All Teaching Notes articles – Page 30
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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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ArticleIELTS: Describing a sequence of events or a process
The aim of this exercise is to help students describe a sequence of events in the past and describe a process using the present simple.
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IELTS: Describing maps - teacher's notes
The aim of this exercise is to help students describe maps.
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IELTS: Describing tables - teacher's notes
The aim of this exercise is to help students extract information from data presented in a table.
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Describing a product
To apply adjectives to different products to describe their advantages and disadvantages.
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Methodology: writing with linking devices: 'yet'
An article discussing the use of linking devices such as 'yet'
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Imaginative materials: teaching with simple props: dice
Some of the most useful teaching props are the simplest. Most ELT teachers will have used dice at some time, perhaps when groups are playing a board game. Here are three ideas for more unusual uses of dice in class.
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Skills: dictation for teaching English
Traditional dictation - where the teacher reads a text aloud and the learners must write it down accurately - is often quite unpopular with learners. It can feel like an unfair test. Could we make it more enjoyable and useful?
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Methodology: using dictation in English language teaching
An article discussing the role of dictation in English language teaching.
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One-to-one methodology: Ten tips to minimize disadvantages
Ten tips to minimize the disadvantages of teaching in a one-to-one context.
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Discussing options
To discuss the consequences of different courses of action and decide which is best.
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Minimal resources: Role-plays and discussion
Scott Thornbury gives us some imaginative tips and ideas for using role-plays in lessons.
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Skills: whole-class discussions in English
Have you ever tried a whole-class discussion and, instead of speaking to each other, the learners direct all comments to you? How can you get more student-student interaction in such activities?
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Minimal resources: Drilling
Philip Kerr gives us some useful tips and ideas for using drilling in the classroom.
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One-to-one methodology: Ten practical tips for effective lessons
Author and teacher trainer Tim Bowen offers ten practical tips for making one-to-one teaching work.
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Imaginative materials: teaching resources: sound effects
Sound-effect CDs are an exciting teaching resource. These are recordings that have hardly any words on - but instead contain a sequence of noises such as crashes, bumps, bangs, whistles, screams etc. Here are some ideas for using sound-effects in the classroom.
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Skills: teaching resources: sound effects
Sound-effect CDs are an exciting teaching resource. These are recordings that have hardly any words on - but instead contain a sequence of noises such as crashes, bumps, bangs, whistles, screams etc. Here are some ideas for using sound-effects in the classroom.
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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.