Another "Schoolhouse Rock!" classic...

Here's one for those of you who are working with adjectives, or who have to master adjectives for your English exams...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhhWRB0Vfqs&feature=player_embedded

STOP SPANGLISH: The Seminar!

New Year! New English! New confidence! New abilities! Ladies and gentelmen (and everyone in between....) I proudly present to you....the FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP SPANGLISH seminar, which will start on Friday, January 14th, 2011.

Instead of babbling on about what an amazing course it is, I've put all of the important information in a downloadable document that you can print out and refer to:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/45323270/Stop-Spanglish-Seminar-1

And, as always, if you have any questions, comments, doubts or requests, don't hesitate to send an e-mail.

The man who teaches the teachers

...not directly, mind you. A lot of us, however, are very thankful for David Crystal's lifelong dedication to language and making people understand why we use it the way we do. Today's online edition of The Guardian has an excellent profile of him:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/13/david-crystal-champion-english-language

Enjoy!

Who says you can't practice English over Christmas?

Blogger/teacher Alex Case, over at TEFL.net, takes a funny look at how your English skills can be useful during the Christmas holidays:

http://www.tefl.net/alexcase/tefl/xmas-tefl-skills/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

It's probably a LOT more true than some of us are willing to admit.

Stretch your brain!

Today's word challenge: How many irregular past simple verbs can you think of that don't end in the letter "t"?

Yes, this is different from the challenge that's posted on the Facebook page; you can never practice your irregular past simple enough.

Attention Facebook users!

STOP SPANGLISH is now on Facebook! Come on over, visit us, leave a comment or two, and join our online community!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44477&id=174953225867832#!/pages/Stop-Spanglish/174953225867832

Reading practice: Too funny!!

If you think that you're having a bad time with this cold weather, don't worry. It could be a lot worse.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11908583

At least you're not facing criminal charges!

(Thanks to Gavin Dudney for the story.)