http://english.web.tr LANGUAGE LEARNING PROFESSIONS Sat, 19 May 2012 16:06:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://english.web.tr/about-itec-project/ http://english.web.tr/about-itec-project/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 16:06:58 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3870 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } ABOUT ”ITEC” PROJECT I and my students and some of my teacher friends are in these project. The project is implemented by more than 1000 classrooms across the Europe and 36 schools in Turkey. iTEC Project Presentation View more PowerPoint from European Schoolnet iTEC (Innovative Technologies for an Engaging Classroom) is a four year, large-scale [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/about-itec-project/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/respect-and-esl-classroom-management/ http://english.web.tr/respect-and-esl-classroom-management/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 18:26:12 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3864 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }  Respect and ESL Classroom Management   The importance of two-way respect in the ESL classroom, and some tips on how to achieve it.  Respect is a two way street A large part of ESL classroom management starts with respect; and that is a two-way street, where you respect each other. Management of disrespectful children is [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/respect-and-esl-classroom-management/feed/ 2 http://english.web.tr/toefl-reading-practice-with-answer-key/ http://english.web.tr/toefl-reading-practice-with-answer-key/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 19:42:17 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3860 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } PRACTICE TEST 47 January 1993 Passage 1   Bacteria are extremely small living things. While we measure our own sizes in inches or centimeters, bacterial size is measured in microns. One micron is a thousandth of a millimeter a pinhead is about a millimeter across. Rod shaped bacteria are usually from two to tour microns [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/toefl-reading-practice-with-answer-key/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/learning-a-new-language-how-long-will-you-take/ http://english.web.tr/learning-a-new-language-how-long-will-you-take/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:52:01 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3853 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Learning a new language — How long will you take? After reading my recent article about learning a language, I had some people probe me further. “So, if I do everything you wrote about, then how long will it take me to learn English or Turkish?” they asked. Again, my answer is that it depends [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/learning-a-new-language-how-long-will-you-take/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/how-to-be-a-better-listener/ http://english.web.tr/how-to-be-a-better-listener/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:47:29 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3832 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } How to be a better listener You spend more time in school listening than doing any other activity. It is important that you understand most of what you hear so that you can learn about your different subjects and at the same time improve your English. In order for you to become a better listener, [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/how-to-be-a-better-listener/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/the-five-golden-rules-of-good-classroom-management/ http://english.web.tr/the-five-golden-rules-of-good-classroom-management/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:10:47 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3828 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The Five Golden Rules of Good Classroom Management Are you an ESL teacher with classroom management problems? I hope not, but if you are reading this, it might be the case. Have you got a handful of troublemakers who wear you out? Or has the whole class taken over and you find it hard to [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/the-five-golden-rules-of-good-classroom-management/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/writing-a-formal-letter/ http://english.web.tr/writing-a-formal-letter/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:14:28 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3818 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } How to Write Formal Letters Help with formal and business letter writing. A summary of writing rules including outlines for cover letters and letters of enquiry, and abbreviations used in letters. Layout of a Formal Letter The example letter below shows you a general layout for a formal letter.  Rules for Writing Formal Letters in [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/writing-a-formal-letter/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/past-perfect-continues-and-exercises/ http://english.web.tr/past-perfect-continues-and-exercises/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:28:09 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3800 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; }                 Past perfect explanation and exercises The past perfect continuous tense is used to talk about longer situations that continued up to the moment in the past we are talking about. Past Perfect Continuous Timeline For example: “By the time I left England we had been living in Bristol for five years.” “Her back was [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/past-perfect-continues-and-exercises/feed/ 1 http://english.web.tr/the-future-perfect-tense/ http://english.web.tr/the-future-perfect-tense/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:05:49 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3780 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The future perfect tense is only used in a few situations, but it’s still good to know it. Here’s how to make it. The future perfect is made with the future simple of ‘have’ (will have) and the past participle. For regular past participles add ‘ed’ to the verb (‘play’ becomes ‘played’). Click here to [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/the-future-perfect-tense/feed/ 0 http://english.web.tr/the-future-continuous-or-future-progressive-tense/ http://english.web.tr/the-future-continuous-or-future-progressive-tense/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:35:29 +0000 admin http://english.web.tr/?p=3773 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: absolute; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { height: 30px; width:50%; padding-top:1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height: 30px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } The future continuous tense isn’t taught very much in English classes, but in fact, English speakers use it a lot. You will sound much more natural if you master this tense.   Here’s how to make it:   The positive (will + be + verb-ing):     At 10 am tomorrow, I will be sleeping [...]]]> http://english.web.tr/the-future-continuous-or-future-progressive-tense/feed/ 0