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NEW Year Resolutions: how to keep them? WORKSHEET
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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Tagged New Year, Resolutions
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“the Apprentice” as a business English resource
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
Jennifer Aniston, Emirates and an English lesson
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
Posted in authentic materials, ELT, intermediate, lesson plans, lesson starters, materials writing, Uncategorized, useful links, vocabulary
Tagged commercials, Friends, inspiration, movies, series, travelling
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Starting lessons in a new way
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
learning grammar through context
putting grammar into context. Recently I’ve been struggling (not for the first time, obviously) to find some nice way to teach/ revise a grammar topic, and by “nice way” I mean something different from exercises (which are great, but mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged English, ESL, ESP, Games, speaking, teaching, technology
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Intermediate+ speaking and reading worksheet:How to learn a new language: 7 secrets from TED translators
If you ask me, I like to reflect (and inspire my students to do the same) on learning languages and what works and what doesn’t, so I’m always happy to offer to my students such opportunities. Here is a worksheet … Continue reading
Posted in authentic materials, lesson plans, materials writing, reading, speaking, teaching higher levels
Tagged advanced, authentic materials, business English, discussions, EFL, ELT, English, English as a foreign or second language, English language, ESL, Reading, reading lesson, speaking, speaking lesson, TED, TED talks, TED talks for ELT
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“8 secrets of success” TED-talk lesson plan
here is the lesson plan based on the TED talk by Richard St John that I referred to in my previous post about my teaching in a field. Hope you’ll find it useful. The talk itself conveniently takes only 3 minutes, … Continue reading
the most (?) unusual place to teach English
Have you ever taught English (or any other language) in the middle of a field? I have – now I can put a tick in “ELT experiences list” đ it’s been some time before I published anything here. Well, the … Continue reading
how much personalisation is enough?
That’s the question that has been constantly nagging me laltely. Don’t get me wrong, I am a true advocate of personalising materials for our students, basing the whole activities on their experience and expertise, and asking them for their professional … Continue reading
Posted in Business English, lesson plans, Professional development, teaching higher levels
Tagged advanced, business English, careers, Education, EFL, ELT, English as a foreign or second language, fluency activity, lesson plan, person specification, student, teaching higher levels, TEFL
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