RTE News- Bag handler apologises for Dublin Airport disruption July 1, 2022Swissport, one of the baggage handlers operating at Dublin Airport, has apologised for its part in the disruption people are experiencing.
- State pension age should not go beyond 66 - Taoiseach July 1, 2022The Taoiseach has said he believes the State pension age should not go beyond the age of 66, saying there is a "clear groundswell" within his party to retain it.
- Electric Ireland to raise gas and electricity bills July 1, 2022Electric Ireland has announced it will increase residential gas bills by 29.2% and residential electricity bills by 10.9% from next month.
- Vera Pauw claims she was raped as a young player July 1, 2022Vera Pauw has released a statement alleging that she was raped as a young player in the Netherlands.
- Reid: Changes in Navan about saving lives, not politics July 1, 2022The head of the HSE Paul Reid has said the closure of the emergency department at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan should not be about politics but about saving people's lives.
- Amazon rainforest suffers record level of deforestation July 1, 2022The world's largest tropical rainforest in Brazil's Amazon region suffered record levels of deforestation during the first half of this year.
- Biden warns women seeking abortions may be arrested July 1, 2022The US President Joe Biden has predicted that some US states will try to arrest women for crossing state lines to get abortions.
- US pledges more missiles to Ukraine after Odesa strike July 1, 2022The United States has announced €786 million in additional weapons and ammunition for Ukraine as it battles Russian forces along the eastern and southern fronts.
- Musician reunited with stolen guitar 46 years later July 1, 2022They say you never forget your first love, and after pining for his stolen guitar for almost half a century, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman has finally been reunited with the instrument which an eagle-eyed fan tracked down in Japan.
- Irish inflation estimated at 9.6% in June - Eurostat July 1, 2022Inflation across the euro area rose to 8.6% in June, according to an initial estimate by the EU's statistical agency Eurostat.
- Bag handler apologises for Dublin Airport disruption July 1, 2022
Category Archives: English – Learning The Language
The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare Online Free
Title: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Author: Jeremy Hylton, The Tech Newspaper, MITMI Full Text & Source: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/ The Internet, Online, 25/4/2016 Sample Text: Welcome to the Web’s first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site … Continue reading
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NCCA: Leaving Cert English Poetry
Title: Leaving Cert English Poetry 2015-2018 Author: Ireland, Dept. Of Education & Skills And NCCA Full Text & Source: https://www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Information/Curriculum-and-Syllabus/Senior-Cycle-/Syllabuses-and-Guidelines/English-Leaving-Certificate-Poetry-Courses-for-examination-2015-2018.pdf The Internet, Online, 22/11/2015 Sample Text: Poets for 2015-2018 •Bishop •Boland •Dickinson •Donne •Durcan •Eliot •Frost •Hardy •Hopkins •Keats •Larkin … Continue reading
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Irish Leaving Certificate English: Poetry
Title: Irish Leaving Cert English Poetry (Great Site) Author: Ireland In Schools Full Text & Source: http://www.iisresource.org/Pages/leaving_cert_poetry.aspx The Internet, Online, 22/11/2015 Sample Text: For study guides and other support material, including commentaries on texts and some model answers: http://www.skoool.ie/skoool/examcentre_sc.asp?id=3630 (Higher) … Continue reading
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This Looks Like A Great Book – A Concise Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Drama
Title: A Concise Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Drama Author: David Bradshaw Editors: Nadine Holdsworth and Mary Luckhurst ISBN: 9781405130530 Series: Oxford Concise Companion Series Full Text & Source: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470690987 The Internet, Online, 20/11/2015 Sample Text: “Focusing on major … Continue reading
Posted in Academic, Art & Arts, Drama, Education, English - Learning The Language, Literature, Reading, Reference, Research, Theatre, Writing & Writers
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Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Title: Cambridge Dictionaries Online Author: Cambridge University Press, UK Full Text & Source: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ The Internet, Online, 2/11/2015 Sample Text: Dictionaries and lots more! Explore English further with Cambridge Dictionaries Online: read our blog to keep up to date with developments … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge Dictionaries Online, Cambridge University Press, dictionary, grammar, online dictionaries, UK, writing advice, writings skills
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The mechanics of writing
