All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 75
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Lesson Share: Speaking: Character adjectives game
To improve vocabulary when describing character, especially when dealing with literature; speaking, giving examples, exchanging information, assessment.
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Grammar: gradable and non-gradable adjectives
An article offering advice and teaching suggestions on the subject of gradable and non-gradable adjectives.
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General: addressing the SP in ESP
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) involves more than just working with texts and examples relevant to a particular professional area. Here are some ways of addressing those elusive SPs.
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Professional development: adapting your language for the learner
Advice on how to adapt your language for the learner.
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Lesson Share: Grammar activities: Can do / can't do
An activity that is likely to lead to disagreement and discussion!
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Lesson Share: Grammar activities: Chain story
This activity can be used for practising conditionals, though its different variations can serve for reviewing vocabulary as well. It helps students to link sentences in one text.
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ArticleLesson Share: Grammar activities: Secret creatures
A short grammar activity to practise the second conditional.
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Lesson Share: Grammar activities: The magic element
The aim of this activity is to work on: verb to be + name, size, color, age; has got, hasn't got, abilities, likes and dislikes.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: An old friend
This ice breaker works really well when you have new students joining an old class and can be used as a lively warmer to review personal questions and social language.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Fish and chips
A short mingle activity using well-known word pairs.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: What's in a name?
An activity about stories associated with students' names.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Find your partner
There are numerous variations on this but one of the most effective is to prepare a series of two-line dialogues consisting of a statement (or a question) and a response.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Pronunciation 'find someone who'.
This is a familiar exercise, widely used as a warmer and a 'get to know you' exercise, but the pronunciation version is a bit different and focuses the learners on this particular aspect of the language.
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Lesson Share: Mingle activities: Question swap
This is a great way to get your students talking. It can be used as revision or to introduce a topic.
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Teaching English spelling: Useful Activities
An article offering suggestions for teaching English spelling from Tim Bowen.