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Novels in the classroom: Book tips per language
An overview of novels in different languages. Here you will find titles of books in the following languages:
- French,
- English,
- German,
- Spanish,
- Russian,
- Italian,
- Turkish.
The list was drawn up by the language teachers of the Department of …
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Academic English: do's and don'ts
Most students have a good basic or even advanced knowledge of English. Yet writing in academic English is often a stumbling block for many. Academic texts are not just formal texts, they require a certain style.
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Conditionals: English if sentences (if clauses)
If I had ten million, I would ask the Queen to come for afternoon tea. If you had ten million, what would you do?
Those first two sentences are if clauses. With if sentences you indicate a condition in English; in Dutch you do that with als. Such …
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American and British English: The History and Differences
We are all confronted with English; both American and British English. Both are correct, but at school we learn British English. What exactly is the difference between British and American English? And how did these differences arise historically?
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Misused English Proverbs: Blog Post
We all know some funny and erroneous English sayings and proverbs like unfortunately peanut butter or I fell with the door in house . But what are the right variants? In this article you will get the correct variant of some common erroneous …
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Present perfect continuous: Brief summary
The present perfect continuous , was that with to have added, or with being , or both? After reading this article, it will be clear to you when to use the present perfect continuous and how to form it.
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Present perfect simple: Brief summary
There are four present tenses in English, but when do you use which present tense? And more importantly, how do you shape those times?
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Present continuous: Brief summary
The present continuous is the progressive form of the present tense in English. That time indicates that something is happening for a certain amount of time. In other words, the emphasis is on the duration of an action. In this article you will get …
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Present simple tense: Brief summary
The present simple is not simple, but that is no tense in English. Adhv Harry Potter the conjugation is explained.
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Language extensions for Edge, Chrome and Firefox
On this site you will find free language extensions (apps for browsers) that make students more proficient in language. For example, the immersive reader who reads texts in Microsoft Edge with a natural-sounding voice in Dutch, French, English, …
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WordWeb Software: Language and puzzle technology
On the site you will find:
- language and puzzle applications to create your own crossword puzzles, word searches and sudoku in English, German, French or Italian;
- an English dictionary, thesaurus and dictionary apps, a standard free version and an …
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What is the difference between the present simple, present continuous, and present perfect simple?
This article explains the difference between the present simple , the present continuous , the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous .
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