A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. A singular noun refers to 1 only; a plural noun refers to 2 or more. There are two things to note about singular and plural nouns. The first is that they change their form depending on whether they are singular or...
Are you looking for the right kinds of Qualifications to teach English as a Second or Foreign language? If so, this article is for you. It is the essential guide to TEFL teaching qualifications so you can land a job. What Do I Need? That's the key question. The answer...
Generally speaking, the demand for native speakers - with or without qualifications - is increasing in Latvia and the other Baltic States. However, the economic hardship that still prevails here means that relatively few paid opportunities exist for expatriate...
English is an international language which people from all over the world learn in order to communicate with each other. Accuracy and Fluency are two factors which can determine the success of English language students in the future. Essentially accuracy is the...
The word vowel comes from the Latin word vowis meaning voice. In English we should make the distinction between spoken vowels and written vowels. In spoken English there are approximately 12 basic vowel sounds (see below); in written English, however, there are just 5...
There are different ways of classifying nouns and one of the most important, grammatically speaking, is to classify a noun as Count or Non-Count. (Also known as Countable and Non-Countable; count nouns are sometimes also known as Mass Nouns.) Most nouns are countable;...
False Friends are pairs of words or phrases in two different languages which look and/or sound similar but which have very different meanings. False Friends are sometimes known as False Cognates. Learners will often assume the corresponding word or phrase in the...
Adjectives are words we use to describe a noun. They usually come before it: {1 or more adjectives} + {noun} big, red, boring book The noun in this phrase is book and the adjectives tell us what size it is (big), what color it is (red) and what we think of it...
The causative form is a special form of passive voice we use when we speak about a professional service which someone does for us. He's having a tooth repaired. She is having her nails painted. As you can see, it's used to talk about someone doing something for us,...
This article is a very user-friendly introduction to Teaching English Around the World. That is, heading off for a year or so to a foreign country and teaching English to people there. Or even staying at home in your own country and teaching English to students who...
