¡Mira que luna......! Look at that moon....! Resources for learning English: How to teach grammar

!Mira que luna! Look at that moon! Resources for learning English

Fernando Olivera: El rapto.- TEXT FROM THE NOVEL The goldfinch by Donna Tartt (...) One night we were in San Antonio, and I was having a bit of a melt-down, wanting my own room, you know, my dog, my own bed, and Daddy lifted me up on the fairgrounds and told me to look at the moon. When "you feel homesick", he said, just look up. Because the moon is the same wherever you go". So after he died, and I had to go to Aunt Bess -I mean, even now, in the city, when I see a full moon, it's like he's telling me not to look back or feel sad about things, that home is wherever I am. She kissed me on the nose. Or where you are, puppy. The center of my earth is you". The goldfinch Donna Tartt 4441 English edition

Monday, January 9, 2012

How to teach grammar

Grammar is not the most exciting subject in the world, but it is important. Many job applications and cover letters are passed over because the applicant did not use proper grammar. Grammar used to be taught using a language book, learning about parts of speech and doing language exercises such as diagramming sentences. Now grammar is usually taught with writing, and it is taught through mini-lessons. It may also be taught in literature circles when teachers discuss with students how an author writes or a character's speech pattern. When you teach grammar with these methods, students are more likely to remember the grammar rules and apply them to their everyday life.

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AnonymousDecember 6, 2015 at 4:07 AM
Most of the people hate grammar and think it is the most boring part of learning a new language.

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EL ORIGEN DE MIRA QUE LUNA: UN HOMENAJE A MI FAMILIA. Look at that moon! In honour of my family.

English as a second language blog: In memoriam.

Cuando era pequeña mi madre y mi tía jugaban por las noches conmigo en mi pueblo a buscar los rasgos de la cara de la luna y formas en las estrellas. En mi familia la pasión de los adultos fue enseñarnos, desde muy niños, a disfrutar aprendiendo. Y en ello estamos.........

Look at that moon! In honour of my family.

When I was a child my mother and aunt used to play with me looking for the facial features of the moon and animated shapes among the stars, at the moonlight. My family used to teach us how to learn with pleasure about everything. That was their passion.

And we have been enjoying it.....since then.

deep-seated discuss
Definition:	(adjective) (Used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
Synonyms:	deep-rooted, implanted, ingrained,planted
Usage:	He divined the fanatical love of freedom in her, the deep-seated antipathy for restraint of any sort.

misconstrue
Definition:	Interpret in the wrong way.
Synonyms:	be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misunderstand, misinterpret

¡Mira que luna......! Look at that moon....! Resources for learning English