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Frequently Asked Questions

By the end of the month.


Welcome to MonkeyEnglishClub.com

Birth of a Monkey

Birth of a Monkey

Birth of a Monkey

I was born in Toronto in the 80s, but I went to Ecuador when I was 16 and got bit by a monkey named Panchita. (She looked like this.)


Like Spider-man, I think I gained some supernatural abilities.

13 Years Ago

Birth of a Monkey

Birth of a Monkey

It was 2008 and I was living in my Mom's basement - I needed a job. 


Teach English to Children in Japan! The ad said.


It looked interesting, so, why not?

8 years Ago

Birth of a Monkey

8 years Ago

I came back from Japan in 2012 and realized I enjoyed teaching English. 


I got my ESL instructor's certificate, I taught at a few different schools, then I began teaching at the place where I have been for the last ten years. 

Today

What I Can Give You

8 years Ago

I am still working at the same place, but I know that not everyone can travel to Canada and I want to share what I have with more people online.

My Goals

What I Can Give You

What I Can Give You

  • Bring some of the same energy and knowledge that I have in the classroom to my channel. 


  • Reconnect with some of my old monkey-family.


  • Build a new online monkey-family.

What I Can Give You

What I Can Give You

What I Can Give You

  • What I have learned from doing this job over the last 15 years. 


  • Lesson-materials in .pdf files (notes + exercises)


  • Feedback (I can correct your English in the comments section)




Links

Class Scheduling


8 Units

4 Lessons per Unit

Unit One Schedule

Unit 1A

Parts of Speech

Event Details

Unit 1A

Parts of Speech

"Psst! Teacher! I'm in pre-advanced level and I don't know what a "noun", "verb", or "adjective" is.

Unit 1B

The "be-verb" or "do, does, did, will"?

Event Details

Unit 1B

The "be-verb" or "do, does, did, will"?

I went to...

I was go to...

I did go to...


"Teacher, help!"

Unit 1C

Introduction to Grammar Tenses (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous)

Event Details

Unit 1C

Introduction to Grammar Tenses (simple, continuous, perfect, perfect continuous)

What's the key to grammar tenses? Time markers!


I go to school everyday.

I didn't go to school yesterday.

I haven't gone to school this week.

Unit 1D

Question Formation

Event Details

Unit 1D

Question Formation

Q-Word + Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb


Where             do                        you               live?

Unit One Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Two Schedule

Unit 2A

Simple Present & Present Continuous

Event Details

Unit 2A

Simple Present & Present Continuous

"I live in Toronto." vs. "I am living in Toronto."

Unit 2B

Present Perfect & Simple Past

Event Details

Unit 2B

Present Perfect & Simple Past

"I went shopping yesterday." <--- simple past (finished)


"I haven't gone shopping yet." <--- present perfect (unfinished)


Unit 2C

Narrative Tenses

Event Details

Unit 2C

Narrative Tenses

I went shopping yesterday. Before I went shopping, I had visited my friends' new apartment. He had been in living in Mexico for three years ...

Event Details

Unit 2D

Mixed Future Tenses

Event Details

Unit 2D

Mixed Future Tenses

We do it tomorrow. 

We will do it tomorrow.

We are going to do it tomorrow.

We are doing it tomorrow. 

We will be doing it tomorrow. 


They are al...

Event Details

Unit Two Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Three Schedule

Unit 3A

Introduction to Prepositions

Event Details

Unit 3A

Introduction to Prepositions

- Basic Prepositions of Location & Time

"I was born in Toronto in September."


- Verb + Adverb of Movement

"The monkey jumped onto the table."


Unit 3B

Dependant Prepositions

Event Details

Unit 3B

Dependant Prepositions

"I'm addicted to smoking." (adjective + preposition)

"I pay a lot of money for it." (verb + preposition)

"My wife hates the cost of it." (noun...

Event Details

Unit 3C

Phrasal Verbs vs. Verb + Adverb of Movement

Event Details

Unit 3C

Phrasal Verbs vs. Verb + Adverb of Movement

"He is running out of coffee." vs. "He is running out of the apartment."

Unit 3D

Phrasal Verbs

Event Details

Unit 3D

Phrasal Verbs

Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4


Phrasal verbs are easy, baby!

