverbs, and verbs. You can link to this short list of intensifier practice activities directly by adding #intensifiers to the end of the URL of this page. Intensifiers Error FindIntensifiers: Error Correction Listening online practice activities You can find more music videos for learning English in the conditionals section above. Alternatively, here is a more complete list of online activities for learning English through music videos. Listening Activity: Tracy Chapman Fast CarListening Activity: Tracy Chapman PromiseListening Activity: Enrique Iglesias Little Girl Modal Auxiliaries in Online Quizzes Free grammar practice activities like the ones listed below can help Modal UsesModal for SportsModal for JobsModal Comic #1Modal Comic #2Modal Comic #3Modal Comic #4Modal Comic #5Modal Comic #6Modal Error Correction #1Modal Error Correction #2Modal Error Correction #3Modal Error Correction #4Modal Error Correction #5Modal Error Correction #6Modal Error Correction #7Modal Error Correction #8Modal Error Review QuizModals: 5 Meanings of Can Match #1Modals: 5 Meanings of Can Match #2Modals: Pocoyo ListeningModals: Probability Matching ExerciseModals: French Translation Matching Exercise #1Modals: French Translation Matching Exercise #2Modals: French Translation Matching Exercise #3Modals: French Translation Matching Exercise #3Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #1Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #2Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #3Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #4Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #5Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #6Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #7Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #8Modals: Herman Fill-in-the-blank #9Modals: Probabili ty Matching ExerciseModals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 1Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 2Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 3Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 4Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 5Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 6Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 7Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 8Modals: Polite Requests and Offers Fill the Blanks 9 Negation practice activities The most common error that native speakers and second language learners make with negative verb forms is to use a double negative to intensify the negative polarity. For other types of errors people make with negative forms, see the list of negation error examples here. You can link directly to this list with the hashtag #negation after the URL of this page. Negation: Double Negative Errors Error FindNegation: Double Negative Errors Error CorrectionPast Tense Negative QuizMatch Affirmative to Negative Verb FormsMatch Negative Verb Forms to Affirmative Verb Forms Past Perfect grammar practice The Past Perfect tense is useful for describe the past before the past. Why is is the Past Perfect called perfect? in this case, perfect means finished. So in other words, the Past Perfect describes an event that was finished at a time in the past. Beach Closed at Cap St. Jacques Past Progressive practice activities The Past Progressive is very useful for describing an ongoing event in the past. Past Progressive Beach Vacation QuizPast Progressive Lost Key Quiz Pen Pals The Virtual Writing Tutor grammar checker comes with a teacher-moderated pen-pal exchange system. Below is a list of practice activities that you can use to learn about pen pals, and the vocabulary used to discuss pen pal exchanges. You can link directly to this list using the hashtag #pen-pals appended to the URL of this page. Lifelong pen pals numbers with fill-in-the-blanksLifelong pen pals numbers with dropdownLifelong pen pals French-English vocabulary matchLifelong pen pals introductionLifelong pen pals phone interviewLifelong pen pals early yearsCanadian and Ethiopian pen pals dropdownCanadian and Ethiopian pen pals quiz Plurals Irregular Plurals: Irregular Error FindPlurals: Irregular Error Correction Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronoun: Its Error FindPossessive Pronoun: Its Error Correction Prepositions Prepositions: For or Since Gap FillPrepositions: In, On, At, To Gap Fill with Dropdown Present Perfect Foror SincewithfamilyFor or sincePresent Perfect versus the Simple Past Present Perfect used when talking about pranks Present Perfect versus Present Perfect Progressive Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns: Anybody, Everybody, NobodyObject Pronouns: Whom Error FindObject Pronouns: Whom Error Correct Punctuation Comma Rules Error FindComma Rules Error Correction Punctuation: Direct Speech Error FindPunctuation: Direct Speech Error Correction Try the drag and drop practice activities below Question Formation Information Question Word Order (drag and drop grammar)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #1)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #2)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #3)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #4)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #5)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #6)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #7)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #8)Information Questions Word Order (drag and drop #9)Question Formation Virtual Medical History Interview Quoted Speech Punctuation Errors Practice Finding Quoted Speech Punctuation Errors.Practice Correcting Quoted Speech Punctuation Errors. Reading Activities The Main Ideas in the Science of Absenteeism (9 activities) Simple Future The Future Error FindThe Future Error Find Simple Past The Divine Beauty ContestBob Marley(You will have to allow the Flash video its safe!) Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #1Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #1Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #2Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #2Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #3Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #3Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #4Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #4Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #5Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #5Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #6Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #6Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Find #6Past Tense Verbs: Irregular Error Correction #7 Simple Present Free Grammar Practice Activities Review the Present Simple Conjugations of Be, Have, and DoStory: Greg at the Supermarket Slang I prefer that students avoid using the F-word. Nevertheless, it is part of the language, and therefore if you want to master English, you should familiarize yourself with the entire languageas much as is practical The F-Word Verb Agreement Errors If you need grammar help because of verb agreement errors in your writing, these online activities and online quizzes should help. This is such a common error that I have created a dozen activities for you to use or share. Jump directly to this list using the hashtag #verb-agreement at the end of the URL of this page. Verb agreement error find #1.Verb