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Simon Thomas’ EFL resource
- Lesson ideas on dating and relationships 3 – speed dating Friday 13 July 2012Levels: strong pre-intermediate to proficiency. Ages: older teens and adults. Type: discussion-based lesson idea, unjumbling questions and conducting a mock speed dating event. Skills: writing; speaking; listening. Language focus: vocabulary-building; grammar work on forming questions in English. Continue reading Lesson ideas on dating and relationships 3 – […]
- Lesson ideas on dating and relationships 2 – working with a text Friday 13 July 2012Levels: upper-intermediate to advanced. Ages: older teens and adults. Type: discussion and grammar dictation/reading tasks based on a text about speed dating. Skills: reading; writing; speaking; listening. Language focus: grammar- and vocabulary-building, using (semi-)fixed expressions from the text, and your students' own words. Continue reading Lesson […]
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day
- This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” Wednesday 22 May 2013I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a … Continue reading →
- “RealtimeBoard” Now Looks Like A MORE Than “Decent” Collaboration Tool Wednesday 22 May 2013Last September, I posted about RealtimeBoard an online whiteboard that seemed like a decent tool for real-time collaboration. It’s easy to use, and lets you upload images from your computer or by its url address. At the time, though, it … Continue reading →
Free Technology for Teachers
- 5 Good Lesson Plans for Teaching Copyright Tuesday 21 May 2013The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a set of comprehensive lesson plans about copyright simply titled Teaching Copyright. Teaching Copyright contains five lesson plans. Each lesson plan includes printable worksheets, readings, and suggested activities. For teachers looking for a little more information than is available in the lesson plans, the […]
- Teacher Turned Entrepreneur - An Interview With Adam Bellow Tuesday 21 May 2013Two weeks ago Adam Bellow relaunched eduClipper. Unlike a lot of new ed tech services, Adam comes from a teaching background not a tech developer background. Last week I sent Adam some questions about the transition from teaching to ed tech entrepreneurship, how eduClipper got started, and his plans for the future of eduClipper. Finally, Adam offers advice t […]
