ELT365 · Day 155 — Schema Theory in Reading
Idea — A schema is a mental framework of existing knowledge. Activating schema before reading speeds up comprehension and reduces the cost of unknown vocabulary. Example…
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ELT365 · Day 153 — Top-Down Processing
Idea — Top-down processing means using prior knowledge, context, and prediction to understand a text. The reader or listener moves from the general to the specific.…
ReadEnglish Tip · 10 — Word Stress — English Rhythm in Three Rules
English is stress-timed: stressed syllables carry meaning; unstressed ones blur. Getting stress wrong changes how you are understood. Examples REcord (noun) vs reCORD (verb) Words ending…
ReadEnglish Tip · 09 — Building Vocabulary — Three Strategies That Work
Three approaches consistently build vocabulary faster than lists alone: learning in context, using spaced repetition, and noticing words in natural language. Examples Don’t learn ‘ambiguous’ from…
ReadProfessional English · Lesson 09 — Email Tone — Match the Register to the Relationship
Tone in emails is set by vocabulary and sentence length. Formal: long sentences, full words, no contractions. Informal: shorter, direct, contractions allowed. Examples Formal: ‘I would…
ReadProfessional English · Lesson 04 — Telephone English — Phrases That Never Fail
Phone calls in English feel harder because there are no visual clues. These phrases cover every situation from opening to closing. Examples ‘Could you speak more…
ReadProfessional English · Lesson 03 — Presenting Data — Three Phrases That Do All the Work
Data on a slide means nothing without a sentence to interpret it. Three phrases work in any presentation. Examples ‘The figures show that…’ ‘This represents a…
ReadKids English · Lesson 07 — Days of the Week — Seven Magic Words
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Seven days — and Friday is everyone’s favourite. Examples Monday–Friday: school or work days Saturday and Sunday: the weekend!…
ReadKids English · Lesson 06 — Food I Like — Yummy Words
Some foods are delicious (yummy!), some not so much. You can say what you like in English very simply. Examples I like apples. I like pizza.…
ReadKids English · Lesson 04 — Animals — Farm Friends and Wild Creatures
English animal words are fun. Some you say loud — LION! Some are soft — mouse. Examples Farm: cow, pig, horse, chicken Wild: lion, elephant, monkey,…
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