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Use this lesson with secondary learners at CEFR level B1 and above to practise talking about school rules. 

Use this lesson with older primary learners at CEFR level A2 to practise talking about rules. 

The cognitive-code approach of the 1970s emphasised that language learning involved active mental processes, that it was not just a process of habit formation (the assumption underlying the audiolingual method that came before it).

This is a speaking activity based on the theme of being stranded on a desert island. It is suitable for pre-intermediate students upwards.

Good classroom management skills are essential to the smooth and efficient running of any classroom.

Acquisition is the way we learn our first language, i.e. through being involved in real communication, and without formal teaching.

British people have a reputation for being polite and appreciating good manners. You can have fun with your children in many different role play scenarios, getting them to practise what to do and what not to do in England. I have split the good manners up and given general rules and an activity per section.

Use this lesson plan with learners aged 13-17 to discover the pros and cons of wearing school uniforms and practice giving opinions.

The sociocultural element in learning is particularly sensitive in EFL because in acquiring a language there is, to some extent, an appropriation of a cultural identity too.