All Reference Material articles – Page 19
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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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Students who don't want to write
An article discussing ways to overcome the problem of students who don't want to write.
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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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ArticleTeenagers: Speaking: How to encourage teenagers to use English
Teenagers often do not feel comfortable using English in the English classroom because they feel self-conscious doing so. One way to help them deal with this is to introduce different ‘masks’ for them to hide behind.
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Methodology: teaching English word order
An article discussing English word order and possible teaching solutions.
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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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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.
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ArticleTeenagers: Preparing teenagers for the exam: Reading
This section contains useful suggestions for preparing teenagers for reading components in the exam.
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ArticleTeenagers: Preparing teenagers for the exam: Grammar and writing
This section contains useful suggestions for preparing teenagers for writing and grammar components in the exam.
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ArticleTeenagers: Preparing teenagers for the exam: Listening
This section contains useful suggestions for preparing teenagers for listening components in the exam.
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Teenagers: Preparing teenagers for the exam: Speaking
This section contains useful suggestions for preparing teenagers for speaking components in the exam.