Tony Penston

Tony Penston is a semi-retired teacher, teacher trainer and writer/publisher. His EFL interests are varied, reflected in his books on grammar, phonetics and Irish history, though these evince his overriding interest in ‘real’ communicative language teaching

How to Teach, June 201811/06/2018

How to Use Poems in EFL Teaching

By Tony Penston

By Tony Penston This is an example of how to use a popular poem to engage students and improve pronunciation using old-fashioned but effective…

An EFL Teacher's Guide, Books & Publishing, How to Teach, March 201809/03/2018

Death to the Yes/No Concept Question

By Tony Penston

By Tony Penston Who calls for greater adherence to the principles of Communicative Language Teaching I wish to show that the Yes/No Concept Question,…

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