We often use prepositions to indicate what kind of information we are providing in an English sentence. That information may be categorized by the kind of English questions they would […]
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Real English Party Online Challenge: Reported Speech
Make your English easier to understand by reporting what others say without quoting them. Click through the following slideshows for some notes on reporting speech: Great! Now, click through the […]
Real English Party Online Challenge: Travel Vs. Trip
English learners often confuse words relating to travel. Please see the following notes on the matter. The word “travel” is almost always used as a verb that means to go […]
Real English Party Online Challenge: The Threads Feed
First, note the following grammar points: We use “of” to indicate object possession. But when a possessive noun or pronoun is available, we often put it before the object without […]
Real English Party Online Challenge: The Graduation Speech
Note the following about English word forms: Read the following speech notes. What form of the word in brackets ([]) would you use to fill in the blanks? Note: The […]
Real English Party Online Mini Grammar Challenge: Abbreviated Relative Clauses
Note the following examples of Relative Clauses and their abbreviation strategies: “wh__” = that, which, where, when, who , etc. With nouns: (S) (V) (O) wh__ (S) (V) (O) + […]
The Real English Party Online Top Gun Challenge
First, read the following script from the first scene of the movie ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. Take special note of the words in boldface print: Now, listen to the following clip […]
Real English Party Online Challenge: The Facebook Post
Note the following grammar point about the auxiliary verbs “would,” “should,” “could” and “might”: Now read the following Facebook post and accompanying comment thread and guess the auxiliary verb and […]
Real English Party Online Grammar Challenge: Get Vs. Take
Note the following tenses for the verb “get”: had gotten <<<= (have) gotten <<= got <= get <=> (be) getting => will get Note the following meanings and examples: 2. […]
The Great Wall of Japan: An Essay (Part Two)
Interdependence and Equanimity Without question, Japan has come to survive and even thrive by way of constant and consistent cooperation. One might think that such traditions as communal baths at […]