It is the time of year when many students are doing their Cambridge exams – many have probably already done theirs but I know there are some doing theirs in July (such as my Advanced group) and it's still not... Continue Reading →
This is an activity that I did with my students today as part of a past tenses review. This was a Zoom lesson, so while it is easily adaptable for face to face, it's probably more useful for online classes.... Continue Reading →
The eagle eyed among you will have noticed it's been a while since my last post. I have even earnt the tag "defunct" on one or two sites. In truth I'm really only posting this because a friend messaged me... 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 lesson I put together for my class, who are rapidly approaching their exam dates and who need to review what goes on in the Cambridge English: First Speaking paper. I ran this as a bring your own... Continue Reading →
Many thanks to all the amazing people on the Teaching English - British Council Facebook page who voted for this post to win the April Blog of the Month award! Voting, I should say means engaging with the piece in... 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 →
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