Scott Thornbury
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Grammar: have got
Scott Thornbury explains how 'have got' came to have its modern meaning and usage.
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Awareness, appropriation and autonomy
In this article from the archives of English Teaching professional magazine, Scott Thornbury says that learning how to speak is as important as learning what to say.
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Methodology: Coherence and cohesion
Can a cohesive text be incoherent? Is coherence subjective? Scott Thornbury takes a look at the difference between coherence and cohesion and suggests some practical ways that we can teach both in an EFL context.
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Debate: The end of reading? - Part one: What are we teaching, reading or English?
Scott Thornbury questions the relevance of reading activities and whether they just teach us what we already know.
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Debate: The end of reading? - Part two: Evidence from personal experience and research
In the second part of this debate, Scott Thornbury shares his personal experience of learning Spanish and digs into the research of L2 reading skills.
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Debate: The end of reading? - Part three: Some practical suggestions
In the third part of this debate, Scott Thornbury offers tips on how he believes L2 reading should be taught.
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Grammar contrasts 2: past simple vs present perfect
An article explaining the difference between the present perfect and past simple tenses.
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Grammar contrasts 3: will vs going to
An article explaining the difference between will and going to when talking about the future.
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Grammar: affixes
An article offering advice and suggestions on how to teach affixes in a contextualized way.
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Grammar: stance markers and adverbials
An article giving examples and explaining the usage of stance markers and adverbials.
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Grammar: 'unless' and 'if'
An article explaining the difference in meaning between if and unless in conditional sentences.
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Grammar: modal verbs may and might
An article explaining the difference between the modal verbs may and might.
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Grammar: two-syllable comparatives
An article discussing the usage of comparative and superlative forms of two-syllable adjectives.
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Grammar: the syntactic function of -ing forms
An article discussing the syntactic function of -ing forms.
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Grammar: -ing forms and post modification
An article discussing -ing forms and post modification.
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Grammar: practising the present and past simple tenses
Imaginative suggestions for teaching the present and past simple tenses to children.