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Career & English Tour at AUA
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2014
» On Saturday we kicked off Post Publishing's Career & English Tour at the AUA Language Centre in Bangkok. Strong English is often an advantage in getting a good job, so there was a lot of interest in how our Learning Channel helps improve proficiency.
A Visit to Parliament
Jayna Milan, Published on 14/06/2013
» Leeann and Jayna, our learning channel interns, made their way to parliament yesterday, where they learned about Thailand’s political history and the basics of reporting politics.
What did he/she say?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/03/2013
» Direct to indirect speech activity with some people you might know. These days there is no reason for a language activity to boring.
What would the Earth be like without people?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/03/2013
» A Scientific American animation considers the question of what would happen if suddenly all humans disappeared from the Earth. There are many examples of the unreal (we hope) conditional.
What could have happened?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/02/2013
» We know what has happened, but we don't know what caused it. We all have our own ideas about the cause and express them freely. In English, this is a perfect opportunity to use the past forms of modal auxiliaries.
If looks could kill (another use of the passive)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/02/2013
» “If looks could kill,” is an expression people use to describe when someone has given them an unfriendly, unpleasant or angry look. Six men in this funny video clip would be dead if that were true. Explain, using the passive voice.
The sleepiest baby: Time-switching activity
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/02/2013
» This very fuzzy video clip of an extremely sleepy baby is a big hit with both students and teachers. It is fun to talk about both before and after you see it, but you will have to be careful with the verb forms you choose.
Have you ever seen this man?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/01/2013
» Have you ever seen this man before? This simple question helps make clear the idea behind the "perfect" (perfective aspect) in English. (Includes Brandy's 1998 hit music video "Have You Ever")
Past progressive: Opening up the past
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/01/2013
» Here are three short, fun videos that illustrate how the past progressive helps us describe past events in more detail.
The simple past: a classroom activity
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/01/2013
» Here's an easy but effective activity for practicing past forms of English verbs, both regular and irregular. I used a teddy bear, but many other objects will do just as well.