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Scott Thornbury has now finished his month as Guest Writer on TeachingEnglish. There will be a break now before we welcome our next ELT writer, who will be Tessa Woodward, in October.
The Guest Writer page is the place where you can find articles by our previous guests such as Barry Tomalin and Mario Rinvolucri.
Coursebooks and supplementary materials use a lot of grammar terminology but I try to be cautious about what I use in the class. For example, my learners get confused by the ‘present simple’ which doesn’t just refer to the present.
With e-Learning and digital adaptive learning becoming buzzwords in the recent years, the age of integration of ICT in school education seems to have truly arrived. But the moment one looks beyond the urban centers, the rural areas throw up hundreds of thousands of schools just beginning to wake up to the idea. Read more
The alphabet is one of the fundamental teaching points at primary level and needs to be frequently recycled and practised using a variety of different activities. On the LearnEnglish Kids website you will find a wide range of activities and materials for teaching and practising the alphabet.
This lesson was created for Intermediate level students but could be adapted for other levels. It is a two hour lesson but depending on the students, this could vary.
This 007 project is based on the Pre-Intermediate reader, Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming. Students write a dramatic scene for Bond, and create other great characters including their own villain.
Ken Wilson is a trainer and ELT author who believes that a classroom approach which includes opportunities for improvisation and creativity is hugely beneficial to both teachers and students.
These teaching tips were written to accompany the six-level young learners’ course Primary Colours, but are relevant to anyone teaching young children.
Help your students hear the sounds of English by clicking on the symbols of this pronunciation chart - you can now install it on your own PC or Mac computer
This is it! As I pack for two months' teaching in New York, it just remains for me to say thanks to the BC & BBC for hosting me, and thanks to you all for reading and commenting
