Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs are sets of words that differ in only one sound. In addition to minimal-pairs, there are near-minimal pairs, which are also often confused.   Minimal Pairs – Nouns tire – tiger pepper – paper   Minimal Pairs – Verbs tap – top stack – stock     Near-Minimal Pairs teacher – T-shirt  (Spanish…

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Teaching ESL 1. In general 2. Acronymns

Content for another page ESL Acronyms & Abbreviations Tips for teaching ESL Beginners and Preliterate Adults How to learn Vietnamese Teaching Beginning Beginners Teaching Beginning Beginners – Outline After posting #4, link to it from the WAESOL post.   School of Teaching ESL   Add the following to the Meta description: School of Teaching ESL,…

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