A Different Way around Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
by Agostina Spinella Trapani You sit down to plan your upcoming English lesson at home – with a nice cup of tea and some biscuits. You open the coursebook you’re […]
Teaching English is Just a Funny Old Game (of football)
By Paul Finnerty So, I’m an English teacher. I have been for seven years now. I also happen to be an absolute fanatic of football. Since for as long as […]
Teaching Collocations in the EFL Classroom
Teaching Collocations in the EFL Classroom Teaching vocabulary in the ESL/EFL classroom can sometimes excite or it can sometimes frustrate teachers. In the scope of vocabulary learning, are there ways […]
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors: an Introduction
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors: An Introduction What is IELTS? If you’ve never heard of IELTS, you’ll probably come across it sooner or later – it’s the world’s most popular English […]
Subject Raising: Do You Happen To Know?
Subject raising is my all-time favourite English grammar structure. It’s one of the craziest things you can do in English, and yet it’s hardly ever mentioned in course books. For […]