All Professional Development articles – Page 43
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ArticleFestivals: Pioneer Day
Learn about Pioneer Day, celebrated on July 24, in this interesting article.
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Festivals: Mother's Day
Many countries around the world celebrate Mother's Day. (Not all countries celebrate Mother's Day on the same day.) It is a time when children honour their mothers with cards, gifts and flowers. It is a day when families spend time together, and mothers can have a day of rest, whilst ...
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Festivals: Labor Day
On the first Monday of September the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands celebrate the creation of the labor movement. Labor unions existed in Canada in the early 1800s but legislation was adopted to make it illegal for workers to form unions, but groups of workers formed ...
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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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Lesson Share: Desert islands
In her first diary entry, teacher Vicky Turner is pleased with her drawing skills as well as being surprised by students' pronunciation.
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ArticleGrammar teaching: The discovery technique
Adrian Tennant discusses how to use the discovery technique to teach grammar and gives an activity idea for teaching the third conditional using this method.
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Lesson Share: Exit diva stage right
In her final diary entry, Melissa briggs talks about her students as well as her plans for the future.
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Lesson Share: Whatever doesn't kill you
In her nineth and final diary entry, Willow Vanderbosch writes about the downsides to her job and considers how it can be made better for the future.
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Phrase of the week: to go to the dogs
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to go to the dogs.
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Lesson Share: It don't hurt much ma'am
In her second diary entry, Vicky Turner goes back to the American Wild West.
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Phrase of the week: to earmark
Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the term to earmark.
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Festivals: Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday marks the end of the 40 days of Lent. Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday are often referred to as the Easter Triduum - (Triduum is a Latin word meaning three). Easter Sunday marks the resurrection of Jesus. All three days are 'moveable feasts' meaning they do ...
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Lesson Share: Pets are not for eating!!
In her seventh diary entry, Willow Vanderbosch tries to get her students to grips with 'pets'.
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Lesson Share: Eliciting
In her third entry, teacher Amthal Karim gets a new group of intermediate students and deals with A Difficult Situation.
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Lesson Share: Vera Elizabeth
Term one, week two, Monday morning, 9am. Not a great slot. Especially not great when it’s grey and dreary outside and inside the classroom is long, narrow and overcrowded. However I press on with my current teacher and student development plan. I’ve been trying to encourage my postgraduate students to ...
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Making proposals to ELT publishers
You want to break into materials writing for ELT, but you have no contacts. One way to get your name and materials known is to send an unsolicited proposal to an ELT publisher. This can show what your ideas about teaching and learning are and what a great writer of ...
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ArticleESOL support: Teaching tips
Chris Speck offers a heap of useful suggestions on how teachers can support ESOL students.
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Lesson Share: Exam time
In her second diary entry, Willow Vanderbosch talks about the terrors of the TOEIC.