What is collocation ? A collocation is two or more words that go together. They just sound right and native English speakers use them very often in conversation . Some examples of collocations: Why learn collocations? Your language will be more natural and more easily understood. You will have alternative and richer ways of expressing yourself. It is easier for our brain to remember and use language in chunks or blocks rather than as single words. How to learn collocations When learning new words, try to write them down with some collocations . Think of them as chunks, not as single words ( make it happen, make amends, right away, right in front). As we were always told in school , reading is the best way to improve your vocabulary so keep reading. Pick a few words from the book that you don't know and learn the meaning. Make sentences out of the new chunks of words you have just learnt ( " Your shoes are right in front of you.") . ...
Teaching total beginners. How do I get started with teaching students who can't speak English at all? There are lots of resources out there and your mind is probably ready to explode, as you have seen so much but still have no idea about where to start. Let me help you. Firstly, lets look at it from our point of view. If this was me travelling to a foreign country to work, for education or just travelling , what would I want to be able to communicate first? The answer is, I want to be able to let people know who I am, where I am from and introduce my family members. If i'm attending school or college I want to be able to use vocabulary related to school or college. So you get the idea. Below is a list of the most important things to teach those learning English for the first time. For children learning English as a second language, I would first teach them the alphabet using sounds and slowly introduce new vocabulary using images as aids (images are good...
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