Countable Versus Uncountable Nouns

  Let's begin our examination of parts of speech with nouns. Nouns are our naming words. They name a person or people, such as Jack, Jill, brother, Prime Minister. We have a place or places such as kitchen, Tokyo. Things or the things around us: pen, light, camera. We have our concepts and ideas: beauty, democracy. These people, things, places and concepts fall into two basic subcategories. Those subcategories are countable and uncountable. As their name suggests, the differentiation here is whether or not we can count our nouns or if we cannot count them. We have our countable nouns: dogs, pens, are two examples. The very nature of the words means that we can count these nouns one dog or 5, 10. Then, we have our uncountable nouns. The nouns that cannot be separated: music, bread....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Yangxiqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changde Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. NOUN Everyone and everything that exists in this world has what it is called or known by; and that automatically is the name of that person or that thing. We can then define a noun as a name given to persons, places, animals, objects, substances, qualities, actions, and measures. CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS 1. COMMON NOUN: This is a name given to each member of a...  [Read more]

  This video is part of our video series on "Evaluation and Testing of Students". In this video, we look at the most common Academic English exams learners of English take around the world. It is important for EFL teachers to know these different types of proficiency test as they will most likely come across them during their teaching career. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit serves to give knowledge about the different part of speech that are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinzhou Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Changsha Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Grammar One problem facing many Japanese students learning English is differentiating between countable and uncountable nouns. In the Japanese language, the same word is often used for ‘much’ and ‘many’. In English, ‘much’ is used to describe countable nouns, and ‘many’ is used to describe uncountable nouns. A problem facing many EFL learners,...  [Read more]

  Rory Cripps describes his own experience as a TEFL/TESOL learner in Beijing, China. ITTT is a professional training organization dedicated to raising standards of teaching and professionalism in the EFL industry. ITTT is committed to: Providing a wide range of courses and services to cater to individual needs. We aim to help you choose the right course for you. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. There a great many parts of speech to be familiar with....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in TuojiAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Lesson Objectives Students will practice recognizing homophones and will practice the correct use of definite, indefinite, and zero articles. Summary of tasks / actions Warm Up: Vocabulary Review (10 minutes) Tell students that they are going to play a game to review some of the words that they talked about last week. Divide the class into two teams. One person...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Mulitu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tongliao Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Some may say that English is the same no matter who speaks it, but the reality is that there are distinct differences between British English and American English. While the majority of the words are the same across the two types of English spoken, there are subtle differences that must be acknowledged so as not to make any embarrassing mistakes. Differences between...  [Read more]

  Here we look at the difference between "less" and "fewer". This set of words is often used incorrectly and we decided to take a closer look at the difference to help you avoid mistakes. The key difference is that the word "less" is used to refer to uncountable things while "fewer" is used to refer to countable things. Keeping this in mind will help you figure out which word to use in all situations. Remember the '10 items or less' line at the supermarket" Well, it's actually a mistake. If you are purchasing several items then these items are countable, which means the checkout should be called the ?10 items or fewer" line. Other examples of the difference between the two words are "I have been to fewer countries than you" (countable),"I have less money than you" (uncountable)....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in XiAnzijiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yongzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. When teaching English in Japan, there are a few common problems all learners, young and old, face. Two main issues students face are with grammar, as well as pronouncing and hearing certain sounds. As this course was designed for teaching young learners, in this paper I will address the aforementioned issues and possible solutions as they apply to this age...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changsha Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Changsha Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| Teaching can be a very fulfilling and enjoyable occupation Deciding what role will be held as a teacher as many variables Learning a new language is an inherently challenging task Teachers are resourceful and students expect lots of values from them as teachers themselves are expected...  [Read more]

  In this video we explain the difference in using "amount" and "number". The word "amount" is used when we want to refer to uncountable commodities such as water, electricity, money etc. Whereas, "number" is used to refer to individual things that are countable such as book, cat, chair etc. In the example "a greater amount of people are going to the gym" the use of "amount" is incorrect because we can count "people". In this case "number" needs to be used. A good example of the use of "amount" is "a greater amount of rain came down in November compared to October". Here "rain" is uncountable so "amount" should be used. Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changqing Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It could be argued that there are, in fact, no peculiarities in the English language but what are seen, by some to be at odds, are in fact quite the norm as every time one points out a rule in the language it can immediately be countermanded. Consider the examples below which question the statement that “adjectives always precede, not follow, the noun.” ‘I...  [Read more]

