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When ‘shhhh’ no longer works! Here are 30 techniques from @edutopia to help bring down the noise level!
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Do your students need to practise asking questions in English? Onthesamepage ELT has this downloadable table, plus some fun lesson ideas that are a great help: #Grammar
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Do you have a class that just won't quieten down? Here are 30 techniques from @edutopia to help!
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This booklet is full of suggestions for warmers and fillers categorised by age and language level, and it includes complete instructions for how to use them in class. Download it here: Thanks @esBritish !
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Do you teach skimming and scanning skills to your students? Have you got any tips or activities you can share? #Reading
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When ‘shhhh’ no longer works! Here are 30 techniques from @edutopia to help bring down the noise level!
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It's #MotherLanguageDay today. Let's celebrate our L1s by sharing them in the comments 😎
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Here are ten tips to help you build students’ knowledge of new language. #Vocabulary #ESL #EFL
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Here’s a great resource for you and your students! A series of videos showing grammar being used in natural conversations. Each video includes a grammar explanation you can download, plus exercises to check that students can use the language correctly:
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These activities are designed to make students better readers. #Reading
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🎲 Do you play games in your classroom? If you do, you’ll find John Hughes’ blog post and downloadable worksheet: very useful to teach the language that students need.
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Do you have a noisy class? Here are 30 techniques from @edutopia to help bring down the noise level!
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Does the language we speak have an effect on how we think about the world? A great topic of discussion to explore with students!
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Activities and techniques to help students with their #writing skills.
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Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices.16 activities that you can use in class from @edutopia
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Happy #InternationalTeaDay ☕ Why not discuss the UK's favourite hot beverage with your B2 teen learners? Click the link in the video for a blogpost 'It's tea o'clock!' to get the discussion started.
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Does the language we speak have an effect on how we think about the world? A great topic of discussion to explore with students!
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If you ask students, ‘Do you understand?’, they are sure to answer ‘Yes’! With concept-checking questions, however, you’re much more likely to find out if they have really followed what you said.
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Tongue twisters are a fun way to brighten up your classes. Here are: 👉 a selection of tongue twisters: 👉 a fun tongue twister game: 👉 a free poster to download:
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33 ways to speak better English – without taking classes! Pass them onto your students! #ESL #EFL
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Are you preparing your students for English language exams? Here's a fun game to help them with word formation from Larissa's Language Studio.
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This free book provides various practical insights into the development of listening skills: #Listening #ESL #EFL
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⭐️ A real goldmine for teachers ⭐️ This booklet is full of warmers, icebreakers and fillers – all categorised by age and language level – and with complete instructions for how to use them in class. 👉 Download the PDF booklet here: Thanks @esBritish
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12 Must-See TED Talks for Teachers - practical and inspirational ideas to help you become a better teacher 🎓
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A handy chart to help you and your students with the tricky #pronunciation of ‘ough’.
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33 ways to speak better English – without taking classes! Pass them onto your students! #ESL #EFL
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Are your students reluctant to read in English? Try out these free graded reading activities. 📚 Every story or article comes at three different levels, so you can find the one that's right for them. Download the story texts and student worksheets here:
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Jeremy Harmer, the acclaimed teacher educator, writer, and speaker, delivered five live sessions last year at the British Council in Armenia. Here is your chance to watch the video recordings:
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Do your students find reading in English a challenge? Try our free graded reading activities. Every story or article comes at three different levels, so you can find the one that's right for them. Download them and their accompanying worksheets here:
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❤️ A real goldmine for teachers! ❤️ This booklet is full of warmers, icebreakers and fillers – categorised by age and language level – and with complete instructions for how to use them in class. 👉 Download it here: Thanks @esBritish !
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Try ‘Guess the word’! A simple #vocabulary game you can play with your students: #EFL #ESL
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A useful compilation of different graphic organisers. How to use them and where to find more examples:
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A compilation of classroom activities – with instructions – to help students of all ages and levels learn #vocabulary : #ELT #TEFL #TESOL
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How do you teach skimming and scanning skills to your students? Have you got any tips or activities you can share with us? #Reading
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Here are some no-prep #speaking activities to try with your students!
