At the moment, there’s not much in this category, but someday I hope there will be more. As I revise general lessons for the EFL classroom, I’ll post them here. (Note that lessons about movies, holidays and people/places have their … Continue reading →
Have you ever wondered what your “grade” really means? ⇔ Article: What are Grades? ©2003 Michael Krigline, MA When I asked my students to say what a grade is, they responded: an award for hard work (3%) a reflection of student … Continue reading →
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Article: Punctuation rules for when you type ©2014 Michael Krigline, MA “When do I add a space?” “How do I break a line of type; what can start or end that line?” “What are the rules for naming files?” Most … Continue reading →
As I always tell my students the key ingredient in learning English is PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. In practicing your listening skills I would suggest that you watch and listen to the evening “national news,” because most American news anchors speak … Continue reading →
A Charlie Brown Christmas (Snoopy’s Christmas); www.EFLsuccess.com Story: In much of the world, you can easily see Snoopy on clothes, handbags, jewelry, and much more, but did you know that this family dog is part of a popular comic-strip family? … Continue reading →
An introduction to one of the most popular symbols of Christmas ⇔ Holiday: Who is Santa Claus? ©2020 Michael Krigline, MA; EFLsuccess.com ⇔ Underlined terms are explained in the vocabulary section below. Also see the discussion questions below. Santa Claus … Continue reading →
Finding Nemo, www.EFLsuccess.com Story: A “down under” undersea cartoon adventure. After tragedy makes Marlin (a clownfish) an overprotective father, his only surviving son (Nemo) rebels, and is captured off Australia’s Barrier Reef by a Sydney dentist. While Nemo and new fish-friends … Continue reading →
Steel Magnolias; www.EFLsuccess.com Story: Mix beauty-salon gossip, family love, a protective mother, a pretty wedding, a new baby, the Easter rabbit, Christmas lights, a funeral, and a big dog, and the result is “the funniest movie ever to make you cry.” … Continue reading →
My newer articles/lessons about holidays include the Fourth of July, Juneteenth, Flag Day, Halloween, Columbus Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day (suggesting an in-class art project). You’ll also find a poem about Mothers/Fathers, and articles about Christmas: Advent, Candy Canes, and … Continue reading →
Article: The Advent Season ©Michael Krigline, MA (2008), EFLsuccess.com⇔ An introduction to traditions related to the four weeks before Christmas⇔ Today’s Christmas traditions can be grouped into two categories: a secular winter holiday (Santa, gifts, snow, Christmas tree) and a … Continue reading →
British writer CS Lewis was an Oxford Don, Cambridge Professor, and best-selling author of fiction and non-fiction. He faithfully answered every letter sent to him, and many of his letters have been published. The following was a reply to a school-girl in … Continue reading →