All Elementary articles – Page 65
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Teaching approaches: translation as a language learning tool
An article discussing the benefits of translation as a language learning tool.
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Teaching approaches: functional approaches in EFL/ ESOL
An article discussing functional approaches to teaching English.
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Methodology: the natural approach
Practical advice on The Natural Approach and how to use it in the ELT classroom.
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ArticleESOL support: Questions and answers
Chris Speck gives tips and advice on how to teach ESOL adults to read and write.
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Skills: teaching English using anecdotes
Learners are often keen to hear stories about the teacher's life (even if they are not 100% true!). Here are some ideas for creating richer, more varied personal anecdotes.
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What am I doing?
An American English worksheet to mime an activity for the rest of the class to guess.
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What am I going to do?
A British English worksheet to mime the actions leading up to something you are going to do. To guess what other members of the class are going to do by watching their mime.
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What am I doing?
A British English worksheet to mime an activity for the rest of the class to guess.
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What am I going to do?
An American English worksheet to mime the actions leading up to something you are going to do. To guess what other members of the class are going to do by watching their mime.
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ArticleCambridge ESOL: Skills for Life: Alphabet and telephone books
This lesson aims to help students put words in alphabetical order and locate names.
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Skills: bringing dialogues alive
You can find short dialogues in many course books. How can you exploit these scripts and get them to come alive?
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Reading lesson plans: Alcohol
Students complete a series of activities based on a text about alcohol.
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Mistakes at the airport
A British English worksheet: In each of the signs, there is a spelling mistake (an extra letter). For each one, correct the mistake and put the extra letter in the small square.
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Grammar: affixes
An article offering advice and suggestions on how to teach affixes in a contextualized way.
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ArticleAdvice on Teaching English spelling
An article offering suggestions for teaching English spelling from Pauline Taylor.
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Cambridge ESOL: Skills for Life: Classified adverts
This lesson aims to help students read car advertisements and understand abbreviations.
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Listening skills lesson plans: Radio and television advertisements
Listening for specific information and recognising context.