How to Teach Speaking to Upper-Intermediate Students
How to Teach 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 […]
Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Vocational Schools
Teaching English for Specific Purposes in Vocational Schools The subtitle I borrowed from Hutchinson and Waters represents the gist of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and its guiding principle. […]
How to Teach Idioms and Phrasal Verbs in a Fun Way
Teaching Idioms and Phrasal Verbs a Different Way You sit down to plan your upcoming English lesson at home – with a nice cup of tea and some biscuits. You […]
Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers
Top 10 Books for New ELT Teachers There is always help and advice available on books for ELT teachers. Whether it is from Facebook groups, forums or from colleagues, you […]
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom
7 Ready-to-Go Spolin Improv Activities for Your Classroom Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin, came into my possession buried in a pile of laundry. It’s dogeared, battered, tattered, and […]
Teaching Collocations – Best Approaches for Success
Teaching Collocations – Best Approaches for Success Teaching vocabulary in the ESL/EFL classroom can sometimes excite or it can sometimes frustrate teachers. In the scope of vocabulary learning, are there […]
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 […]
Fluency MC – Teaching Phrasal Verbs with Rap
Fluency MC – Teaching Phrasal Verbs with Rap There is virtually no limit to the number of communicative activities you can do with a music video, both in and out of […]
Teach Verb Conjugation in English
Teach Verb Conjugation in English Many years ago, I was sitting in our teachers’ room, quietly planning my lessons. Outside in the corridor, I could hear somebody pacing up and […]
Cuisenaire Rod Activities for Language Teaching, Part 1
Cuisenaire Rod Activities for Language Teaching, Part 1 After the interest shown in the Cuisenaire Rods workshop at the Recent EdYouFest teachers’ event in South West England, I decided to […]