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
Recording your online classes
A question for all of you teaching online: have you ever recorded your classes? I’ve been doing so for some months now and I’d like to share my thoughts about using recordings of online classes. What’s in it for the teacher and the student?
Genius inventions lesson plan
In this lesson students discuss the usefulness of various 2016 inventions. In the second stage of the lesson, students work with word formation exercises, modelled after Cambridge Advanced Use of English Part 3. The lesson is aimed at B2+ students, especially those who are planning to take the Cambridge Advanced exam. The class takes around 45 minutes to complete.
Note down, pair, share listening and speaking activity
The aim of this activity is for the students to practice their listening and speaking skills. It is suitable for any level, groups of 2 and more students. It is best used to create interest in the lesson topic or to close the class.
Adding new twists to old icebreakers
In this post I am writing about turning some classic icebreakers into more interesting, meaningful activities that allow for richer language use and actually getting to know each other.
Exploring model texts to improve writing
In this post, I am writing about 5 ways to explore model written texts featured in coursebooks (Writing Reference section) to help students work on their writing. I have been using these ideas during my individual classes with adult students preparing for Cambridge First and Advanced exams.
Dealing with difficult students
Would you rather work with a student who knows what they want to the point of actually telling you how to do your job or with a student who leaves it all up to you? I used to think that answering this question was a no-brainer. Then, I changed my mind.
