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Past and present come together

Past and present come together

Summer 2014. South England This post was meant to be typed and ready for the 1st of July, on the 3rd anniversary of Vernon’s death. I didn’t manage to finish it, but I’ve been thinking about it for a while. I do not wish his birthday to pass without publishing it. I hope our friends [...]

Our Mutual friend: A homage to C. Dickens

Our Mutual friend: A homage to C. Dickens

Charles Dickens Esta entrada es una revisión y actualización de enlaces de la que fue publicada por primera vez el 14 de Febrero de 2015, una semana después del 203 aniversario del nacimiento de Dickens. El día de su cumpleaños, el 7 de febrero de 2015, fue cuando se puso en marcha la primera versión [...]

Charles Dickens’ works. Classroom uses

Charles Dickens’ works. Classroom uses

Here you'll find the answers to the quiz on Charles Dickens, providing you with a background to his life and novels and some suggestions for using Dickens in the classroom. The Post was first published on 14th July 2016. We have revised the text and expanded on the links on the anniversary of the publication [...]

Paying homage to British novelist Charles Dickens

Paying homage to British novelist Charles Dickens

This is a blending and a brushing-up of two posts I first published back on 7th & 14th February 2012. The blending was published on 11th July 2016, after the Competitive Exam for that year We are now updating and revising links so that those students who are currently doing PoppieS Building Block IV can [...]

The Versatility of the English Lexicon

The Versatility of the English Lexicon

This post is largely based on another revised and published on 2nd October 2017 under the title “13 Questions on the English lexicon and half an answer”. The post has been updated and only one of the questions remains. Lexical Competence and Lexis I am very fortunate and enjoy all my classes, but I especially [...]

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