Classroom Motivation is concerned with getting your students involved in the lesson and enthusiastic about learning. To be motivated the students must be engaged. This means that they must feel personally involved in the lesson. If they are not involved then this...
Sherlock Holmes is a fun ice breaker, ideal with a new class on the first day of school, ideally a class who do not know each other. The idea is that the class guesses the answers their partner will give to certain questions; from this the class can get to know a...
A Curious Visitor is a simple activity to practice relative clauses with your class. Preparation Prepare some flashcards with pictures of local objects, people or items specific to the country or region you are working in and the name of those items or people. For...
The table below illustrates just some of the difficulties in understanding the subtleties of the English language. In this case it's British English which, along with British manners, make the meanings of words said often nothing like the meaning of the words spoken!...
This article looks at how we talk about Animals in English grammar. The main issue for learners of English are personal pronouns and animals. Do we talk about an animal as he, she or it? Personal Pronouns To begin with, when talking about animals we generally use...
Author: Leo Jones ; Richard Alexander Publisher: Cambridge University Press Details: Paperback; 176 pages; Pub.2003 ISBN: 052153173X This course has 15 topic-based units which cover a wide range of business situations and provide frequent opportunity for discussion...
Lineups is a simple concept which can be used in many different ways. They are useful as an icebreaker activity so the class can get to know each other, but also to help practice certain language items. Finally, they are useful for a quick 5-minute activity at the end...
Author: Robert I. Binnick Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Hardcover; 584 pages; Pub.1991 ISBN: 019506206X Hailed as one of the most important books to have appeared on tense and aspect, Binnick's guide provides the reader (whether student or advanced...
Publisher: Chambers Details: Hardcover; 1825 pages; Pub.2003 ISBN: 055010013X This edition of the "Chambers Dictionary" combines the long-established virtues of its predecessors with a modern design and updated content. It offers coverage of English vocabulary,...
The Academic Year is when a school or learning institute is open for business. In many countries this is from September/October to the following May/June. In some countries in the Southern Hemisphere, the academic year runs from February/March to November/December....
