How to Pronounce 'ESOTERIC' - English Pronunciation
In this episode, we cover the pronunciation of the word esoteric. This word is used as an adjective and refers to something that is either intended for or can only be understood by a certain group of people with a special interest or knowledge. Synonyms for esoteric include abstract, abstruse and obscure. The word originates from the Greek word es?terikos.
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I would like to talking about teaching ideas for the Activate stag.
a) Past simple
1. Students would be given a cartoon strip and asked to describe in the past simple tense what had happened in the stri.
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Picture 1: The mother made the cak.
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2. The mother baked the cak.
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3. The mother iced the cak.
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4. The children ate the cak.
2. Mix and matc.
Students would match the base form of the verb with the past simple and then write sentences using the past simple for.
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I caught a fish; I gave them a book; I wrote a lette.
b) Past continuous
1. Using visual prompts such as picture cards I would encourage students to tell a stor.
A sample prompt could be \" Look at these pictures and tell me what these children were doing\" This would probably be a combination of past simple and past continuou.
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The children went into the wood.
There were looking for a rabbi.
They saw a bea.
The children were running out of the wood.
2. Journalin.
Tell me one thing that you were doing at 8 .
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on each of these day.
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Monday: I was reading my book; Tuesday: I was watching TV; Wednesday: I was playing cards with my buddies; Thursday: I was baking a cake; Friday: I was having a drink at Happy Hou.
c) Past perfect
1. \"I wish?.
\" Students have to write sentences about what the wished they had done/not done in the pas.
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I wish that I had run a maratho.
I wish that I had written that lette.
I wish that he had played the pian.
I wish that I had not smoke.
2. Biggest bragger! Give students a starter sentence such as, \" By midday on Saturday??? They then have to play in pairs to see who can brag the mos.
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By midday on Saturday I had mowed the grass and washed all the clothe.
d) Past perfect continuous
1.What did you do? I would give students several starter sentences to encourage the use of this tens.
They would then devise suitable sentence.
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Before I went to bed .
.I had been watching TV for three hour.
Before I left the office??I had been working on a spreadshee.
Before we boarded the bus.
we had been shopping in the mal.
2. Sentence completio.
Teacher will write or project several sentences on the board and students must complete them using the past perfect continuous form of the ver.
This can be played as a team game to see who can make the correct endin.
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I was out of breat.
I ( run) for a while; When I arrived I was very lat.
My friends ( wait ) for two hour.
a) Past simple
1. Students would be given a cartoon strip and asked to describe in the past simple tense what had happened in the stri.
.
.
Picture 1: The mother made the cak.
Picture
2. The mother baked the cak.
Picture
3. The mother iced the cak.
Picture
4. The children ate the cak.
2. Mix and matc.
Students would match the base form of the verb with the past simple and then write sentences using the past simple for.
.
.
I caught a fish; I gave them a book; I wrote a lette.
b) Past continuous
1. Using visual prompts such as picture cards I would encourage students to tell a stor.
A sample prompt could be \" Look at these pictures and tell me what these children were doing\" This would probably be a combination of past simple and past continuou.
.
.
The children went into the wood.
There were looking for a rabbi.
They saw a bea.
The children were running out of the wood.
2. Journalin.
Tell me one thing that you were doing at 8 .
.
on each of these day.
.
.
Monday: I was reading my book; Tuesday: I was watching TV; Wednesday: I was playing cards with my buddies; Thursday: I was baking a cake; Friday: I was having a drink at Happy Hou.
c) Past perfect
1. \"I wish?.
\" Students have to write sentences about what the wished they had done/not done in the pas.
.
.
I wish that I had run a maratho.
I wish that I had written that lette.
I wish that he had played the pian.
I wish that I had not smoke.
2. Biggest bragger! Give students a starter sentence such as, \" By midday on Saturday??? They then have to play in pairs to see who can brag the mos.
.
.
By midday on Saturday I had mowed the grass and washed all the clothe.
d) Past perfect continuous
1.What did you do? I would give students several starter sentences to encourage the use of this tens.
They would then devise suitable sentence.
.
.
Before I went to bed .
.I had been watching TV for three hour.
Before I left the office??I had been working on a spreadshee.
Before we boarded the bus.
we had been shopping in the mal.
2. Sentence completio.
Teacher will write or project several sentences on the board and students must complete them using the past perfect continuous form of the ver.
This can be played as a team game to see who can make the correct endin.
.
.
I was out of breat.
I ( run) for a while; When I arrived I was very lat.
My friends ( wait ) for two hour.
