August 2016 Updates What a month ! We have been busy pushing ahead our development schedule of two new functionality of our website. In case you have missed it, take a look below at our recent improvements. New Header Menu In an effort to promote fun learning, we have introduce a new point system. Our members […]
The 2016 Rio Olympics are here and everyone is obsessing over it right now. Let’s ‘kick off‘ our own Olympics lesson and become an English language ‘heavyweight‘. Today, we will focus on 3 commonly used sports idiom found in social media. First, we will talk about how the idiom came about and its definition. Then we
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Soaring book sales Just a week ago, Chelsea Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention revived interest for three book titles. She praised her mother for reading to her granddaughter, Charlotte. Their recurring favorite would be Chugga-Chugga Choo- Choo by Kevin Lewis, illustrations by Daniel Kirk. Two other popular classics were also talked about in her
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Studying poems can be an alternative way for kids to express themselves in writing because it is short, lines rhymes with each other to get the idea across and therefore easily understood. It brings meaning to a theme or the writer’s feelings without having to write long paragraphs and research. There are over 50 types of poems in
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READING research How important is daily reading? According to American researchers (Nagy & Herman,1987), if your kid starts reading daily for 20 minutes from kindergarten, he/she would be exposed to 1.8 million words by the time they enter Grade 6. Reading is important to building vocabulary in reading passages and fluency. For your convenience, I have
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Summer holidays are here! Finally, kids and parents can breathe easy. No exams, homework or rushing for time to schools. The kids can sleep in late, play with their friends and enjoy the sun. Sounds too good to be true? In reality, many parents don’t see it as a break, instead they are concerned that
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The easiest way for a ESL student to read an English book is to read and understand the words but they can’t form sentences and learn about the main idea. There are 10 main literacy concepts that every reader should be aware of when reading to fully appreciate the book. These concepts will be featured
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