All Advanced articles – Page 51

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Grammar: the verb 'to be'

A discussion answer to the question "what is the verb 'to be'?"

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Grammar: regular and irregular verbs

Practical suggestions for teaching regular and irregular verbs.

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Grammar: teaching the modals 'ought to', 'should', 'must' and 'have to'.

Suggestions for teaching the modals ought to, should, must and have to when talking about suggestion or advice.

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Grammar: reporting verb patterns

A discussion and teaching suggestions for reporting verb patterns.

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Methodology: the grammar translation method

A discussion on the use of the grammar translation method in English teaching.

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Grammar and vocabulary: teaching and learning idioms

A discussion and useful techniques for learning and teaching idioms.

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Grammar: reviewing the present simple

Present simple for habits and routines is a frequently taught item. Here are some new ways of teaching these familiar items.

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Methodology: individualizing in groups

An article offering suggestions and advice on how to individualize learning within a group.

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Something strange happened on the way to…

An American English worksheet to create a story by inventing answers to questions and writing them down.

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Lesson Share: Teenagers: Sherlock Holmes

A simple and fun exercise to get students moving and practise questions.

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Imaginative materials: treasure hunting

How could you create an exciting treasure hunt puzzle for your students? Here are ideas for two kinds of game – a basic chain of clues and letterboxing.

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Imaginative materials: Texting

Do you get annoyed when your students concentrate on using their mobile phones to text each other rather than focusing on the lesson? Here are five ideas for exploiting text messaging in class.

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Imaginative materials: pets

Pets and other animals play an important role in many learners' lives. Here are some ideas for exploiting the theme.

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Imaginative materials: teaching with simple props: string

Some props don't immediately suggest themselves as useful teaching aids. For example, what could one possibly do with a bag of clothes pegs and a piece of string? Mmm…

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Imaginative materials: teaching with newspapers

Teachers rarely have access to whole class sets of newspapers. Here are six ideas for things you can do using a single copy of a newspaper.

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Impossible?

An American English worksheet to play a game of dominoes by matching prefixes to words.

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Teaching writing using the internet

Advice and suggestions about teaching writing using the internet

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Lesson Share: Pictures: Musical interviews

A warmer involving music and role play.

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Methodology: teaching intonation with Japanese students

Advice and suggestions on how to teach intonation with Japanese students.

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Phrasal verbs: Introduction

How should you approach teaching phrasal verbs? Lindsay Clandfield explains what phrasal verbs are and gives some practical teaching advice.