All Beginner articles – Page 29

Article

True or false?

A British English worksheet to write true and false sentences about likes and dislikes and to guess a partner's true and false sentences.

Article

Imaginative materials: fab phone features

Mobile phones have many features and can provide great opportunities for activities. Here are a few ideas to get the most out mobiles in lessons.

Article

Pronunciation exercises: Starter/beginner

Pronunciation exercises for zero beginner and false beginner students.

Article

Everything we know

A British English worksheet to play a board game by giving personal information about one another.

Article

Minimal resources: Everyday objects

Jonathan Marks gives us some ideas for activities that make use of everyday objects that people carry around with them.

Article

Skills: responding to real-life events

When there is a tragic event in the world teachers often feel the need to address it in some way in classroom time. Finding a way to do this appropriately and sensitively can sometimes be hard. Help is here.

Article

ESOL support: IT in ESOL

Tips and suggestions for using IT in the ESOL classroom.

Article

Methodology: fossilized errors

Suggestions to help students overcome fossilized errors.

Article

Minimal resources: The immediate environment

Scott Thornbury offers some valuable tips and ideas for using your immediate environment to make imaginative language lessons.

Article

Grammar and vocabulary: seven ways to help students enjoy grammar

Seven suggestions of ways to help students enjoy grammar.

Article

Methodology: teaching English word order

An article discussing English word order and possible teaching solutions.

Article

Methodology: stress patterns in English

An article discussing English stress pattern rules and how to teach them.

Article

Methodology: using video in English teaching

Advice and suggestions on how to use video in English teaching.

Article

General: teaching English one-to-one

Long one-to-one lessons can sometimes be exhausting for both teacher and learner. Here are some ideas for keeping them fresh.

Article

Imaginative materials: teaching English using timetables

Printed train or bus timetables are often available as free leaflets or can be downloaded and printed from the internet. This simple resource can be used in a number of ways.

Article

Imaginative materials: using movies to teach English

Most students enjoy watching a good movie, whether at the cinema or on TV. Here are a few ideas for making use of their interest and knowledge to create some unusual activities.

Article

Skills: telephoning in English

For many learners using the telephone in English is a particularly nerve-wracking experience. As well as all the standard "telephone phrases" learners need strategies for getting a failing interaction to work. Here are some ideas for confidence-building in class.

Article

Skills: teaching English intonation

Many teachers find intonation difficult to teach. As a result they may avoid it. But intonation can be fun to work with - and it can make other language areas such as grammar easier to teach. Here are some ideas.

Article

Skills: teaching listening in English

Modern coursebooks provide some excellent recorded material, but it can be exciting to supplement this with more unusual sources of listening work. Here are some ideas.

Article

Vocabulary: plural noun endings

Rules for the use of /s/, /z/ or /IZ/ as the ending for plural nouns.