  And now we'll have a look at our articles. We can divide articles into these groupings: indefinite, using a or an, definite, using the, and oftentimes referred to as the zero article, is actually the absence of an article all together. With the indefinite article, we use it in a nonspecific way. "This is a pen," it's one of many pens. When using the definite article, we use it in a specific way. "This is the pen I'm using." We also use the indefinite article when mentioning something for the first time. "I have a boy and a girl." We use the definite article when mentioning that same thing an additional time or any additional times we mention it. So "I have a boy and a girl. The boy is eight and the girl is six." With the zero article, we don't use an article at all. We use it to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zhaopeng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiaogan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. 1.warm ups: A,Alphabet race: Students work in groups and have to come up with words beginning with as many letters as they can. It's good to give them a specific area of vocabulary, adjectives, words connected with a farm, things you can find outside etc... Ex: nouns related to farm, starting with C:crop, community, country, culture, company,... B.boom! You need...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Baiyang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Luoyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. These unit treats parts of speech which has to do with grammar. Grammar is a part of the English language that strikes fear into the hearts of many teachers.Parts of speech means every word that builds up to form a sentence can be classified according to its purpose and the meaning.For example, in every sentence there is a subject, a verb and a object. Various parts...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAorihan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xilinguole Meng — Xilin Gol? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In many instances, a TEFL certification is not needed to teach English abroad. The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), for example, does not require its applicants to have one. Nevertheless, there are a number of reasons why prospective EFL teachers should complete a TEFL course, even if it is not mandatory to do so. For one, TEFL...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Ziqiu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are many different types of peculiarities when concerning the English language, and this essay is aimed at the difficulties in teaching those peculiarities to learners that are not fluent in the English language. It can be difficult for native English speakers to progressively learn the subtle nuances as children graduating to young adults and navigating...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Haizhou Jingji KAifAqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Lianyungang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The other day, my boyfriend and I were at the Health Food Store with our friend Christian, who happens to be French. When we arrived, I said to Christian, “I’ll be right back, I have to go to the bathroom.” He gave me a blank look, and after a few moments pause, asked, “Are you going to the toilet?” “Yes, the toilet” I replied. Christian...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Taipingxi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yichng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Imagine you are a teacher of English, working in Russia. Your students are a small group of preschoolers starting their educational journey for the first time. It's September, and the first day of school. All the children are dressed like little dolls. Parents quietly placed flowers on your desk in the morning, a traditional act of respect. Autumn is in the air,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanyang Shi? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Check out which city/town you may be more interested in and start your journey| This introductory unit addresses course content over the course of six units including, teaching and learning theories, classroom management, syllabus development, lesson planning, career possibilities, etc During this unit, I encountered what makes a quality teacher and the several roles...  [Read more]

Given the linguistic dissimilarities between the English and Korean languages, there are inevitably a multitude of pitfalls awaiting the Korean-speaker who seeks to learn English. With nearly eight years of experience teaching in South Korean language centers, locally known as hagwon, I have personally witnessed difficulties involved in nearly all aspects English education, ranging from faulty teaching methods to fundamental difficulties with grammar and phonology. In order to evaluate these problems, some basic features should first be explained. Korean, like Japanese, is officially considered by most linguists to be a language of unknown origin. It does, however, share many common features with Ural-Altaic languages, such as Mongolian and Turkish. As such, there are no natural cognates...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huangqiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Taizhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Pronunciation Problems for Vietnamese Learning English One day, I went to a bank in Ho Chi Minh City to open an account. I asked the reception in English and she responded nicely with a Vietnamese accent. I was pleased that she could respond in English, but her accent was hard to understand. Afterward, I was sent to another desk with someone thought to speak...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hongyao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huai'an Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. I have been tutoring aspiring English students online for the past two years. I have students from all over the planet who have decided that taking American English from a U.S. native speaker was the path most correct for their studies. The most common reasons for a student choosing American English versus British English have been an infatuation with American music...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in GAojiAfAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Over the past couple of months, I have learned a great deal about what it takes to teach English in a foreign language. Not only has this course helped me with curriculum development, course structure, and teaching skills, but it has helped me gain an understanding of how to strategize different ways to help students learn and comprehend English successfully. I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Dazhang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhuzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It seems that the teaching of phonology to students of all levels is still typically centered on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The ITTT online material and Vantage offline classes are no exceptions. Despite seeing such introductions many times prior, it was still remarkable when the video narrator began mentioned “Alveolar, Retro­flex, Palatal,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Huanbaochanyeyuan? Are you interested in teaching English in Yancheng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Problems for Learners in the Republic of Korea (Problems for learners in a country of your choice) Patrick A. Bradfield March 10, 2020 For much of the 1980’s the author taught English, to adult learners, in the Republic of Korea (herein after ’Korea’) on a part-time basis. This experience included several formats and forums including: volunteer work...  [Read more]