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This communicative activity prepares the class for #reading a text and encourages them to collaborate. 📘 You can find more suggestions for pre-, while and after reading activities here:
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Using music in the class doesn’t just have to mean doing a gap fill – here are some alternative ideas. 🎵🎧
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Interested in learning about different approaches to using new technology in the classroom? This free publication provides case studies and lesson ideas showing how new technology can be used imaginatively and effectively:
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This guide, written by key figures in the world of mLearning, will help you take advantage of the rising tide of possibilities created by mobile language learning. It’s free to download here:
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Brief descriptions of the product and process approaches to #writing . Which do you tend to use? 💥 Interested in finding out more? We have three videos showing how teachers put the process approach to writing into practice on our TeachingEnglish website:
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A free spinning wheel template for you to download from @tekhnologicblog . It can be used with: ▪ Student Names ▪ Questions ▪ Vocabulary Review ▪ Grammar Review ▪ Conversation Topics ▪ Conversation Prompts ▪ Role-play Scenarios
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Here’s a great resource for you and your students! A series of videos showing grammar being used in natural conversations. Each video includes a grammar explanation you can download, plus exercises to check that students can use the language correctly:
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Here’s a great resource for you and your students! A series of videos showing grammar being used in natural conversations. Each video includes a grammar explanation you can download, plus exercises to check that students can use the language correctly:
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These teaching tips and suggestions for class activities will help you make #grammar more fun for teens:
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Help your elementary learners improve their #writing with this guided activity. ✍️ Download the writing exercises, answers and template here:
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If you'd like to learn more about teaching #pronunciation , click the link in the video for details of our 'Understanding Pronunciation' self-access module.
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50-50 is a great quiz game for use in class and here's an excellent PowerPoint template from @tekhnologicblog :
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Six websites that can make our lives as teachers so much easier! Brought to you by @blogdecristina .
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Here are some #writing ideas to use in your classes #EFL #ESL
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Interested in learning about different approaches to using new technology in the classroom? ★ This free publication provides case studies and lesson ideas showing how new technology can be used imaginatively and effectively:
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❤️ Our favourite class games for teaching English ❤️ ❤️ We asked you to suggest your favourite class games – and here they are, all in one place! And you can still add more! ❤️ ❤️ Click here to see the collection
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Lesson plans and story notes for 12 stories from around the world! 📘 For each story there are a series of lesson plans with photocopiable activity sheets. Download the free publication here:
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Here's a handy chart to help you and your students with the tricky #pronunciation of ‘ough’.
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A real goldmine for teachers! This booklet is full of warmers, icebreakers and fillers – categorised by age and language level – and with complete instructions for how to use them in class. Download it here: Thanks @esBritish #ELT #TEFL #TESOL
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Here are some no-prep speaking activities to try with your students!
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An engaging, well-structured writing activity for pre-intermediate students to practise narrative tenses: #Grammar #Writing
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Do you use tongue-twisters in your classes? 👅 If you’re a fan, here’s a fun tongue twister game: , plus this free poster to download:
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What makes a great teacher? When we asked you this question last year, your response was amazing 👌🙏👌 Here are just a few of your suggestions – you can read all of them here Have you got any more to add?
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Do your students struggle to find the right words when they’re writing? @blogdecristina suggests a list of internet sites that will help them improve their written fluency and accuracy:
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This booklet is full of suggestions for warmers and fillers categorised by age and language level, and it includes complete instructions for how to use them in class. Download it here:
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A compilation of classroom activities to help students of all ages and levels learn #vocabulary :
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A compilation of classroom activities to help students of all ages and levels learn #vocabulary :
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Do you have a class that just won't quieten down? Here are 30 techniques from @edutopia to help!
