A listening comprehension exercise in which a student answers every question correctly and still fails the test. Raises important questions about assessment design and the grammar of or questions.
Uses a classroom quiz question about “and” vs “so” to illustrate how unspecified context leads teachers to mark correct answers as wrong. An important video for language teachers on context in assessment.
Corrects the widespread textbook misconception that ‘been to’ always means ‘gone and come back’. Explains that ‘been to’ simply means having visited a place at some point in the past, regardless of current location.
A grammar series teaching English in context at intermediate level, covering reported speech and backshift, the present perfect, modal verbs, conditionals, the passive voice, and conjunctions, with attention to common errors and descriptive grammar.