Tim Johns' Kibbitzers

These are ideas Tim created for language teaching, usually based on problems he had met in his work in English for Academic Purposes at Birmingham University.

Kibbitzer 1: incessant v. steadfast

Kibbitzer 2: as clause / that clause

Kibbitzer 3: collocation take on a job

Kibbitzer 4: topicalisation

Kibbitzer 5: By v. Using

Kibbitzer 6: Data -- singular or plural?

Kibbitzer 6a: Data -- more evidence

Kibbitzer 7: logical connectives

Kibbitzer 8: illustrate v. account for

Kibbitzer 9: can a superconductor

Kibbitzer 10: population who or which

Kibbitzer 11: predict v. forecast

Kibbitzer 12: offering insights

Kibbitzer 13: enable v. facilitate

Kibbitzer 14: premature evaluation

Kibbitzer 15: which verb for the adverb

Kibbitzer 16: composing or compiling information

Kibbitzer 17: closely or deeply related

Kibbitzer 18: so far v. hitherto

Kibbitzer 19: overworked it (part 1)

Kibbitzer 20: cross reference of relative pronouns. Answer key

Kibbitzer 21: reason to v. reason for

Kibbitzer 22: structuring a list

Kibbitzer 23: improve (on)

Kibbitzer 24: cause v. lead to v. bring about

Kibbitzer 25: topic prominence

Kibbitzer 26: in fact

Kibbitzer 27: comparing like with like

Kibbitzer 28: facts and ideas; Key to answers

Kibbitzer 29: making measurements

Kibbitzer 30: heavy subjects

Kibbitzer 31: read widely v. widely read

Kibbitzer 32: academic modesty

Kibbitzer 33: by contrast etc.

Kibbitzer 34: taking part in activities