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Lightening vs Lightning vs Lighting - English Grammar - Teaching Tips

 

The three words lightening, lightning and lighting are easily confused by English learners and even native speakers. Let's take a look at the differences. Lightening is the present participle of the verb to lighten describing the action of making something less heavy. A good example would be "I was lightening the load on my horse because it was exhausted." Lightning refers to a streak of static electricity through the sky usually accompanied by thunder, as here "I was struck by lightning while playing golf in a storm." Lighting is the arrangement of light especially in photography. A suitable example for this would be "The photo was dull because the lighting wasn't good enough".


Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.

In this section I learned how to create a better lesson plan. I have also learned how to work with receptive skills. I know I need to create an atmosphere that will incorporate all of the skills equally while focusing on one more than others. I have a better understanding an how to create a lesson plan in relation to an actual engage study activate method.This unit goes over the form, usage, common mistakes, and sample activities for the past simple, past perfect, past continuous, and past perfect continuous tenses. These tenses, although simple in idea, can be somewhat confusing to students and I felt this unit provided some good activities and descriptions of the usage that I can bring into the classroom.



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