The TIES Gazette – Edition 8 Every month we put out our TIES Gazette newsletter which outlines all of the various activities which TIES students have been doing in the previous month. Each of the gazettes also have sections on English Grammar so you can brush up, as well as some funny things which came up at...
“That I Know Is True” My partner and I wrote this song to reinforce the Present Simple tense in English. There are quite a few songs ‘out there’ that incorporate Present Simple such as “Piano Man” by Billy Joel for routines, “She Loves you” by The Beatles if you are having trouble with the...
The TIES Gazette – Edition 7 Every month we put out our TIES Gazette newsletter which outlines all of the various activities which TIES students have been doing in the previous month. Each of the gazettes also have sections on English Grammar so you can brush up, as well as some funny things which came up at...
“My Hangover” I wrote this song with my partner Yvette Remilton to reinforce the Past Perfect tense in English. I couldn’t find any songs that had a lot of Past Perfect practice in them which is why we wrote an original. You can find an explanation of the Past Perfect tense in a previous post...
The TIES Gazette – Edition 6 Every month we put out our TIES Gazette newsletter which outlines all of the various activities which TIES students have been doing in the previous month. Each of the gazettes also have sections on English Grammar so you can brush up, as well as some funny things which came up at...
ESL Songs I am very passionate about using music in my English classroom as a tool for enhancing my students’ learning experience. Music is a very powerful way to learn new vocabulary and to reinforce grammar structures. Music is fun, memorable,interactive and engaging. Apart from teaching speakers of other languages English I also train native...
The Past Perfect tense in English As with all ‘Perfect’ tenses in English, the Past Perfect is used to link two times together. Past Perfect specifically joins two finished actions in the past. It is often used to distinguish which action occurred first in a situation. Do some of the exercises below to gain a...
The following post was written by Jeannine Schnyder who comes from Switzerland The Endeavour in Townsville Impressions of a Swiss student Today, I visited the Endeavour, Captain James Cook’s famous ship. It was extremely interesting and impressive. On board the ship there were a lot of volunteers who told us about the daily schedule and...
Online Correction Marker I have created an online version of our correction marker at TIES for all of our future online students. A correction marker is a document which teachers use to correct students’ writing. It is very important that you take an active role in all areas of your language study, which includes writing....
The TIES Gazette – Edition 5 Every month we put out our TIES Gazette newsletter which outlines all of the various activities which TIES students have been doing in the previous month. Each of the gazettes also have sections on English Grammar so you can brush up, as well as some funny things which came up at...
I thought I would continue with the same theme of ‘Adjectives’ after my previous Grammar post about Comparatives and Superlatives in English. I have tried to make this post more communicative with some activities to practice the form. You should write all of your answers on a piece of paper and you can check them...
English Idioms Idioms are phrases or expressions which can’t be taken literally. Idioms are used in all languages and they can be a fun way to learn some new vocabulary and specific expressions. Most students enjoy learning English Idioms in my class, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to share some online along with some examples...
