Teaching Reported Questions

Teaching Reported Questions.
One of your students could be a famous personality visiting their town/city. Other students interview him/her and report back."
Rama
quote Example A
Student 1: Are they happy?
Student 2: Yes, they are.
Student 3: What did he ask you?
Student 2: He asked me if they were happy.
Example B
Student 1: What is your name?
Student 2: My name is Sami.
Student 3: What did he ask you?
Student 2: He asked me what my name was."
Khalid
I use a timeline:
I put the reporting verb in the "PAST" on the line in regard to "NOW".
---PAST (reporting verb)---NOW---
This is to better understand the logics of English, to see e.g. why the present tense in direct speech becomes the past tense in reported speech, in fact to show that it stays in the past together with the reporting verb.
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Teaching Reflexive Pronouns

Teaching Reflexive Pronouns.
quote Thank you very much, everything you share is very important to review or learn. Usually I start making the student see her/his face in a mirror to compare the situation and start expressing ideas using "myself", later they listen about the other cases of reflexive and understand them easily.
Form
myself
yourself
himself / herself / itself
ourselves
yourselves (plural)
themselves
Functions and examples
We use reflexive pronouns when the subject and object are the same.
I burnt myself on the stove this morning.
NOT: I burnt me on the stove this morning.
You can help yourselves to drinks.
NOT: You can help you to drinks.
He blames himself for the accident.
NOT: He blames him for the accident.
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China TEFL TESOL Education Alliance

China Education Alliance, Inc. Introduces Newly Developed Online Educational Game 'Fortune Island'.
 
HARBIN, China, Jan. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Education Alliance, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CEUA) ("China Education Alliance" or "the Company"), a leading distributor of educational resources, offering high - quality programs and training both through online networks and an on-site training center in China, today announced the introduction of a newly developed online educational game "Fortune Island," which was a game platform first recommended by the "National Educational Game Research Base" by the Ministry of Education of China.

The "National Educational Game Research Base" is the most authoritative educational strategic collaboration entity developed by the Ministry of Education of China, while "Fortune Island"..

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China Education Alliance, Inc. Introduces Newly Developed Online Educational Game 'Fortune Island'.



HARBIN, China, Jan. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Education

Alliance, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CEUA) ("China Education Alliance" or "the

Company"), a leading distributor of educational resources, offering high-

quality programs and training both through online networks and an on-site

training center in China, today announced the introduction of a newly

developed online educational game "Fortune Island," which was a game platform

first recommended by the "National Educational Game Research Base" by the

Ministry of Education of China.



The "National Educational Game Research Base" is the most authoritative

educational strategic collaboration entity developed by the Ministry of

Education of China, while "Fortune Island"..



Read more at http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/07/idUS107284+07-Jan-2008+PRN20080107



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Teaching Indirect Questions

Teaching Indirect Questions.
I teach this with the concept of permission.
- with a direct question the person being questioned has two options: answer the question or ignore it (ignoring it would be impolite)
- with indirect questions the person being questioned is presented with two parts :
Can I ask (permission)
The question
They have the choice of saying "no you cannot ask" or answering the question - both are polite.
I use very direct questions when expanding this idea in front of a group.
How much do you earn ?
Are you looking for a new job ?
Who are you dating at the moment ?
With these questions the student would rather not answer them in front of a group - so has to choose the "no you can't ask" variation.
Works for me :-) "
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Teaching So and Such

Teaching So and Such.
Form
so + adjective or adverb
such + noun (with or without adjective)
Functions and examples
We use 'so' and 'such' to add emphasis.
It's cold today.
It's so cold today.
She's a nice person.
She's such a nice person.
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Teaching Small and Little

Teaching Small and Little.
Functions and examples
1. 'Small' and 'little' are both adjectives. We use 'small' to talk about the size of something.
Your cat is very small.
Can I have two small pizzas please?
2. We can use 'little' to refer to size, but we usually use it with another adjective to express an emotion.
You're a silly little boy.
Nobody's looking after that poor little dog.
3. In comparative and superlative form, 'small' is more common in British English, and 'little' is more common in American English.
That's the smallest phone I've ever seen. -- British English
That's the littlest phone I've ever seen. -- American English
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