The Price is Right is a popular television game which can be adapted for the EFL classroom. It's ideal for a class who are learning numbers and simple objects. Preparation Get some flashcards and on each one have an everyday object; on the reverse put the price in...
Teaching English in New Zealand
TEFL/TESOL in New Zealand New Zealand is a beautiful island country in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It is notable for its stunning countryside which is often used for film locations such as Lord of the Rings. It is a well developed country ranking high on...
Maltese
Maltese is primarily the language spoken in Malta (alongside English). The language comes from Siculo-Arabic which is the form of Arabic spoken in Sicily about 1,000 years ago. The vocabulary of Maltese is about 50% derived from Italian and Sicilian with around 15%...
Ransom Notes
Ransom Notes is a fun way to practice sentence building, especially with younger children. Preparation For homework, simply ask your students to cut out 5 words, at random, from an English language newspaper headline. Tell them they can choose any word they want but...
Teaching English in Morocco
Morocco is located on the north west corner of Africa against the Atlantic and south of Spain. It has a population of 32 million with major cities being Rabat (the capital, pop 630,000) and Casablanca, largest, busiest and noisiest city of just over 3 million...
Discarding Adverbs – adverb activity
Discarding Adverbs is a game based on a simple set of cards which can be used to practice different kinds of adverbs with your class. The game is also useful in helping to create and practicing questions. It helps if the class know each other, but it can also be...
Market Leader (book)
Author: David Cotton ; David Falvey ; Simon Kent Publisher: Longman Details: Paperback; 176 pages; Pub.2008 ISBN: 1405881356 This Intermediate Business English Course Book is part of the Market Leader interactive series which ranges form beginners to advanced. It...
Brief Reminders
Brief Reminders is an Ice Breaker activity ideal for a first class. It requires little or no preparation and can be great fun. This is probably more suited to an intermediate and above level class. Demonstration On the board simply draw a large bag shape. Ask the...
What is Lexicography?
Lexicography is basically all about compiling dictionaries. It's about sitting in a stuffy, darkened, room carefully going over words: examining them, investigating them, analyzing them. It's about asking what exactly words are and what they mean. Perhaps even why...
Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence (book)
Author: A. Ashley Publisher: Oxford University Press Details: Paperback; 304 pages; Pub.2003 ISBN: 0194572137 A revised and updated reference guide to writing effective business correspondence. External Links Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence (Teacher’s...