All Article articles – Page 215
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Grammar and vocabulary: learning vocabulary - connecting form and meaning
A discussion on learning vocabulary and the difficulties of connecting form and meaning.
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Professional development: teacher development and confidence
Advice and suggestions on how teachers can improve their personal development and confidence.
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Grammar: teaching conditionals
An article talking about confusion with conditionals and the phrasal verb to put off.
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Grammar: teaching conditionals
Conditional structures that begin If + present tense offer lots of possibilities for interesting tasks, presentations or practice activities. Here are a few ideas.
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Conditional dominoes
A British English worksheet to play a game of dominoes by matching two halves of a conditional sentence.
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Conditional dominoes
An American English worksheet to play a game of dominoes by matching two halves of a conditional sentence.
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Vocabulary: concord: my favourite fruit is/ are....
An explanation and advice on teaching subject - verb agreement.
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Imaginative materials: using computers to teach English
Mulitmedia presentation programs (e.g. Microsoft PowerPoint) are a good way of storing and showing images and text in unusual ways – as a high-tech slide show. Here are some teaching ideas, all suitable for classrooms with only a single computer.
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Teenagers: Writing: Linking and structuring compositions
Using pictures to focus on a logical sequence of events.
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Functional language: Giving a compliment
Reviewing and extending positive adjectives, giving and receiving compliments. Students discuss when it is appropriate to give compliments in their culture.
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Lesson Share: Energizers: More complex 'Simon Says'
A higher level adaptation of a well-known game.
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Complete the titles
A British English worksheet to use the words in the boxes to complete the titles of the films.
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Complete the jokes
This worksheet contains six jokes to complete by filling in the missing words and punchline, and a host of other jokes and proverbs to read and say.
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Writing skills: Letter of complaint
To encourage the use of phrases which express attitude and emotion in a factual letter.
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Grammar: two-syllable comparatives
An article discussing the usage of comparative and superlative forms of two-syllable adjectives.
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Grammar: teaching comparatives in English
Coursebook lessons on comparative forms often ask students to make random comparisons between things for no obvious reason. Here are some typical real-life contexts when we are genuinely likely to compare.
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Marketing: Company websites
Students expand and practise the vocabulary associated with corporate websites
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Your company
To ask and answer questions about the students' jobs, the company they work for and what their company produces.