Teach English with Pictures
Teach English with Pictures Close your eyes and imagine you’re holding a glass of exquisite wine, which is glinting ruby, citrine or garnet. Or a glass of water, crystalline, mountain […]
Teach Future Simple and The 5 Ps
Teach Future Simple and The 5 Ps The present simple is, on the whole, pretty simple. The rules for when to use it and when not to use it are […]
Adjective Order in English Revisited
Adjective Order in English Revisited Look at this picture. How would you describe this object? Which of these sentences sounds most correct? It’s a big, round, orange pumpkin. It’s a […]
How to Choose ELT Coursebooks or Materials
There are so many different coursebooks, worksheets and other resources available for teaching English nowadays; how can teachers or directors of study choose which ones to use? Additionally, as other […]
Making the Most Out of Your Coursebooks
The role of coursebooks in EFL is a topic of some controversy. For many, language books form the backbone of their curriculums, and some EFL teachers have a strong loyalty […]
Lead-Ins in Your Classroom – Some Practical Ideas
Some Ideas for Using Lead-Ins in Your Classroom Do you ever create your own lead-ins? Open most coursebooks and you will notice that new sections often start with one or […]
Teaching ESL Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students
Teaching ESL Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students For teachers involved in the learning and preparatory process with students of upper-intermediate level, aiming at a B1/ B2 degree, the challenge of overcoming […]
Songs to Teach English – The Beatles
Songs to Teach English – The Beatles Recent surveys, such as Kaplan (2013) , have shown that, in the ELT classroom, music is the most popularly used form of all media types […]
Adapting ELT Textbooks for Students
Adapting ELT Textbooks for Students Course books are the mainstay of any course of English language study, providing the essential grounding in areas such as the four skills, vocabulary, grammar […]
Phil Wade Interviews: Dan Frost
Phil Wade Interviews: Dan Frost Dan Frost has a French doctorate in English for Specific Purposes and Teaching Theory. After reading Languages and Linguistics at York University, he taught English […]