While for some of us teachers July and August might mean going on holidays and relaxing after a busy year, for me the summer of 2017 presents a great professional challenge. This year, for the first time ever, I’ll be working as an English teacher at a summer boarding course in the UK. It’s summer school time and here are 5 reasons why I am really looking forward to doing this job. Continue Reading …
Teacher’s Toolbox
Personalised plans for summer self-study
In this post, I would like to share some ideas how to help students stay in touch with English over the summer break. Continue Reading …
Where to find inspiring videos for your lessons?
In this post, I am sharing my 10 favourite YouTube channels where I look for videos to use in my lessons or to recommend to my students. The channels listed below are suitable for teenage and adult learners, levels intermediate and higher. Continue Reading …
Realia in the classroom: getting personal
In this post, I would like to share activity ideas that employ using realia. Here is the selection of objects I enjoy including in my lessons. They work for both face to face and online settings. Beware, we are about to get personal!
Inspired by…teaching ideas by Magdalena Kania & Łukasz Knap
In this post I would like to share teaching ideas by two Polish teacher trainers and educators, Magdalena Kania and Łukasz Knap. 2 weeks ago, I attended a workshop organised by DOS ELTea where Magda and Łukasz presented 3 incredible sessions packed with classroom takeaways. I picked my two favourite ideas and used them with my students. Take a look what happened.
FCE reading strategies
In this post, I would like to share some advice and strategies I give my FCE students regarding Reading part 7 from the Reading and Use of English exam paper. Continue Reading …
CAE speaking part 3 activity
The aim of this activity is to involve the students in the process of revising the content of recent classes and producing prompts for a speaking assignment.
The trouble with technology
You want to be innovative, you want to deliver fresh, engaging lessons, you don’t want to be accused of lazy teaching. You’ve read the latest, hottest blog post about 30 must-have apps/ tools/ platforms that are likely to make your teaching better. You got overwhelmed. You panicked. Now what?
3 feel-good activities for teens
Is there a way to make our teenage students feel better about life and themselves? We can try with these 3 ideas for feel-good activities.
5 biggest misconceptions about advanced learners
This post is for you if you are still not sure how to proceed with your advanced students. Here are 5 biggest misconceptions about working with such learners and ideas how to overcome them
