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Dictionary definitions of monitoring include: To check the quality or content of something. To keep track of systematically with a view to collecting information. To keep close watch over; s...
Most ELT teachers (hopefully) discourage students from the idea of only wanting to speak to the teacher. However, it strikes me that, in contrast, most writing is only read by one person – the teac...
Padlet is a browser supported tool that you can be used for many things in class either using iPads or computers. It was previously known as wall wisher but has been revamped and is now a lot more ...
Student: ‘Teacher, am I going to pass this course?’ Me: ‘What do you think? Do you have any thoughts about your performance so far?’ This is a conversation I’ve had many hundreds of times down the ...
From Virtual Classrooms to Moodle MOOCs and Google Docs,you can be sure that this web education tool box is brimming with complete solutions for teaching online.
Do you have a Twitter account? Do you tweet in English? Did you know there are lots of people you can follow who can help you with your English? If you don't have a Twitter account, this video will...
This lesson is designed around a short film called Mixtape by Luke Snellin and the theme of music. Students speak about music, write a narrative and watch a short film. Language level: Intermediate...
We now live in an age where we can take information for granted, many people even complain of being bombarded. So, what good is this information?
This is a very quick post about an enjoyable and interesting lesson I recently did with my teenage FCE class. The lesson begins with a challenging authentic listening from the BBC about smart phone...
A free downloadable lesson, based around a short TED talk by Matt Cutts on how carrying out 30 day challenges helped him to improve his life. Suitable from PreIntermediate/A2+, the lesson starts wi...
This is a really simple yet effective writing lesson. There is nothing like some unusual objects to spark your students’ imagination! Aim: For students to write a short story inspired by an object ...
Back in 1978 the psychologist Melissa Bowerman observed her 13 month old daughter, who was starting to talk. (Psychologists do a lot of this. In fact, I sometimes wonder if that’s the main reason t...
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How to use tongue twisters for pronunciation practice and to teach English language learners minimal pairs and vowels sounds.
I haven't updated my blog for a while, but I was quite busy passing my driving licence test, enjoying May minibreak (we had a week off!) and now making tests, correcting tests, writing certificates...
Following on from the extensive revision of the Proficiency(CPE) exam in March this year, Cambridge have just released a revised handbook for the changes they'll be making to the First exam (FCE) f...
This lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called Everyday by Gustav Johansson and the theme of everyday routines and empathy. Students imagine and write about a day in the life o...
MOOCs are attracting the attention of enthusiasts and naysayers. We should step beyond such 'definitions' of MOOCs. Education these days is too dynamic to define.
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