In this week’s Spotlight lesson, Riding on the Train, students get a chance to see the present progressive in context when a young Korean girl describes what her family is doing on the train ride home. (more…)
uncountable nouns
Count & Non-Count Nouns
One of our subscribers recently asked me to blog about count and non-count nouns, and with our lesson of the week on food, I figured it was the perfect time to do so! Lower-level students need to learn about the differences in nouns fairly early on so that they can use plural forms and articles correctly. Non-count nouns aren’t so difficult for students if you present them in a certain way. Try the method below, and count on a good result!
1. WHAT ARE COUNT NOUNS?
In English, most nouns are count nouns (also known as countable nouns). They have this name because they can be counted. You can say one apple, two apples, three apples, etc. (more…)