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A FREE teacher development toolkit designed to help you create #assessment tasks at the #cefr level of your students. 💥 Download the toolkit here:
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This free publication will help you face the challenge of teaching learners remotely due to the Coronavirus crisis. It provides case studies and lesson activities suggesting how you can use new technology imaginatively and effectively. 👉 Download it here:
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A graphic that merges 21st century learning, modern digital and social spaces, and Bloom’s Taxonomy in one framework. Read about it and download the poster here:
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It’s so hard to write in a language that’s not your own! Here are some activities to make writing in English more appetising for students.
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Download a free copy of ‘Creativity in the English language classroom’ edited by Alan Maley and Nik Peachey:
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Happy #WorldTeachersDay 😀👨🏽‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫
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A real goldmine for teachers! This booklet is full of #warmers , #icebreakers and fillers – categorised by age and language level – and with complete instructions for how to use them in class. 💥 It’s free to download here: Thanks @esBritish
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Are your students reluctant to read in English? Try out these free graded #reading activities. 📚 Every #story or article comes at three different levels, so you can find the one that's right for them. Download the story texts and student worksheets here:
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You can find more great ideas for #classroom activities which involve #writing here: #ELT #TEFL #TESOL #teachingenglish
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Video series ⭐️ Teachers from around the world invite you into their classrooms to see how they approach teaching reading and writing. 👉 Access the videos and teachers' notes here: #ELT #TEFL #TESOL
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If you missed our first three webinars to help you get started with teaching online, you can now watch the recordings by following these links. 💻 Webinar 1: 💻 Webinar 2: 💻 Webinar 3:
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Here's a fun #game for practising 'make' and 'do' collocations from @TeachingGamesUK #ESL #EFL
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How do you teach skimming and scanning skills to your students? Have you got any tips or activities you can share with us?
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Create a more manageable #class . Select and agree on the rules you think are important with your students. ✨You can find more tips about class management here: #classroom #ELT #TEFL #TESOL
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Circle games are a great way to get the whole class interacting together! #Primary
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Are you a subject teacher who teaches in English or a language teacher who wants to focus on content that’s useful and relevant to students? If you are, you’ll find these ideas on how to teach #CLIL extremely helpful:
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If you're looking for simple readers for your students, check out this website! There are some great stories such as Sherlock Holmes, White Fang, Treasure Island and more. You have to register, but it's free!
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How do you teach skimming and scanning skills to your students? Have you got any tips or activities you can share with us?
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Did you know there are over 60 prepositions in English? 🔛 Here are five ways to get students learning and practising them:
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If you're looking to introduce your young learners to the works of #Shakespeare , check out our animated stories including #Macbeth , #Hamlet and many more. They come with downloadable resources for a great lesson 🎭
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Using music in the class doesn’t just have to mean doing a gap fill – here are some alternative ideas. 🎵🎧
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Ensuring everyone in the class is active and on track can be a challenge! Here are some ideas to keep your classes running smoothly.
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A great list of @YouTube channels that can help you brighten up class materials, project work or student self study.
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Some great advice from @TeachEngIndia . For more info and downloadable guides, check out the Technology for Teachers series: #edtech #CPD
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A great collection of games to use in class from @ENteaching101 !
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A great way to help your students practise the pronunciation of past tense -ED endings - a video with 12 songs!
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Here are Katherine Bilsborough’s tips for keeping lesson planning time to a minimum without lowering your teaching standards: Find more ideas on how to plan lessons effectively on our #freeonlinecourse : #FLsuccessfulLessons
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How to turn students' passive #vocabulary (words they know) into active vocabulary (words they can use). 6️⃣ Six easy-to-prepare and highly enjoyable class activities from @blogdecristina ​:
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Some adaptable and easy to prepare vocabulary games for the classroom!
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A handbook full of great class activities that have been tested out and adapted by primary teachers and their students. 💥 It is free to download here: @warwickuni @DelhiUniversity #Primary #ELT #TEFL #TESOL
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If you'd like to find out more about teaching online, sign up for our series of webinars starting 20 March:
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