Showing posts with label grammar video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label grammar video. Show all posts

1.17.2013

The keys to understanding Key Sentence Transformation

...or something like that. I wasn't going to do this until the weekend, but two people just cancelled class, so I did the audio (and re-did and re-did and re-did the audio, several times) to the latest video.

If you're having problems with Key Sentence Transformation, and you're not exactly sure why, here's a video explaining what NOT to do on that part of that Cambridge exam.  

1.07.2013

Past Simple really IS ... SIMPLE!

One of the questions that every student asks, sooner or later is, "Can you explain some rules about using verb tenses in English?"

Well, a blog really isn't the place to get into the little, minute details. That's better explained in class. However, I did prepare this video which explains the three biggest reasons why the past simple tense is, really, quite simple. 

1.03.2013

Today's Grammar/Vocabulary Video: LIKE versus AS

You know, it's funny -- of all the things that people ask about in class, I think that the difference between LIKE and AS is the easiest to explain -- but no one seems to do it! So here's a Doceri video explaining the difference between the two words.

If you're a current STOP SPANGLISH student, send me an e-mail and I'll send you an exercise to help you practice this.