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What is Big Tick?
Big Tick Productions is a
Hong Kong based developer
of apps designed to help
learners with their English.
We aim to produce simple,
cheap, useful, effective apps
to help learners develop
good speaking habits.
Who is Big Tick?
Right now it is just me, Nick
Westerman.
I am a graduate of Macquarie
University (B.Ec.) and the University
of Western Australia (MBA) and have
been teaching for the past 17 years.
For the past 7 years I have been
teaching English as a Second
Language.
Who is Big Tick?
I come up with ideas based on
problems I have seen students having
with certain aspects of English.
I write question and answer data sets.
And I get my friends at JAS Solutions
to do the programming for me.
And hopefully this produces an app
that is useful and effective.
Why Big Tick?
As a teacher I know
students want a ‘Big
Tick’ for their work!
So I hope that these
apps will help you get a
‘Big Tick’ for your
English.
What Apps?
Available Now
● Talking About Numbers
● Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives
In Development
● Using Binomials
● Using ‘of course’
Talking About Numbers
When learning a language numbers are some of the first things
new learners have to learn. Most learner quickly grasp the basic
counting system.
However numbers in use can be more complex and ESL
students can gets confused as to how to read and/or speak
about numbers when they are part of dates, currencies,
percentages, decimals, fractions etc. Often learners adopt apply
the habits of their native language when talking about numbers,
but this may not be the way English is spoken.
Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives
Typically, ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives are verbs that are used to
describe the way you feel, or the way something makes you feel.
It is very easy for non English speakers to make mistakes.
All too often you will hear someone say ‘I am boring’ when they
mean ‘I am bored’. Comical, but not accurate.
The app tests users by getting them to answer simple multiple
choice questions.
Users determine which form - verb, ed adjective, ing adjective or
noun - is needed to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives
I am __________ every time I hike in the hills.
challenge (v)
challenged
challenging
challenge (n)
The view from the top is __________
inspire
inspired
inspiring
inspiration
Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives
I am __________ every time I hike in the hills.
challenge (v)
challenged
challenging
challenge (n)
The view from the top is __________
inspire
inspired
inspiring
inspiration
Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives
These raspberries look very __________.
temp
tempted
tempting
temptation
It’s a great __________ to try some.
temp
tempted
tempting
temptation
Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives
These raspberries look very __________.
temp
tempted
tempting
temptation
It’s a great __________ to try some.
temp
tempted
tempting
temptation
Using Binomials
Binomials are a combination of two words typically
combined with and / or to form a common phrase in
English.
The words should be stated in the correct order and
synonyms are not used to replace them.
Ultimately the only way to learn them is by memory -
which makes an app a great learning tool for these
phrases.
Using Binomials
Why do we eat fish and chips and never chips
and fish?
Why do we have brothers and sisters, never
sisters and brothers?
Why is it always about us and them and never
about them and us?
Actually there is no rhyme or reason, you just
have to grin and bear it and learn to say these
binomials the way English speakers do.
And if you love the red, white and blue, or just
like to hop, skip and jump, you’ll need to learn
some trinomials too!
Using ‘of course’
For some non English speakers there is a habit of using the
phrase ‘of course’ as a straight synonym for ‘yes’.
In actual fact ‘of course’ is a synonym, for ‘certainly’ or
‘absolutely’ and it is used to show enthusiasm for a
request.
When used as a synonym for ‘yes’ the term ‘of course’ is
actually somewhat impolite as it implies the person who
asked the question should have known the answer.
Would you like more coffee?
‘Of course’ is impolite here
It implies the person who asked the question should
have known the answer.
It is better to say ‘Yes please’ or ‘No thank you’ to a
question like this.
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Big Tick Productions

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  • 2. What is Big Tick? Big Tick Productions is a Hong Kong based developer of apps designed to help learners with their English. We aim to produce simple, cheap, useful, effective apps to help learners develop good speaking habits.
  • 3. Who is Big Tick? Right now it is just me, Nick Westerman. I am a graduate of Macquarie University (B.Ec.) and the University of Western Australia (MBA) and have been teaching for the past 17 years. For the past 7 years I have been teaching English as a Second Language.
  • 4. Who is Big Tick? I come up with ideas based on problems I have seen students having with certain aspects of English. I write question and answer data sets. And I get my friends at JAS Solutions to do the programming for me. And hopefully this produces an app that is useful and effective.
  • 5. Why Big Tick? As a teacher I know students want a ‘Big Tick’ for their work! So I hope that these apps will help you get a ‘Big Tick’ for your English.
  • 6. What Apps? Available Now ● Talking About Numbers ● Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives In Development ● Using Binomials ● Using ‘of course’
  • 7. Talking About Numbers When learning a language numbers are some of the first things new learners have to learn. Most learner quickly grasp the basic counting system. However numbers in use can be more complex and ESL students can gets confused as to how to read and/or speak about numbers when they are part of dates, currencies, percentages, decimals, fractions etc. Often learners adopt apply the habits of their native language when talking about numbers, but this may not be the way English is spoken.
  • 8. Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives Typically, ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ adjectives are verbs that are used to describe the way you feel, or the way something makes you feel. It is very easy for non English speakers to make mistakes. All too often you will hear someone say ‘I am boring’ when they mean ‘I am bored’. Comical, but not accurate. The app tests users by getting them to answer simple multiple choice questions. Users determine which form - verb, ed adjective, ing adjective or noun - is needed to make the sentence grammatically correct.
  • 9. Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives I am __________ every time I hike in the hills. challenge (v) challenged challenging challenge (n) The view from the top is __________ inspire inspired inspiring inspiration
  • 10. Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives I am __________ every time I hike in the hills. challenge (v) challenged challenging challenge (n) The view from the top is __________ inspire inspired inspiring inspiration
  • 11. Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives These raspberries look very __________. temp tempted tempting temptation It’s a great __________ to try some. temp tempted tempting temptation
  • 12. Using ‘ed’ and ‘ing’ Adjectives These raspberries look very __________. temp tempted tempting temptation It’s a great __________ to try some. temp tempted tempting temptation
  • 13. Using Binomials Binomials are a combination of two words typically combined with and / or to form a common phrase in English. The words should be stated in the correct order and synonyms are not used to replace them. Ultimately the only way to learn them is by memory - which makes an app a great learning tool for these phrases.
  • 14. Using Binomials Why do we eat fish and chips and never chips and fish? Why do we have brothers and sisters, never sisters and brothers? Why is it always about us and them and never about them and us? Actually there is no rhyme or reason, you just have to grin and bear it and learn to say these binomials the way English speakers do. And if you love the red, white and blue, or just like to hop, skip and jump, you’ll need to learn some trinomials too!
  • 15. Using ‘of course’ For some non English speakers there is a habit of using the phrase ‘of course’ as a straight synonym for ‘yes’. In actual fact ‘of course’ is a synonym, for ‘certainly’ or ‘absolutely’ and it is used to show enthusiasm for a request. When used as a synonym for ‘yes’ the term ‘of course’ is actually somewhat impolite as it implies the person who asked the question should have known the answer.
  • 16. Would you like more coffee?
  • 17. ‘Of course’ is impolite here
  • 18. It implies the person who asked the question should have known the answer.
  • 19. It is better to say ‘Yes please’ or ‘No thank you’ to a question like this.