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Collocation Pyramids & Collocation Tennis!


Yep, hot on the heels of yesterday's post on collocation trees, another activity to see how many collocations your learners can identify and to help them see a little bit better why a collocation is... well... a collocation. Collocation Pyramids!... Continue Reading →

Word Vines & Collocation Trees


"Teacher, what's a collocation?" "Well, they're sort of words that go together." "Teacher, I don't understand." "Well, you know the expression 'heavy traffic'?  Well, traffic's not really heavy is it?  I mean, it can be, but... erm.... Collocations are just... Continue Reading →

Thousands of bits of paper?


In many language schools it's probably a hard fought race between the photocopier and the guillotine as to which gets used most in any given day.  Probably the photocopier, but the guillotine usually gets a fair work out.  And then... Continue Reading →

Calling all teachers – guardian.co.uk


This one comes straight from the Guardian Website - fancy seeing yourself in print?  Read on.... Calling all teachers | Education | guardian.co.uk. Your turn to answer the questions Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Class Report seeks to show the diversity... Continue Reading →

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