Don’t be so passive
“Never use the passive when the active is possible” – George Orwell This is being written by me on the computer which was bought by me recently with the money won by me last week. The lottery had been...
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What have you written lately? Why did you write it? Who did you write it for? Today I have text messaged, written e-mails to friends and to book a holiday, made notes for this article, stuck a “to do”...
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Quick opening activities
Give students the prompts – you can just read them – and get them to write a completion to the sentence. They can then read them out and vote on the most interesting continuation. Openers – quick...
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Smart Summertime Learning Experience
University of California neuroanatomist Dr. Marian Diamond, a pioneer in brain-based learning, has shown that neural pathways that represent specific knowledge or skills begin to diminish—they are...
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Correcting spoken language. Why doesn’t my teacher correct all my mistakes...
Good reasons why teachers don’t correct all your mistakes: 1. Class time If the class is 60 minutes long and the teacher spends 30 minutes correcting student mistakes, that only leaves 30 minutes...
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Revising vocabulary through phonemic symbols
If you have an electronic Interactive Whiteboard, or a computer with a data projector, the phonemic chart can be used in class to recycle and reinforce recently learned vocabulary, at the same time...
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Reading authentic texts in class
While most students want to be able to read an authentic text such as a real newspaper article, even very advanced level learners can find reading it in the limited time given in class a challenge....
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Narrative Techniques for Intermediate levels and above Beginning and ending stories. “Techniques to begin your story” An interesting beginning is as important as an interesting ending. An interesting...
View ArticleWhat on Earth are you talking about? Reading for Meaning in a fun way
This is an intensive reading activity at sentence level. You can dictate the sentences one by one, or give out the list and get students in pairs or groups to The post What on Earth are you talking...
View ArticleStorytelling for Inclusion in Class by Despoina Aristeidou
Sometimes, we try to make a class more interesting and our teaching more engaging, only to find that there are always those who choose to hide behind their classmates’ backs, The post Storytelling for...
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