An easy conversation lesson: extreme adjectives
It’s been a while since I posted an activity for the classroom, so I’ve decided to give you an entire lesson that I recently used for a class. I was asked … Continue reading
Professional development: It’s a love/hate thing
So, in my spare time (hahahahahah) I write blog posts for the British Council Teaching English website. Every two months we are given a set of topics and can basically … Continue reading
stuck in the mud: a case for teacher development
What usually happens to me after a while, wherever I am and whatever I’m doing, is I start to feel a bit stuck. This is nobody else’s fault but my … Continue reading
1954: the last time it rained cats and dogs
Coursebooks are funny. Sometimes they can be the best thing ever, but sometimes they make you want to throw them out the window. People are funny too. Some people believe … Continue reading
PETFCECAEIELTSTOEICTOEFL – say what?
When I arrived at my language school in Cambridge, I realised that things were very different in this part of the world. Before this I had taught in Asia in … Continue reading
when flipping fails
Yesterday I wrote about utilising the idea of the flipped classroom and today I’m going to think about the problems this may bring about. I think one of the main … Continue reading
flip flippedy flip
Have you ever found been bored in your own classroom? I have, many times. It’s not that I’m boring – though I’m sure on some days I’m funnier than others … Continue reading
to correct or not to correct?
Error correction is something I think we are all aware of but perhaps don’t realise the importance of. One day in the classroom when I was feeling particularly grumpy and … Continue reading
throwback thursday
It’s amazing what you can find out about yourself when you google yourself. Quite by accident I stumbled on this old article that was published in Voices magazine Issue 218: … Continue reading
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