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Different Condiments

11/17/2014

Do you know the names of these condiments?

Condiments (con-di-ments) are sauces that we put in our food to give it some extra flavor. For example, I love to put lots and lots of ketchup on hot dogs and I don't like to use mustard. My husband, on the other hand, loves mustard.

There are actually many more to add like olive oil, fish sauce, salad dressing, sour cream, and butter. I'm sure your culture also has its own special condiments. Can you share some that you use regularly?

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Compound Words

11/7/2014

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Compound words are very common in English. You'll see them in so many places, writings, and speech. Do you know why it's called COMPOUND? The word COMPOUND means something that is made of separate parts. It can be a noun, adjective, or verb. Below are some examples of other compound words.

tooth + brush = toothbrush
basket + ball = basketball
wall + paper = wallpaper
ear + rings = earrings
birth + day = birthday
play + ground = playground
head + ache = headache
gold + fish = goldfish
foot + ball = football
after + noon = afternoon
air + port = airport
bed + time = bedtime
bed + room = bedroom
news + paper = newspaper
news + stand = newsstand

As you'll notice from the last four examples, a single word can be a part of so many other new words (newspaper, newsstand, bedroom, bedtime). English is an interesting language!

What other compound words can you think of?

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Be Prepared For Halloween

10/27/2014

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Halloween is coming up in a few days. Are you ready for it?

As you might already know, Halloween is a day when kids and some adults like to dress up in costumes and ask for candy. This is known as "trick or treating." If it's a custom in your culture, then you must prepare candies or treats at home for those "trick or treaters" who will come knocking on your door! If you have no "treats" then they'll play a "trick" on you! So don't forget or else you'll be shocked and maybe a little embarrassed when you open the front door!

Also for those of you who will be trick or treating, don't forget to brush your teeth before going to bed!

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Happy

10/17/2014

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Why don't you expand your vocabulary today and learn some new words? For example, instead of using 'HAPPY,' why not try some similar words below? There are so many different ways to say it! Let me start first.

"It's the weekend and I'm so delighted!"

What about you? Make a sentence using one of these words.

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Body Parts

10/15/2014

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How much do you know about the names of body parts? Hopefully this image will help you out. Save it on your phone and look at it whenever you have some free time, eventually you'll remember it all!

If you would like to learn more details relating to facial features, take a look at a previous lesson here.

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Linking Words

10/2/2014

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Did you know that we come across hundreds of linking words everyday?

If you watch an English-language movie, you will find a lot of linking words being used every few minutes. These help us to link and connect ideas and different clauses together.

For example, the sentence, "I am happy AND excited," uses the linking word "AND" to connect the two sentences, "I am happy" and "I am excited" together. This can make your sentence sound less repetitive and more fluent.

There are so many other ways we could use these linking words. They can add ideas, give more information, provide reason for something. Because they have so many uses, it's very essential to know them.

Why not try using these linking words to make your sentences flow better?

Here is a useful chart of some different linking words from the website www.kidsloveenglish.es

This might help you out!