It was World Teachers' Day last Sunday - and there is a certain irony in celebrating the teaching profession on the one day of the week that no-one's in school, but never mind! As part of the celebrations the Teaching... Continue Reading →
Quite a nice vocabulary revision activity, this is something I tried with an intermediate kids class the other day. Kids in particular, often persist in using L1 pronunciation to spell words in English and this is quite a good way... Continue Reading →
This was a lesson I did with a class of elementary level learners yesterday. My class were quite young, hence some of the content below, but it is quite easily adaptable to other ages and levels. It doesn't need any... Continue Reading →
Punctuation..? by User Design is a svelte and elegant illustrated guide for the rest of us. As you might have guessed from the title, it gives an overview of 21 different punctuation marks from the everyday comma to the more... Continue Reading →
It was just one of those lessons. Sometimes you can judge within about three minutes how an observed lesson is going to go – it’s about how present the teacher is, how at home they are with the class, the... Continue Reading →
Being ill is never nice. Being ill in a foreign country where you don't speak the language and maybe don't know how to ask for help is really, really tough. For all those language teachers around the world who have... Continue Reading →
This is the 250th blog post I've written. That's quite a lot, in fact, you know that novel that everyone's got hiding inside them? I could probably have written mine by now. And possibly even a sequel! I wrote my... Continue Reading →
So this is the first in a series of videos being put together by the Teaching English (British Council | BBC) website where some of the blogging team on the site talk about a particular topic or issue. Myself, Adam Simpson,... Continue Reading →
Complete First Guy Brook-Hart Cambridge University Press, 2014. As the Cambridge English: First exam is changing from January 2015, this review is one of a series of coursebooks designed to prepare learners for the exam. Reviews are also available for: Gold... Continue Reading →
