All Beginner articles – Page 29
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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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Favourites
A British English worksheet to write about favourite things and to find people in the class with the same favourite things.
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Young learner topics: The fantastic fortune teller game
This fun game for children, which includes instructions for making and playing the game, helps with the teaching of animal names and numbers.
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True or false?
A British English worksheet to write true and false sentences about likes and dislikes and to guess a partner's true and false sentences.
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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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ArticlePronunciation exercises: Starter/beginner
Pronunciation exercises for zero beginner and false beginner students.
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Everything we know
A British English worksheet to play a board game by giving personal information about one another.
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ArticleMinimal 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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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: 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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Grammar and vocabulary: seven ways to help students enjoy grammar
Seven suggestions of ways to help students enjoy grammar.
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Methodology: teaching English word order
An article discussing English word order and possible teaching solutions.
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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.