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❝The limits of my language are the limits of my world.❞
‒Ludwig Wittgenstein
In this lesson, learners use a range of skills, focussed around the topic of describing an area within a town or city. All the materials and procedures are provided as attachments.
Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1)
Time: 70 – 90 minutes
Topic: your favourite area in a town or city
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Level: Intermediate+ – Upper-Intermediate (B1+ – B2)
Lesson aim: To introduce, highlight and clarify the form, function and pronunciation of past and present (simple) modals for deduction / speculation.
Time: 50 – 60 minutes
Topic: Famous photographs / Photography
Framework: Test-Teach-Test
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(Photo credit: http://bit.ly/1Sd1yiA) I think most teachers, no matter how experienced they are, couldn’t say that every lesson they deliver these days is a perfect lesson. It can never be perfect because, well we as human’s aren’t perfect and those who we teach aren’t perfect either. So for any new teacher, the thought of making […]
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Level: High Intermediate (CEFR B1+) – Upper-Intermediate (CEFR B2)
Time: +- 45 minutes
Revolution worksheet and teacher’s notes
(I first started using this song as an introduction to Part 3 of the Use of English paper when training students who were planning to take the Cambridge First Cetificate in English course.)
For freshly-qualified teachers, the world of English Language Teaching is expansive, both literally and figuratively. Below are some tips for finding that perfect first teaching job.
Having just completed your TESOL / CELTA course, finding that perfect first job is potentially nerve-wracking. Then, when you find it, you only have to go in for an interview.
This article, following on from this article on how to find a job, is aimed at providing specific information about TEFL job interviews that may set your mind at ease and ensure you’re 100% prepared for that all-important day.
A very interesting article, and easy to read to boot!
Teaching English Abroad: World Comparison Chart
Above is a pdf document with lots of useful information on an extensive number of countries.
It includes information such as:
and more, as well as hyperlinks to more information about each country.
This is a fun, dynamic, communicative and student-centered activity I usually do if the learners in the class know each other, but not me.
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