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Lesson Share: Vocabulary: Grammar scattergories

In this exercise students come up with different words for grammar categories.

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Grammar: 'unless' and 'if'

An article explaining the difference in meaning between if and unless in conditional sentences.

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Grammar: 'them' and 'they'

An explanation of the use of them and they in different contexts.

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Grammar: modal verbs may and might

An article explaining the difference between the modal verbs may and might.

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Grammar: word order in passive questions

An article offering an explanation and teaching suggestions on word order in passive questions.

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Grammar: the verb 'to be'

A discussion answer to the question "what is the verb 'to be'?"

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Grammar: regular and irregular verbs

Practical suggestions for teaching regular and irregular verbs.

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Grammar: teaching the modals 'ought to', 'should', 'must' and 'have to'.

Suggestions for teaching the modals ought to, should, must and have to when talking about suggestion or advice.

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Grammar: practising the present and past simple tenses

Imaginative suggestions for teaching the present and past simple tenses to children.

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Grammar: reporting verb patterns

A discussion and teaching suggestions for reporting verb patterns.

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Methodology: the grammar translation method

A discussion on the use of the grammar translation method in English teaching.

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Grammar and vocabulary: teaching and learning idioms

A discussion and useful techniques for learning and teaching idioms.

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Minimal resources: Photocopy-free grammar practice

Scott Thornbury gives us some tips and ideas for grammar activities that don’t require any photocopying.

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Grammar: reviewing the present simple

Present simple for habits and routines is a frequently taught item. Here are some new ways of teaching these familiar items.

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Grammar: an 'A' or 'The'

Choosing the correct article - “a” “an” “the” or Ø (zero article) – is, for many students, an ongoing problem all the way from beginner to advanced classes. Here are a few quick ideas for practising them at lower levels.

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Teenagers: Grammar

Grammar is a word that often freezes the hearts of students and teachers alike. Here are some fresh approaches.

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Teenagers: Grammar: Grammar practice

Some useful ideas to get your students to practise their grammar.

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Teenagers: Songs: Songs and grammar

Ideas for using songs to teach grammar.

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Skills: graded readers

Reading a novel is essentially a private, personal activity – but it can still provide useful classroom work . Here are some ideas for working with graded readers in class.

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Have you got it?

A British English worksheet to find out what people in the class have got by asking and answering questions.