All articles by Lindsay Clandfield – Page 4
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British English: Anger is heat – worksheet and teacher's notes
To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases related to anger.
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British English: Intelligence is a light – worksheet and teacher's notes
To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words related to intelligence.
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British English: Life is a journey – worksheet and teacher's notes
To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases describing life experiences.
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British English: Responsibilities are like weights – worksheet and teacher's notes
To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and expressions related to responsibility.
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British English: Making mistakes – worksheet and teacher's notes
To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several phrases related to making mistakes.
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British English: Winning – worksheet and teacher's notes
To highlight the metaphorical meanings of several words and phrases related to winning and losing in sports.
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ArticleFunctional language: Changing the topic
Students learn expressions for responding in conversation and changing the topic, then play a discussion game.
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Grammar: teaching children grammar
An article discussing a communicative approach to teaching children grammar.
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ArticlePhrasal verbs: Hurry up! It's time for class!
Who says phrasal verbs are only for intermediate level students and up? This lesson is for elementary or false beginners to introduce some common phrasal verbs. It can also be used with higher levels who are suffering from 'phrasal verb anxiety' and need to be reminded that it is not that difficult.
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Methodology: surviving classroom observations
Advice on how to survive classroom observations.
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Teaching materials: using literature in the EFL/ ESOL classroom
An article discussing ways to use literature in the EFL/ESL classroom.
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Functional language: Giving a compliment
Reviewing and extending positive adjectives, giving and receiving compliments. Students discuss when it is appropriate to give compliments in their culture.
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Debate: Are you a teacher of the future?
Lindsay Clandfield questions whether teachers are as in touch with technology as they should be, and suggest some valuable skills to learn.
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Phrasal verbs: Teaching phrasal verbs using equivalents and definitions
Many phrasal verbs can be said another way, and many learners of English tend to favour the non-phrasal verb equivalent. This often makes them sound formal. This lesson for intermediate-level students helps students learn – and practise – some phrasal verbs common in spoken English.
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Exams: FCE exam speaking practice
To practise part one of the First Certificate speaking exam. Highlights and works on persistent errors in students' oral work.
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Functional language: Riding the metro
A functional language speaking lesson by Lindsay Clandfield, where students practise giving directions for a metro system in a city.
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Are you a learner of the future?
Students talk about possible future developments in education and decide whether or not they are already a ‘learner of the future’.
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ArticlePhrasal verbs: I'm going to let you in on a little secret
Another way of teaching phrasal verbs is by teaching a thematic 'set' of phrasal verbs. This lesson presents a set of nine phrasal verbs, all connected to the theme of giving and obtaining information. There is a recognition based activity, followed by a speaking activity to incorporate the phrasal verbs into use.
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ArticleGrammar teaching: Task-based grammar teaching
Lindsay Clandfield discusses task-based grammar teaching and provides a lesson plan based on this methodology which teaches the grammar point used to.
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Can you do it?
Lindsay Clandfield's winning lesson practises the modal verb can (ability) using a game of questions.