Happy Birthday Adrian Mole! - 2nd April

Adrian Mole, the character created by Sue Townsend, reached his 50th birthday yesterday, on 2nd April. Happy Birthday Adrian Mole!!

He is part of a tradition of characters ageing with the reader. I read Sue Townsend’s famous diarist in my teenagehood, which I really enjoyed.

If you want to know more about these wonderful books, go to: http://suetownsend.co.uk/adrian-mole-books/

Five fantastic websites for English teachers!!

I came across this piece of news last week through my FB account and it deserves being posted here in my Blog :)

These 5 websites are wonderful for English teachers, since you can take the most of your lessons with them! I've tried them all and I can tell they are amazing and your students will love them, too!

You can learn more on them in the following video:

Should you need any personal information about my own experience with them, please contact me ;) 

Oops! Wow! - Interjections in English

INTERJECTIONS

Interjections are words that express emotions or feelings. They are used a lot in everyday speech. They are not often used in written English except in written conversations.

They usually come at the beginning of what we’re saying and they are often followed by an exclamation mark. The exclamation mark increases the strength of the emotion.

Oh! What a lovely surprise.  (surprise)

Hooray! It’s the summer holidays. (pleasure)

Ouch! / Ow! I just stepped on a pin.  (pain)

Ugh! I hate mice. (disgust)

Oh no! The car won’t start. (slight shock or disappointment)

Phew! I’ve finished that essay at last.  (relief)

Wow! You look great in that dress.  (admiration)

Oops! I’ve just spilt some coffee.  (mistake)

Yippee! We’re going to the beach.  (excitement)


Learn much more on interjections with this video:

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-22/session-1