agreement error correction practice #1.Verb agreement error find #2.Verb agreement error correction practice #2.Verb agreement error find #3.Verb agreement error correction practice #3.Verb agreement error find #4.Verb agreement error correction practice #4.Choose Auxiliaries for the Present Progressive #1.Choose Auxiliaries for the Present Progressive #2.Choose Auxiliaries for the Present Progressive #3.Choose Auxiliaries for the Past Perfect. Word Choice Online Activities While not exactly a grammar problem, word choice errors can be included among the areas that students need help with. However, when you use many with an uncountable noun or much with a plural, you need grammar help. This list of online quizzes might help you or your students. Use the hashtag #word-choice at the end of the URL of this page to jump directly here. The Difference Between Affect and Effect Error FindThe Difference Between Affect and Effect Error CorrectionWord Choice: Much or Many Error FindWord Choice: Much or Many Error Correction Word Order If you are looking for the order of adjectives, look no further. If you are looking for comparative adjective error correction exercises, they are at the top of the page. Order of Adjectives ExerciseOrder of Adjectives RulesOrder of Adjectives Error Correction Exercise More to come Please follow and like us:

BBC Radio Shropshire Interview Edd Stockwell

BBC Radio Shropshire Interview Edd Stockwell BBC Radio Shropshire interview Edd Stockwell about private tuition, why parents buy tutoring, how Tutorfair gives free tutoring and Tutorfair's tutor training programmes. If you missed it, then we've transcribed it for you, or if you'd prefer to listen, hit play on the recording below! BBC Reporter Do you remember when you’re little and there might be one subject in particular that you struggled with, and that could mean extra tuition, private tuition. So have your children had any and how effective was it? Apparently people in London are twice as likely to pay for private tuition than the rest of us, but even so the numbers are going up. Edd Stockwell is one of the founders of Tutorfair, it’s a website that helps people find tutors in their area. Good morning, Edd! Edd Stockwell Good morning! BBC Reporter Why do you think there’s such an increase in people booking tutors? Edd Stockwell I think tutoring is the single most effective form of education you can get (one on one tutoring) and I think it’s probably the oldest form of education. I think Aristoteles was probably right several thousand years ago! So everyone has always had private tuition, and I think it has also gone up quite a bit recently in the last ten years. Due to competition for top schools and jobs, it keeps continuing to increase! BBC Reporter Is that what you’re putting it down to? Is not the state of our education system then? Edd Stockwell No, I don’t think so at all! I think our education system is fantastic! Yet every child is different, and everyone misses something at school. So, if parents and teachers can find ways to help kids to fill in the gaps if they've missed anything. All good teachers give tutoring, just after class or a little  one on one time with kids to help them out - I think it’s fantastic thing. BBC Reporter Imagine then that the increase in London is down to the increase in competition and places, would you put it down to that? Edd Stockwell Yes I think it's partly that. I think it's becoming more socially acceptable, tutoring does have a bit of stigma to it. It’s the middle  class buying the advantage, which I think is exactly what the middle class are trying to do. On one level, they're right to do it! It’s a really effective way to help the students to succeed. I think the difficulties start when you've got to that stigma and it becomes unfair, and those who can’t afford to pay can’t have access to such an incredibly powerful form of education, and we really need to look quite carefully at what we could do to help bridge that gap and make a difference. BBC Reporter But don’t you offer tuition to children who can't afford it as well? Edd  Stockwell We do, so we’ve got a one for one promise, so  for every student who pays we give tutoring to  someone who can’t afford it.  So we partner with inner-city schools where they have a high proportion of students on free school meals and then class teachers choose  which students could benefit most. Our tutors then go into  those schools to work with those kids. BBC Reporter I was going to say that it’d be hard to choose wouldn't it? Which ones really do need it? Edd Stockwell Yes, really tough! But I think class teachers really do know their class and their kids... BBC Reporter Yes, Definitely. Edd Stockwell ... so they’re the right people to make that decision I think. BBC Reporter How expensive is it then if you want to pay for private tuition? Edd Stockwell Average costs for a private tutor is about £23 an hour outside of London, rising up to £29 per hour inside London, as an average. But a lot of people want a really experienced tutor which are hard to find, they might be about £40, 50, 60, 70, 80 an hour. I think the most expensive tutor we’ve got on Tutorfair is £200.00 an hour, but he’s an extraordinary man but that's also an extraordinary price. BBC Reporter £200.00 an hour?! Teaching what? Edd  Stockwell Maths and science, but when you speak to clients he's worked with, the quotes that I got from one of them was; ‘Mark can organise a child’s mind for success’ and he’s just one of those magical characters that connects with children and inspires them to want to learn and succeed. I mean, I do not recommend hiring him because he’s ridiculously expensive, but he’s the best of the best! BBC Reporter Wow, it sounds like we could do with cloning him then? Edd Stockwell Yes, that’s brilliant! Solve one problem at a time, but then let’s clone Mark! (Laughs) BBC Reporter (Laughs) What you need to do is to pay him £200 an hour to teach 10 teachers how to do it! Edd Stockwell That is exactly what he’s doing this Saturday! We’ve got one hundred tutors in a room and he’s leading our tutor training and teaching them all the tips that he’s accumulated over his 17 years of private tutoring. We do a lot of tutor training, and it’s really amazing! BBC Reporter And I’m guessing you’ve seen a lot of situations where the children have really benefited from this? Edd Stockwell It’s extraordinary the difference you can make just unlocking, or unblocking really the little thing they don't understand. You can so quickly (if you struggle in one subject) think to yourself ‘Oh, I don't understand maths, I’ll never understand maths!’ BBC Reporter Yes! That was me! (Laughs) Edd Stockwell Yes! (Laughs) ‘I’m not going to try maths!’ and it's not true it's just the panic zone of your learning. As soon as someone explains it to you and makes that little bit make sense, inspires you to want to try and to believe that maths is for you, it’s extraordinary! BBC Reporter Edd, it  has  been lovely to talk to you, thank you so much for coming in this morning. Edd Stockwell Thank you so much! BBC Reporter And good luck with Mark and the tutors this weekend! Edd Stockwell Oh thanks very much! BBC Reporter Brilliant thank you! That’s Edd Stockwell who’s one of the founders of Tutorfair, which is a website that helps people, so if you’re looking to find a tutor in your area.