MEND education

It's important to associate meanings of words together and there are multiple ways out there to do this!  But first we need to make a word forms table of the word or concept that we are trying to learn and then choose one or more of the other association methods to learn the vocabulary. After completing a table like this on an idea, topic or concept you are trying to learn, it's a good idea to look at the options that follow to see which method is most appropriate for learning what you aim to learn. Below are some examples of bubble networds, pictures, diagrams, word trees, the tree-diagram and word forks. The bubble netword system is a system where you have a core idea or thing that you use to then add all the other related word that you know in a bubble network, as shown below. Pictures are used to label all of the different parts which are shown in the picture to help your brain associate the object and word in the appropriate positions, as shown below. The next example look...

 What you eat determines your performance in a day...If you choose to eat processed foods (any food from any type of container, box, powder, bag, flash frozen or tin) your body needs to work harder to process it and get what it needs from the food. If you choose to eat non-processed foods (any food which is fresh and straight from the soil or butchery) then your body can easily process it and extract what it needs, since the substance being processed is familiar to your body. Processed foods are not familiar to your body. So let's jump into some detail to establish why each food helps your brain... 1. Avocados - helps to keep your blood sugar levels steady and contains vitamin K and folate which prevents blood clots in the brain. It also improves brain function in memory and concentration areas. It also contains vitamins B and C which are vitamins which need to be restored to your body daily. 2. Beetroot - reduce inflammation, high in antioxidants and helps your blood get rid of t...

 So let's start with step 1...what in the world is an adjective? An adjective is a word that gives a better understanding or more knowledge about a noun or pronoun. The word will help you easily identify which person, place or thing someone else is talking about. these words also usually have 'a', 'an' or 'the' before them. So as you can imagine, adjectives are the Picasso (the painter) of the English language which brings colour to what is being said. On YouTube we have made a playlist of some basic and common English adjectives to help you identify and learn about the importance of adjectives! Feel free to check it out! We use adjectives to create a picture for the listener or reader...so for an example, here are two stories which say exactly the same BUT you will notice that once creates a mental image for you as you read it and the other does not... I was going to my friend's house to learn some handy skills which my mom needs me to know. my mom is ...

 What is a verb? How can we use verbs? Why are verbs useful to learn when learning English? In this blog we will look at these questions and their answers. What is a verb? A verb refers to a word that describes an action. This action can be physical or mental. Verbs come in three tenses which are past, present and future. Past refers to before or yesterday or in the past. Present refers to now, right now or the current things happening. And lastly future refers to tomorrow or a time still to come. It is important to remember that a verb will help you to express something which is happening or which you can see or feel happening. How can we use verbs? Make sure which tense you are in. Are you in past, present or future tense? Now you can make sure that your verb has the correct tense as well. The main job of the verb is to show you what the subject is doing or feeling. There will be a verb in every sentence otherwise the sentence does not make sense. Example: I like my dog. (like is...

 Noun words are names for people, places or things. The names for things are the building blocks of any language and therefore starting with nouns when learning English will give you useful building-blocks to be able to at least express basic necessities. These words can, alone, speak of a person, creature, place, thing or thought. This is helpful when you are not sure how to link words together in a new language yet. It also helps others to try and understand what it is that you are trying to say, receive or express. There are different ways to recognise nouns and to tune your ears to recognising nouns. A noun literally refers to what you call or name a thing, place or person. For example, "I am Jessie." "Jessie" would be the name of the person and that is why it's a noun. Another example, "That is my dog, Spot." "Spot" and "dog" are nouns because "dog" tells you what thing we are talking about and "Spot" is wha...

 This book series which ranges from basic Business English to Upper Advanced level Business English are a great 5 level course to follow for learning the vocabulary associated with Business English. Regardless of your english level the books can help you become more confident in your use of English in the work place. Today English is extremely important and useful. English is considered the language of business throughout the world. Since this poses a challenge to the 90% of the world where English is not the only language spoken in the country, it is useful to have something like Market Leader to guide you towards Business English success. On YouTube 2 videos have been created to give a short snippet insight into the middle level Market Leader book, chapter 1. The books come with discussion activities, an activity CD and also basic templates which are commonly used for business and how they should be used properly in business. All of these tools and aids help to develop a profes...