Last week, I shared four Christmas themed activities to use with your class, either as separate activities, or as a single lesson. This week, I'm doing that again! Here's five activities for you to use with your classes. As with... Continue Reading →
As Christmas is just around the corner, here are four of my favourite activities to do with a class. These are not age or ability specific, as I tend to use them with whichever groups I'm working with that year... Continue Reading →
The last lesson of the school year is often a tricky one to manage. Often, neither you or the students are in a particularly useful frame of mind - the energy and creativity is dwindling and it can be difficult... 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 →
Not so long ago I found out that two of my teenage students have been having a competition in my classes. Apparently they've been trying to see who can say the word "genitais" the most in class - this means "genitals"... Continue Reading →
I wonder what experience many EFL teachers have of working with learners with special needs. My own experience is fairly minimal - about seven years ago I did a placement test interview with a student who was partially deaf. It... Continue Reading →
It can be difficult to get learners writing, especially young learners who often see writing as an imposition on classroom fun and games - so fun ways to encourage learner writing are always welcome. At the FoldPlay website, they've come up with FoldBooks.... Continue Reading →
If you help learners prepare for one of the Cambridge exams, then you might be interested in their new competition: Cambridge English Teachers’ Competition 2012. All they want is one practical exam preparation idea, succinctly expressed in 300 words, for one... Continue Reading →
This is the first in a series of posts reflecting on seminars I attended at the recent IH Portugal Training Day. CLASS MANAGEMENT Carol Crombie IH Viseu We all have classes that we think of in .... less than glowing... Continue Reading →
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