Category Archives: ELT

NEW Year Resolutions: how to keep them? WORKSHEET

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Svetlana Urisman

It’s that time of the year again! All those Christmassy and New-Yeary (is there even such a word?) topics are on the rise and getting a lot of traction. But having discussed all my favorite things and done all my … Continue reading →

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“the Apprentice” as a business English resource

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Svetlana Urisman

On the lookout for some video material for your Business English students, but have run out of the coursebook resources? Want them to watch and discuss smth (and it better be authentic) but series or TED talks are not exactly … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Aniston, Emirates and an English lesson

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Svetlana Urisman

Tailoring your teaching to each and every student is fantastic, no doubt. And I am a big fan of course. But isn’t it nice to have something up your sleeve, something that would work for everyone? It’s not often the … Continue reading →

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Starting lessons in a new way

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Svetlana Urisman

the right beginning of the lesson always sets the right mood for the rest of it, doesn’t it? So recently I got a little tired of just informal chit-chat during the first minutes of my one-to-one lessons, and it got … Continue reading →

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