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This is so hilarious I've just got to share it here, too. Shame it's so fast that learners may have a hard time following it. Anyway, just sit back and try to enjoy it: The History of English in 10 minutes! Read More...
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Once in a while I read something and I find myself thinking, "Now, why didn't I think of that?". Well, Richard Gresswell had such an idea. He started a blog, called it ELTBITES, and challenged us:
"Describe an activity that requires no more than the teacher, Read More...
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This is a good an excuse as any to listen to a good song, and, at the same time, be reminded of the suffering the great nation had to endure earlier this year. Why not use this video as a springboard for a class discussion on natural disasters, for example? Read More...
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Many students have trouble understanding the difference between must and have to, and it's really hardly surprising.
Before we get into that, I'd like to say, first, that we can use have to and have got to without any difference in meaning. The difference Read More...
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This is indeed a sad day for many, and whether you're an Apple fan or not, I'm sure it must have affected you. There's nothing I can add to what has been said before, and what is still being said now, so I'll let Steve speaks for himself. Read More...
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When Sir Ken Robinson speaks, one usually listens. He's a wonderful storyteller, a great speaker. He has no need for notes, merely relying on his memory, his experience, his passion. And, he's funny. Talking about passion is his passion. Recently, in Read More...
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I've always loved this song (written by Jagger/Richards, and released on the Stones' Let It Bleed album towards the end of 1969), and, as you probably already know, I'm very fond of Playing for Change, too. They are good enough reasons for me to link Read More...
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You can tag the dog, but can you wag the question? Watch these two hilarious videos, and my question may become a little clearer. Reading Idioms Part 12 may also help.UK version:US version:The main issue, as you've probably noticed, is that of question Read More...
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Read my analysis of emergent language based on lessons using the above image in my guest post for Barbara Sakamoto's Teaching Village. Thanks, Barb, for the invite.
Related posts:
Speaking lesson using close-up imagesPhotos + Mindmap = Ideas on a silver Read More...
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A few weeks ago, I suggested some ideas for a lesson based on a close-up image - if you've missed it, I suggest you read that first. Click here to read it.I snapped this shot today, and I thought I'd share some more ideas with you all. Between this and Read More...
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I can't believe that almost a month has passed since my last idiom activity!
We're still on food; this time we'll take a look at pies & potatoes.
as easy as pie
It means just that - extremely easy. Sometimes, you'll hear 'easy as apple pie': That test Read More...
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As titled in my previous post, dogme is indeed like a dog with a bone. The recent IATEFL 2011 Conference in Brighton seems to have started it off on a roller coaster ride once again. The weekly Twitter #ELTchat featured it for the second time, prompting Read More...
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Watch this interview with Nicky Hockly during the IATEFL 2011 Brighton conference. First, just watch and listen. Then, click on the image above, and review all the questions. Watch the video again, but, this time, attempt to answer all the questions. Read More...
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This, along with the PechaKucha night, must have been the highlights of the IATEFL 2011 Brighton conference. The motion for the ELT Debate was 'Tweeting is for the birds, not for language learning', with Alan Waters speaking for the motion, and Nicky Read More...
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This lesson has been inspired by Ceri Jones' presentation in IATEFL Brighton 2011, or rather her interview, as I wasn't present in the conference, and her session wasn't recorded. For those of you who would like to watch the recorded interviews or sessions, Read More...
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