One of the pivotal moments in my career as an educator came during an email exchange with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, a long-time Teacher Leaders Network colleague and friend. We were wrestling with the ...

Verb tenses are the backbone of clear English communication, but teaching them doesn’t have to be dull. From sticky note sorting to time-travel roleplays, creative activities can make grammar click ...

A handy list of links to resources for teaching verbs Stage 2: Saying what you do. Grammar Tip: 1st and 2nd person endings of regular verbs. Common irregular verbs: être, aller, faire, avoir. Stage 3: ...

An overview of all of the French courses on this website, including level and syllabus A one-stop shop to help you find material by topic: from eating out to dating; accommodation to adventure sports ...

Modal verbs are words that change the meaning of other verbs. We use them to express if something is certain, likely, possible or impossible. Words like ‘could’, ‘would’, ‘may’, ‘can’, ‘must’, and ...

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What were your first words? Odds are, if you grew up in the United States speaking English, these words were nouns. Nouns like mama, dada, a favorite animal or food (or “lawnmower,” if my father is to ...

A verb describes an action, state or occurrence. This is Ahmed. Ahmed isn’t doing anything. Ahmed is not a verb. Ahmed is a noun. In fact, Ahmed is a proper noun. But if Ahmed does something then we ...