Title: Grammarly Handbook: Mechanics Author: Grammarly Full Text & Source: http://www.grammarly.com/handbook/mechanics/ The Internet, Online, 2/11/2015 Sample Text: Spelling Capitalization Abbreviations Numbers Italics And Underlining Phrasal Verb And Idioms Compound Words ( these sections online have live links) The mechanics of … Continue reading
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English Grammar
Title: English Grammar Author: Jennifer Frost, English Grammar Full Text & Source: http://www.englishgrammar.org/ The Internet, Online, 13/10/2015 Sample Text: Here you’ll learn all aspects of the English written language, enabling you to improve your writing skills in both personal and … Continue reading
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Using English for Academic Purposes – Punctuation
Title: Punctuation Author:Andy Gillett, UEfAP Full Text & Source: http://www.uefap.com/writing/punc/punc.htm Sample Text: The sentence and the full stop The full stop is the most important punctuation mark. It shows the end of the sentence. The English language also uses capital … Continue reading
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TEFL – Teaching English as a Foreign Language
“TEFL” is the acronym for Teaching English as a Foreign Language, or simply, English language instruction for non-native speakers. Also known as Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), English Language Teaching (ELT), and teaching ESL (English as a … Continue reading
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Pay Your Mortgage By Having 2 Students Stay In Your Home & Learn English
Be A Host Family for foreign students! Company: Interstudies Website: http://www.interstudies.org.uk/index.php?id=389 Some of my teacher friends who take students into their homes for a fee. One in particular accepts 2 females who stay in one bedroom for 9 months every year and … Continue reading
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English Drama
Title: Drama Author: Seomra Ranga Full Text & Source: http://www.seomraranga.com/links/drama-links/ The Internet, Online, 5/10/2015 Sample Text: These links are just suggestions of websites that teachers may wish to visit to compliment their classroom teaching. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of … Continue reading
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Teaching Creative Writing – Great Class Notes For English Teachers
Title: Teaching Creative Writing Author: Leif Danielson Full Text & Source: http://teacher2b.com/creative/createwr.htm The Internet, Online, 11/9/2015 Sample Text: This web site contains units for teaching facets of creative writing and the complete lesson plans for a creative writing course. All … Continue reading
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Writers’ Courses
Title: Writers’ Courses Author: Poetry Ireland Full Text & Source: http://www.poetryireland.ie/writers/courses/ The Internet, Online, 11/9/2015 Sample Text: Short courses The Irish Writers’ Centre 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 Run a regular series of writing courses in poetry, fiction, writing for … Continue reading
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Grade Saver- English Lit Study Notes (Great Site)
Title: Study Guides (Literature) Author: Grade Saver Full Text & Source: http://www.gradesaver.com/study-guides/A The Internet, Online, 10/7/2015 Sample Text GradeSaver was founded in April 1999 by Nick and Olivia. Both attended Harvard University and lived in Eliot House at the time. … Continue reading
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Tagged Classic Notes, Community Notes, English lit student, films, Grade Saver, Literature, Plays, poetry, study guides, university student on writing, Writing Help, writing tips
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6 Top Free eBooks for English Literature Students
Title: 6 Top Free eBooks for English Literature Students Author: Rob James, Getting Smart Full Text & Source: http://gettingsmart.com/2012/12/6-top-free-ebooks-for-english-literature-students/ The Internet, Online, 1/7/2015 Sample Text: When looking for eBooks and other study resources, it’s worth starting with the large number … Continue reading
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English grammar guide
Title: English grammar guide Author: Edufind Full Text & Source: http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/english-grammar-guide/ The Internet, Online, 30/4/2015 Sample Text Nouns Nouns are people, places, or things, They tell us what we are talking about. The words cat, Jack, rock, Africa, & it … Continue reading
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The Chaos By Gerard Nolst Trenité
Dearest creature in creation Studying English pronunciation, I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse. I will keep you, Susy, busy, Make your head with heat grow dizzy; Tear in eye, your dress you’ll … Continue reading
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Why English Is So Hard
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes. But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes. Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese. Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You … Continue reading
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