I was working with an adult group last week on the difference between present simple (for habits and routines) and the present continuous (for actions happening "now"). What I have found, both on this occasion and in the past, is... Continue Reading →
This is an idea I tried out with an elementary group of young learners the other day. The focus in the coursebook was on teaching the present continuous for actions that are happening now and at the book had very... Continue Reading →
This is an activity I did with with an intermediate group of young learners - who absolutely loved it. It led to what was easily the longest conversations they'd had in English all year. It probably wouldn't take much... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year when the media maelstrom coalesces around a single topic - the future! What's going to happen in the next twelve months? What can we all expect from the next year? Will we face triumph or... Continue Reading →
On the first day of Geekmas, some blogger gave to me: a short talk on using poetry..... It's the last / first day of the teflgeek Christmas countdown and it's been a fun, somewhat introspective, quite stressful on occasion but... Continue Reading →
The Vortex Game. This is a game I've created that can be used with any age or level - for pretty much any purpose. It came out of a conversation with a colleague (thanks Sarah!) who was looking for an... Continue Reading →
Just a quick lesson overview rather than a full plan etc today: this is an idea for helping learners with comparisons / comparatives. Basically it starts out with the activity "Tea or Coffee", follows up with the language input stage,... Continue Reading →
This is a great activity that you can use as a warmer or as a fun practice task in a number of situations. I should acknowledge that I originally saw my Dip tutor Peter Moran do this during a lesson... Continue Reading →
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