An EFL Teacher from France Speaks Up

We don’t hear all that much from our users so we enjoy the occasional email on how the site gets used. We know it gets used alot.  There are over half a million impressions each month!  We’ve thought of adding a forum to make it easier for people to share ideas. But that can require […]

As I build vocabulary….

As I build, I learn to grow
As I build, I learn to grow
As I learn, I wait
As I wait, I speak again
With new words that I’ve gained
Your vocabulary,
Is not as vast as mine
I can use words like eternity
To sum up all of time
Your vocabulary,
Could be built up more
Then you could say […]

Building Vocabulary for Standardized Testing

From the state assessment tests in elementary school, all the way through the college entrance exams, vocabulary is a key element of almost any standardized test.  In fact, in the verbal score of these tests, vocabulary may be the single most important factor.  Even if there is not a specific vocabulary section in an assessment […]