Teaching resources

This is a topic which can be spread over a few lessons and one which covers several language areas including food, clothes, biographies, family trees and parties. It’s steeped in British culture as the Royal Family is an integral part of British identity and image abroad. The majority of the activities are linked through a fictitious King or Queen invented by the children themselves in pairs or small groups depending on the size of your class.

This activity is an adaptation of the original Hedbanz and is good for practising or revising vocabulary in general or it can be related to a specific topic.

Developing spoken fluency with learners at low levels can be very challenging, but here are some tips and activities which may help.

This is a topic which could be easily spread over several lessons by taking a different person, e.g. firefighter, per week as the focus. Below I have separated the tip into the various people who help us, suggesting activities that you could do about each of them. See if you can find storybooks to accompany at least a couple of the people.

'Realia' in EFL terms refers to any real objects we use in the classroom to bring the class to life.

The alphabet can be an easy way of collating new vocabulary and lends itself well to fun activities that will help your learners remember what you introduce into the lesson.

The reasons for using poetry are similar to those for using songs and many activities that you do with songs can be adapted to poetry.

This is a motivating student-centred speaking activity that provides an opportunity for students to speak about topics that interest them.

Discover a range of ways to introduce new vocabulary that will motivate learners and keep them interested.

Class projects can be an excellent way to focus the whole class and get them working together towards a common goal.

At the start of a CLIL art and design course pupils will need to know the English words for the equipment they will be using in class. This activity uses a simple matching task to teach this vocabulary.