ESL Writing Activities – Some Tips for the Teacher
ESL Writing Activities – Some Tips for the Teacher Even with the most imaginative class preparation or the latest technology, teachers and students are often left with a barrage of […]
ESL Phrasal Verbs Exercises
ESL Phrasal Verbs Exercises Phrasal verbs are often confusing for students, due to their idiomatic nature. Unfortunately, there is no quick formula for students to learn and understand them. There […]
How to Teach Collocations
How to Teach Collocations When I was invited to write the article for this magazine, I thought it would be a great opportunity to offer some of the experience I […]
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching
ESL Teacher Observation and Reflective Practice in Teaching A few years ago Dr. Thomas Farrell gave a plenary talk at the KOTESOL International Conference. Among the many wonderful parts of […]
The Lexical Approach – A Beginners’ Guide
The Lexical Approach – A beginners Guide The term “teaching lexically” was coined by Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley, coursebook writers (Innovations, Outcomes) and teacher trainers (LexicalLab), who have proudly taken over from the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]