Affect vs effect - Confusing English words These words are often confusing because they have a similar spelling, pronunciation and also meaning.
It explains the differences in detail when used as different parts of speech: Affect as a verb and effect as a noun are the most common uses. But It also explains how we can use effect as a verb and even affect as a noun. One particular form which confuses students is affected vs effected (both as verbs). You will learn the difference between them in the lesson. There are many examples during the video and I end the lesson with a summary of the basic grammar rules along with some exercises in the form of a short quiz to test your understanding.
Advice vs advise - Confusing English wordsIn this English lesson, you will learn the difference between advice and advise.
Students often find these English words confusing because they have a similar spelling and pronunciation. For both words, you will learn the different parts of speech (nouns and verbs), how to pronounce them and the different meanings and uses. At the end of the lesson, there are some exercises in the form of a quiz to test your understanding of the difference between advice and advise. The accent during this video is British English.
Teaching Formulaic Sequences in the ESL ClassroomIn both second language (L2) research and pedagogy, individual words have been considered the basic lexical unit because individual words are convenient to identify, teach, and work with. However, there is a growing awareness that language users do not always process language word by word, but also make use of formulaic sequences. In fact, it has been estimated that formulaic sequences constitute more than 50% of spoken and written English discourse and that these sequences are strongly associated with fluent, communicative, native-like language production. This means that in order to appear proficient, English as a second language (ESL) learners also need to gain mastery of these sequences.
Vocabulary & Spelling presents thirty-two lessons that cover a broad range of topics from etymology to context clues to spelling patterns. It is essential that vocabulary instructions include a variety of strategies to develop students' word-study skills. Lessons in Vocabulary & Spelling provide many different ways of exploring and studying words, word parts, semantic families, and spelling patterns and rules. Activating students' prior knowledge of words and of essential concepts related to words helps students make associations between new terms and words they already know. An answer key is included.
