Lumiere English Academy
To all those who are interested in learning or teaching English, Dr. Luky Whittle has made her Basic Grammar available in serialised form for use. The blog will make each consecutive lesson available from time to time - so watch this space!
A Basic Grammar, Comprehension Guide and Letter Writer for
Second Language Students
Foreword to Second Language English Students
These lessons purport to be no more than a brief and basic grammar crammer, comprehension guide and letter writer. Aimed at the second language English speaker, it also contains a section on pronunciation. The student is cautioned to give slang a wide berth for the purposes of official letter writing and conversation. Nevertheless, current expressions such as "shifting the goalposts" and "hidden agenda" which have become such a part of our modern speech, have been included in the special list of set expressions in which common ordinary expressions are freely intermingled with time-honoured idioms.
To paraphrase the poet, English is a language of "infinite variety" and a lifetime of study will still leave the student marvelling at its beauty and scope. Like the woman to whom the quotation refers, she is an unreasonable and fickle lady and it is hard to keep up with her moods. Hence no attempts have been made to explain apparent inconsistencies.
Enjoy your studies,
Luky Whittle
1 May 2002
Virginia, South Africa
Copyright Dr. Luky Whittle. Please feel free to use freely for any educational purpose
*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette
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