Description

Blake’s English Guide will provide you with the tools you need to use the English language – both written and spoken – correctly. It will help you gain knowledge about the spelling, grammar and punctuation rules of English, as well as those tricky parts of speech that are exceptions to the rules.

The TRY THIS activities throughout the guide allow students to consolidate and test their new knowledge. Australian Curriculum correlation chart have been provided to enable teachers to easily program this guide into their daily English lessons.

Blake’s English Guide topics include:

• Anecdotes
• Genres
• Homonyms
• Idioms
• Metaphors
• Proverbs/ puns
• Spoonerisms and much more…

The concepts are arranged alphabetically and are thoroughly cross-referenced. Each entry contains a simple, concise definition as well as easily understood examples of usage. Reference lists are included under relevant headings, to provide students with plenty of easy-to-find examples.