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A Passive Activity For The EFL Classroom

MacBeth was written by William Shakespeare. The man was arrested for burglary. Grapes are pressed to make wine. He is considered to be the leading expert in the field. These are all examples of passive constructions. The passive is taught…

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Even if you have the most exciting TEFL lesson planned, the first few minutes of your lesson are crucial to ensuring that your learners are interested in what is about…

5 Ways To Start An EFL/ESL Lesson

21st December 2016

When you start teaching there are so many things you need to keep in your mind – teacher talk time, presentation, practice, production, classroom management, and so on – that…

Why Boardwork Is So Important In The EFL Classroom

19th December 2016

Now that you’re in the classroom, you’ll find yourself spending your time preparing for your lessons and trying to find appropriate materials or come up with fun games and activities.…

Creating Your Own Materials For The TEFL Classroom

24th October 2016

Guided Discovery - We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: teaching English as a Foreign Language is not the same as teaching in a mainstream school. Teaching any…

What is Guided Discovery And How Can We Use It In The EFL Classroom?

14th October 2016

Using translation in the TEFL classroom is a double-edged sword. Some teachers cannot use translation in the classroom because they themselves cannot speak the students’ first language and some teachers…

Using Translation In The TEFL Classroom

29th September 2016

Elicitation is the term for a range of techniques which teachers use to prompt learners to come up with information rather than giving it to them. More specifically, eliciting can…

When Elicitation In The EFL Classroom Works And When It Doesn’t

11th August 2016

When teaching Young Learners, you soon realise that it is necessary to constantly do things to keep your learners’ attention. Your lessons need to be filled with colour, texture, sound…

Storytime For Young Learners

8th August 2016

Teaching English as a Foreign Language day in and day out can feel like you’re running on a hamster wheel sometimes. Sometimes you feel like you’re teaching the same lesson…

5 Ways To Spice Up Your Teaching

8th August 2016

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