Unit Three Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Four Schedule

Unit 4A

Verb Patterns

4p

Event Details

Unit 4A

Verb Patterns

"My friend told to me about the the party."  XXX


My friend told me about the party.  :)


(to tell someone about something)

4p

Unit 4B

Articles

Event Details

Unit 4B

Articles

I want you to come and see the babies!


I see a baby. 


Why "the babies" in the first sentence and "a baby" in the second one? 

Unit 4C

Adjectives

4p

Event Details

Unit 4C

Adjectives

Adjective Order (The crazy, Canadian monkey-teacher)


Ungradable Adjectives (very good vs. absolutely amazing)


"-ed" vs "-ing" Adjectives (I'm ...

Event Details

4p

Unit 4D

Unit 4D: Quantifiers & Modifiers

Event Details

Unit 4D

Unit 4D: Quantifiers & Modifiers

Which one is correct?


I love my wife so much. 

I love so much my wife. 

Unit Four Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Five Schedule

Unit 5A

Unit 5A: The Passive Voice

Event Details

Unit 5A

Unit 5A: The Passive Voice

"Where is the cake? Mark...


I know you must have eaten it."

I know it must have been eaten by you." 

Unit 5B

Impersonal Passives

Event Details

Unit 5B

Impersonal Passives

The police think that Mark stole the bananas. 


The police think that the bananas were stolen by Mark. 


The bananas were thought to have been s...

Event Details

Unit 5C

Causative Verbs

Event Details

Unit 5C

Causative Verbs

Teacher, did you cut your hair?  :(


Teacher, did you get your hair cut?  :)

Unit 5D

Comparatives / Superlatives

Event Details

Unit 5D

Comparatives / Superlatives

Canada is more bigger than Japan.   :(



Canada is much bigger than Japan. 

Canada is way bigger than Japan. 

Canada is far bigger than Japan. 

Ja...

Event Details

Unit Five Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Six Schedule

Unit 6A

Relative Clauses

Event Details

Unit 6A

Relative Clauses

That's the man who stole my bicycle. 

The teacher, who is from Toronto, looks like a monkey. 

Unit 6B

Indirect Questions

Event Details

Unit 6B

Indirect Questions

Could you tell me where is it?  :(


Could you tell me where it is?  :)

Unit 6C

Reported Speech / Questions / Orders

Event Details

Unit 6C

Reported Speech / Questions / Orders

He said he will... :(

He said he would... :)

Unit 6D

Reporting Verbs

Event Details

Unit 6D

Reporting Verbs

"Teacher? Which one is correct?"


He recommend to me to go to the concert. 

He recommend to me go to the concert. 

He recommended me to go to th...

Event Details

Unit Six Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Seven Schedule

Unit 7A

Modal Verbs of Obligation, Prohibition, Necessity

Event Details

Unit 7A

Modal Verbs of Obligation, Prohibition, Necessity

"You must do it soon."


My teacher told me I have to do it soon. 

Unit 7B

Can, Could, Be Able To, Manage To, Succeed In

Event Details

Unit 7B

Can, Could, Be Able To, Manage To, Succeed In

Which one is incorrect?


I could pass the test last week. 

I couldn't pass the test last week. 

I was able to pass the test last week.

I wasn't a...

Event Details

Unit 7C

Modal Verbs of Speculation / Deduction

Event Details

Unit 7C

Modal Verbs of Speculation / Deduction

"Where is he?"

He must be at home. 


"Where was he?"

He must have been at home. 

Unit 7D

Expressions of Speculation

Event Details

Unit 7D

Expressions of Speculation

If you go to Italy, I'm sure that you will love the food. 


If you go to Italy, You are sure to love the food. 

Unit Seven Downloads

Files coming soon.

Unit Eight Schedule

Unit 8A

0, 1st, 2nd Conditionals

Event Details

Unit 8A

0, 1st, 2nd Conditionals

If you see something, don't say anything.

Unit 8B

3rd / Mixed / Wish Conditionals

Event Details

Unit 8B

3rd / Mixed / Wish Conditionals

I wish I hadn't gone to Vegas. If I hadn't gone to Vegas, I would be able to take another vacation this year. 

Unit 8C

Inversions

Event Details

Unit 8C

Inversions

I had never done it before. = Never had I done it.

Unit 8D

Cleft Sentences

Event Details

Unit 8D

Cleft Sentences

"Now that's what I'm talking about!"

Unit Eight Downloads

Files coming soon.

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