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 →
One of the things that often bothers learners is the idea that there is more than one meaning associated with a particular word... A while back I was sent this link: http://www.everynone.com/ which has great videos showing multiple meanings of... Continue Reading →
The fantastic people at InformationisBeautiful.net have just done a trawl of 22,000 horoscopes and come up with this visualisation of the most common words used for each star sign. So do they really all just say the same thing? Have... Continue Reading →
This was something that I originally cooked up as a comparatively fun way of doing revision / practice of an entire FCE Use of English paper without melting the learners' brains or causing everyone in the room to lose the... Continue Reading →
Oxfam Education. Oxfam for teachers. Brings global citizenship into the classroom. This is a great site with lots of resources relating to issues that affect us all, both at the local and at the global level. Most of the resources... Continue Reading →
This is a lesson I've used a lot over the years - it's designed for use with FCE classes, but can easily be adapted to a CAE group. The main idea behind the lesson is to try and introduce a... Continue Reading →
This is an infinitely extendable speaking activity which has come in handy over the years, particularly with those last minute cover lessons! It's one of those that works better at higher levels, but I think could work anywhere from Intermediate... Continue Reading →
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