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Methodology: stress patterns in English

An article discussing English stress pattern rules and how to teach them.

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Methodology: using video in English teaching

Advice and suggestions on how to use video in English teaching.

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General: teaching English one-to-one

Long one-to-one lessons can sometimes be exhausting for both teacher and learner. Here are some ideas for keeping them fresh.

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Imaginative materials: teaching English using timetables

Printed train or bus timetables are often available as free leaflets or can be downloaded and printed from the internet. This simple resource can be used in a number of ways.

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Imaginative materials: using movies to teach English

Most students enjoy watching a good movie, whether at the cinema or on TV. Here are a few ideas for making use of their interest and knowledge to create some unusual activities.

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Skills: telephoning in English

For many learners using the telephone in English is a particularly nerve-wracking experience. As well as all the standard "telephone phrases" learners need strategies for getting a failing interaction to work. Here are some ideas for confidence-building in class.

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Skills: teaching English intonation

Many teachers find intonation difficult to teach. As a result they may avoid it. But intonation can be fun to work with - and it can make other language areas such as grammar easier to teach. Here are some ideas.

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Skills: teaching listening in English

Modern coursebooks provide some excellent recorded material, but it can be exciting to supplement this with more unusual sources of listening work. Here are some ideas.

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Grammar and vocabulary: seven ways to help students enjoy grammar

Seven suggestions of ways to help students enjoy grammar.

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Minimal resources: The immediate environment

Scott Thornbury offers some valuable tips and ideas for using your immediate environment to make imaginative language lessons.

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Methodology: fossilized errors

Suggestions to help students overcome fossilized errors.

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ESOL support: IT in ESOL

Tips and suggestions for using IT in the ESOL classroom.

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Skills: responding to real-life events

When there is a tragic event in the world teachers often feel the need to address it in some way in classroom time. Finding a way to do this appropriately and sensitively can sometimes be hard. Help is here.

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Minimal resources: Everyday objects

Jonathan Marks gives us some ideas for activities that make use of everyday objects that people carry around with them.

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Lesson Share: Exams: Writing summaries

To prepare students to write a 70 word summary (Use of English Part 5) and to learn how to keep to the word limit.

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Identity swap

This activity is good for practising questions and listening to the answers - which students don't do all the time!

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Weekend game

Students find out as much information about their partner’s weekend / holiday as possible, then tell the rest of the class and answer questions.

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: The lying game

Is the teacher telling the truth or lying?

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Toilet paper information

A short activity about sharing personal information.

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: True sentences

This exercise can produce a lot of language from the group with the minimum amount of effort from the teacher. It is designed to practise yes/no questions using various forms of the past tense.