Here are two quotes I found while looking through an old notebook: "I do it because I feel like if they've made a big deal of it, it must be important.""You never find mixed conditionals in First Certificate. It's just... Continue Reading →
I can't completely claim the credit for this one, my daughter came up with the idea but I am shamelessly stealing it.... 🙂 It's a game that we've been playing in the car - one person thinks of a food... Continue Reading →
I have been thinking about trying to shift the focus of my classes a bit recently. Reflecting, in part on the last year and on one of my groups in particular, I feel as though I would prefer my lessons... Continue Reading →
This is an activity that I've just put together for my classes as we come into the final week of the school year, I'm calling it "Superlative students". It's relatively simple, as long as your students know superlative structures! Ask... Continue Reading →
This is a vocabulary review / revision activity, that can be adapted for ability and time. I'm currently using it as a warmer, but you could extend it into a more meaningful activity easily enough. I split my class into... Continue Reading →
"All the class cheat. And all the years cheat. The teachers don't know, but they all cheat. Everybody cheats." - Student X. ***** It came up in class after a discussion on honesty - so I started talking to all... Continue Reading →
Last week, I shared four Christmas themed activities to use with your class, either as separate activities, or as a single lesson. This week, I'm doing that again! Here's five activities for you to use with your classes. As with... Continue Reading →
As Christmas is just around the corner, here are four of my favourite activities to do with a class. These are not age or ability specific, as I tend to use them with whichever groups I'm working with that year... Continue Reading →
This is a lesson template that works with any age, level or video clip - as long as the clip doesn't have any dialogue. Short animated videos or clips are best, and there are plenty out there. My personal favourites,... Continue Reading →
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