“Being human beings, it is only natural for us to look for feedback from our bosses when we give a talk or present ideas so that we can make them better for next time but it is important for us to remember that our colleagues also look for feedback from us too. In today’s post we are therefore going to focus on ways of giving constructive criticism to our colleagues in English.

Have you tried reading out loud to learn English?
“Reading out loud gets an unfair reputation. A lot of people see it as something you do when you’re a kid… or something you only do with kids, if you’re reading a story to small children. The truth is, there’s a lot of educational value in reading out loud, even for adult learners.

If you are like most language learners I have met, then I would guess that you sometimes (or always) get scared before speaking (or even by the idea of speaking).

There are several different types of noun, as follows:
Common noun
“A common noun is a noun that refers to people or things in general, e.g. boy, country, bridge, city, birth, day, happiness.

Proper noun
“A proper noun is a name that identifies a particular person, place, or thing, e.g. Steven, Africa, London, Monday. In written English, proper nouns begin with capital letters.

7. Respect the silent period

1. Use lots of visuals, pictures, gestures, and quick sketches
“If you only use words when talking to a newcomer they will likely become overwhelmed and frustrated by their lack of understanding, or bored because they don’t understand. Adding visuals of all kinds and gestures can help ELLs gain an understanding of a topic, without knowing every word. I used to draw a lot on the board for my students, even with my limited art skills to emphasize that it isn’t about how well a picture is drawn, so that when students drew to show their understanding they would be less self-conscious.

When and why do we use this tense?
“This tense is used to explain continuous actions which are happening at the point when someone is speaking.

Structure:

“Subject + auxiliary verb (conjugated present tense of “to be”) + gerund

“As you can see, the structure is relatively simple.

Examples:

“They are playing football

“He is watching television

“We are relaxing by the beach

6. It was a dark and stormy night
“Grab the closest book to you and open to the first page. What’s the first sentence? A good first sentence sets up the story and makes you want to keep reading. Some first sentences are classics, like the opening line to George Orwell’s “1984”:

“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”

“Some others…don’t do the job as well.

1. Vocabulary story
“Do you have a vocabulary list of English words you’re learning? If you do, great! If you don’t, grab one from here or here.

“Now, write a story using as many of the words on the list as you can. Aim to include 10-20 words in your story, depending on how much time you have for this exercise. Have some fun with it and try to get the finished story to make sense.

“What you’ll learn: This exercise will help you understand and remember vocabulary words better for a number of reasons. Here are a few:

“So I think it’s fair to say that we have all been in situations where we have had to talk to people that we didn’t know beforehand. This could be because we are in an elevator with them or standing next to them in a queue. Generally, the situation is more awkward if no conversation is made whatsoever, so to avoid this we generally make what is called small talk. In today’s blog post we will look at when to use small talk and what kind of things are appropriate to say and what we should avoid at all costs.
When would we use small talk?