Monthly Archives: Νοέμβριος 2016

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in Songs

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives in Songs

Comparative adjectives One way of describing a person or thing is by saying that they have more of a particular quality than someone or something else. To do this, we use comparative adjectives, which are formed either by adding ‘-er’ at the end of the adjective, or placing ‘more’ before the adjective, e.g: “She is […]

“Remember, Remember the 5th of November”- A Bit of British History

“Remember, Remember the 5th of November”- A Bit of British History

Are you keen on history? Every year on the 5th of November, lots of people celebrate the Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night) by watching fireworks, going to the bonfire displays and enjoying delicious traditional food. What is it all about? Here is a bit of British history for you… In 1605, there was a […]

What is the Passive Voice and How to Use It?

What is the Passive Voice and How to Use It?

What do we mean by ‘voice’? Voice is the form of the verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence does the action (=the active voice) or is affected by it (= the passive voice)   What does ”active” and ”passive” mean? In the active voice, the agent/actor (person or thing doing the action) […]

Collaborative English Learning

Συνεργατική εκμάθηση αγγλικών

Οι δεξιότητες πρόσληψης χρησιμοποιούνται κατά την ακρόαση και την ανάγνωση. Οι μαθητές λαμβάνουν το μήνυμα και αποκωδικοποιούν το νόημα για να το κατανοήσουν. Πρόκειται για μια παθητική διαδικασία. Οι παραγωγικές δεξιότητες χρησιμοποιούνται όταν μιλούν και γράφουν. Οι μαθητές χρησιμοποιούν τη γλώσσα που έχουν αποκτήσει και παράγουν ένα μήνυμα μέσω της ομιλίας ή ενός γραπτού κειμένου. Είναι γνωστό το γεγονός ότι [...]

Common Autumnal Idioms

Common Autumnal Idioms

Do you know any expressions associated with this new season? Learn these very popular autumnal idiomatic expressions and use them all year round, not only in autumn:) and some other nice expressions: SQUIRREL STH AWAY- to hide or store something like a squirrel “Lisa squirreled away a lot of money while she was working and […]