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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: 'Dicey' questions

Students roll the dice to find out which question word to use.

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Imaginative materials: teaching with simple props: dice

Some of the most useful teaching props are the simplest. Most ELT teachers will have used dice at some time, perhaps when groups are playing a board game. Here are three ideas for more unusual uses of dice in class.

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Lesson Share: Pictures: Dialogue in music

This simple activity uses a piece of instrumental music to create a dialogue.

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Methodology: writing with linking devices: 'yet'

An article discussing the use of linking devices such as 'yet'

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Professional development: reflective teaching

A discussion on ways to improve teaching through systematic inquiry.

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Dream destinations

An American English worksheet to find the person who has the other half of your picture by describing your own picture. To write a description of a place.

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Exams: Describing how something works

Preparing students for the writing part 1 of the Academic IELTS exam.

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Phrasal verbs: Teaching phrasal verbs using equivalents and definitions

Many phrasal verbs can be said another way, and many learners of English tend to favour the non-phrasal verb equivalent. This often makes them sound formal. This lesson for intermediate-level students helps students learn – and practise – some phrasal verbs common in spoken English.

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Lesson Share: Team games: Vocabulary definitions game

This game is a good way of revising vocabulary from the previous lesson.

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Defamation

Students practise a range of different skills in relation to the topic of defamation.

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Lesson Share: Debates: Where to sit

The class attempts to reach a consensus on where everyone should sit.

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Methodology: dealing with shy students

An article offering advice on how to deal with shy students.

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School days

An American English worksheet to ask and answer questions and to complete a chart.

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Lesson Share: Dictations: A two day in five

A short dictation for listening and vocabulary building.

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It made my day!

An American English worksheet to create a story by completing sentences and inventing details.

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Lesson Share: Discussions: Important dates

Students ask and answer questions about six important dates.

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Lesson Share: Miscellaneous: Number crunching

A warmer / lesson filler involving making sentences from numbers.

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Useful objects crossword

An American English worksheet to write clues for a crossword and to complete it.

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Lesson Share: Teenagers: Noughts and crosses

A warmer/lesson filler activity to revise vocabulary from previous lessons in a fun, stress-free, game-like way.

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General: holiday English courses

Many teachers do summer work teaching on short intensive courses. Such courses often have more of a holiday atmosphere than normal classes and teachers may look for jollier, summery activities.