All Advanced articles – Page 51

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Teaching approaches: total physical response

A discussion of the Total Physical Response approach to language teaching.

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Teaching approaches: translation as a language learning tool

An article discussing the benefits of translation as a language learning tool.

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Methodology: the natural approach

Practical advice on The Natural Approach and how to use it in the ELT classroom.

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Anything's possible

An American English worksheet to complete some sentences as if you were your partner.

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Lesson Share: Discussions: One minute, any topic (any time)!

This is an all-time favourite among the students I've taught over the years as it energizes students and enables students to practise listening and speaking.

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ESOL support: Questions and answers

Chris Speck gives tips and advice on how to teach ESOL adults to read and write.

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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Don't answer back

I got this idea from a quiz show on a radio programme last year. It guarantees confusion and lots of laughter in the classroom, perfect for teenagers.

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Skills: teaching English using anecdotes

Learners are often keen to hear stories about the teacher's life (even if they are not 100% true!). Here are some ideas for creating richer, more varied personal anecdotes.

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Lesson Share: Team games: Anagram race

An exercise which involves making short words out of a longer word.

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The grass is always greener

An American English worksheet to write sentences about things you regret about your present state.

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Lesson Share: Team games: The alphabet code

This activity is an excellent way to revise vocabulary or build up a new lexical set.

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Alphabet game

An American English worksheet to play a word game by following instructions and doing forfeits when the rules are broken.

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Skills: bringing dialogues alive

You can find short dialogues in many course books. How can you exploit these scripts and get them to come alive?

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British English: AIDS – worksheet and teacher's notes

To highlight some of the metaphors in English that surround the treatment of diseases like AIDS and cancer.

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Agencies

Students practise a range of different skills in relation to agencies.

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One-to-one lessons: After a holiday

In this lesson, Lindsay Clandfield provides some tips and ideas for a lesson with a one-to-one student after a long break (e.g. a summer vaction).

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Grammar: affixes

An article offering advice and suggestions on how to teach affixes in a contextualized way.

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Lesson Share: Pictures: Sounds like good advice

An exercise which uses sound effects as the basis for providing advice for problems.

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Advice on Teaching English spelling

An article offering suggestions for teaching English spelling from Pauline Taylor.

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Advertising campaign

An American English worksheet to write and present a radio advertisement and to guess what products are being advertised.