Bazaar vs Bizarre - English Grammar - Teaching Tips

In this video, we break down the difference between "bazaar" and "bizarre". These two words often cause confusion because of their spelling and similar pronunciation. The word ?bazaar? refers to a market, usually found in the Middle East, such as in this example: The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world. ?Bizarre?, on the other hand, is an adjective and a synonym for "strange". "Everyone stared at the student who wore the bizarre outfit to school," is a good example for the word. We hope that this explanation clears up any confusion about the two words.

Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.

Unit 12 is about teaching productive skills. We learned about productive skills: speaking and writing. Communication between people is very complex. When two or more people are communicating with each other they do so for the following reasons: they have some communicative purpose, they want to say something, they want to listen to something, or they are interested in what is being said. A teacher should bring in a number of the above factors into their teaching. The teacher must create the need and desire, in students to communicate.

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