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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Weekend

I've used this activity many times and have found that my students thoroughly enjoy not telling the truth!

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Mystery guest

The idea for this activity came from an old game show. It is important to note that it can only be done at the very beginning of the first class in a new group. It is essential that the students do not know each other.

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Are you experienced?

An American English worksheet to read a list of life experiences and find out how experienced you are.

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Imaginative materials: fab phone features

Mobile phones have many features and can provide great opportunities for activities. Here are a few ideas to get the most out mobiles in lessons.

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Family matters

An American English worksheet to find out information about members of the class by asking and answering questions.

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Find someone who…

An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions and to complete a chart.

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General: the first lesson of the year

Even if the teacher and class have all worked together before, it is still useful to have activities to welcome everyone back and mark the start of the new year.

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Lesson Share: Memory games: Flash preview

A short activity to practise reconstructing a text.

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Teaching writing: the forgotten skill

Advice and suggestions about teaching writing in the English classroom.

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Writing skills: formal and informal writing

To enable students to break down the different features of formal and informal English by working through a step-by-step text transformation at their own pace.

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Grammar: the syntactic function of -ing forms

An article discussing the syntactic function of -ing forms.

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Grammar: -ing forms and post modification

An article discussing -ing forms and post modification.

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Lesson Share: Teenagers: Fruits and vegetables

An ice-breaker exercise for practising conversation and vocabulary.

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Lesson Share: Vocabulary: Pyramid game

This warmer is adapted from a Russian TV game show called 'Pyramid', and is a very effective way of revising vocabulary.

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Lesson Share: Vocabulary: The rolled-up newspaper game

This icebreaker practises vocabulary groups from previous lessons and gets everyone laughing and feeling enthusiastic.

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Lesson Share: Vocabulary: The Grand National vocabulary game

A fun team exercise for revising vocabulary.

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Lesson Share: Vocabulary: Memory game

A team exercise to practise adjectives (opposites), phrasal verbs, family relations, etc. which the students have learned throughout the term.

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Lesson Share: Memory games: The washing line

A short memory game about clothes on a washing line.

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Lesson Share: Memory games: What did you do?

When the class is feeling bored, here is a game they can play in groups or as a class.