Here is the fourth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners. This article talks about ways to minimize feeling nervous when you present. It's packed with tips and advice. http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres4/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is the third in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners. This article explains why people get nervous when giving a presentation. Hopefully, this is a first step to beating those nerves! http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres3/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is the second in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners. This first article is about the narrative presentation style. It includes a video example from a TED Talk: http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres2/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is a set of environmental vocabulary (18 words) that you can present as a slideshow: http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/environment/ Samples: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is the first in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners. This first article is about ending a presentation with call to action. It includes three video examples and a quiz: http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres1/   www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is a new activity for A2+ English learners to practice 20 words related to travel and airports. You can try the quiz activity or just click 'briefing' to view the vocabulary with picture examples. As always, it's great for use in the classroom with a smartboard. Link: http://www.roadtogrammar.com/travel/ Screenshots: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is the first in a series of articles for ESL Teachers. It describes my experience with the communicative method, the suggested teaching approach of the 80s and 90s. Read it here: http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/teachertalk/communicative_method/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

RoadtoGrammar's free Serendipity Business English course is now available in HMTL format so that it can projected onto a smartboard for use in class, or accessed by students on their smartphones. Course features: 20 units at intermediate level (B1-B2) answer key audio clips PDF version free to use, print out and distribute Check it out at the following link: http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/serendipity/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

 “When you see the -ED ending on a word, it means that the sentence is in the past tense.” But wait... that's not necessarily correct! This is a topic that often confuses my own students, so I've written an article to clear things up in detail. Click below to read it: http://articles.roadtogrammar.com/nuance/3/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

I've just added a new section to the Road To Grammar website: Articles. This section features short articles to help English learners with language points. There is a series called Nuance, which explores the subtleties of English. There is also a series called Exploring Words, which looks at common words and how they are used. Later, I'll add some articles aimed at English teachers. As of now, there are five articles to read with more coming soon. You can get to the section by clicking ARTICLES on the top menu of any page of Road To Grammar, or you can go there directly using this link: http ..read more