All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 79
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Reading lesson plans: Smell
Students complete a series of activities based on a text about smell.
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One-to-one lessons: Read and report
In this lesson, Lindsay Clandfield provides tips and ideas for using a reading text with a one-to-one student.
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Permission to lie
A British English worksheet to play a game in teams, guessing correct definitions, and writing false definitions for words.
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Whose life is it?
A British English worksheet to fill in a questionnaire anonymously. To read questionnaires completed by other members of the class and to guess who wrote them.
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Lifestyle profiles
A British English worksheet to write a character profile for a person and match it to a picture of a person.
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Pronunciation - what are the limits?
An article discussing the problems faced when teaching English pronunciation.
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Methodology: new ways to teach listening
Practical suggestions of new ways to teach listening.
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Phrasal verbs: Teaching phrasal verbs using a literary text
Using authentic texts can be a motivating way to teach phrasal verbs. This lesson plan presents eight new phrasal verbs using a literary text as a starting point. The learners deduce the meaning of the phrasal verbs from their context, and then write a follow up story using more new phrasal verbs.
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Skills: longer reads
Students who do a lot of extensive reading in English seem to make substantial progress. Here are some general ideas for starting to use longer texts.
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Vocabulary: teaching make and do
Advice and teaching suggestions of how to overcome the confusion between 'make' and 'do.'
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Methodology: public speaking
An article discussing and offering suggestions about teaching public speaking.
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Methodology: shy students
An article offering suggestions and advice on teaching shy students.
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Methodology: teaching pronunciation
Advice and suggestions on how to teach pronunciation, in particular 'dark l'.
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Minimal resources: Teaching vocabulary
Adrian Tennant gives us some useful tips and ideas for teaching vocabulary with minimal resources.
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Neighbours
A British English worksheet to dictate part of a story and to write down what your partner dictates to you.