-ize or -ise?
We non-native speakers of English are sometimes puzzled by different spellings for the same words. More often than not, we teachers of the language tend to “explain” things in a way which leaves our students non-plussed, which is why I think this forum discussion is a good place to learn the difference between spellings such as analyze and analyse. I hope this helps. Please read at least as far as thiefinni, Junior Member‘s contribution 
New Dictionary
Or rather dictionaries, because just today I’ve discovered a new one, which is in fact several… Oh, well, I don’t think I’m making myself clear… Just have a look and tell me if you’ve got a better description.
Relative Clauses for 2º Bachillerato
I have been trying to find the time to convert an old .doc which I used to hand my students out for learning about Relative Clauses into something a bit more useful. The time has come to share a not-at-all original presentation that I have just finished today. I hope you find it useful.
Some handouts I’ve got.
Here is a link to my profile on Slideshare. There my students (or some colleagues if they find the documents useful enough) will find some easy explanations and exercises dealing with well-known (well not quite, since we are still teaching/learning them, aren’t we) English lessons issues. I hope you find them interesting.
Collocations
Teaching English, no matter how long you’ve learned it or taught it, and it’s been many years now, is never easy for the non-native. Teaching students who have already acquired an intermediate level of English one faces questions like ‘Can you say ‘poor diet’?’ or ‘Is it possible to say ‘malnourished’ instead of ‘undernourished’ in exercise 4?’ These are not easy to answer since, either you have learnt the examples yourself or you have to look them up. We lack the “internal” grammar and dictionaries only the native speakers of a language can use to find the appropriate answer.
I have been looking for accessible information dealing with collocations in English and have come across this site, which really impressed me. Be sure to have a look at it if you need clear explanations and good examples of interesting grammar and vocabulary points.
