All Beginner articles – Page 30
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Vocabulary: plural noun endings
Rules for the use of /s/, /z/ or /IZ/ as the ending for plural nouns.
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Imaginative materials: teaching resources: sound effects
Sound-effect CDs are an exciting teaching resource. These are recordings that have hardly any words on - but instead contain a sequence of noises such as crashes, bumps, bangs, whistles, screams etc. Here are some ideas for using sound-effects in the classroom.
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Skills: teaching resources: sound effects
Sound-effect CDs are an exciting teaching resource. These are recordings that have hardly any words on - but instead contain a sequence of noises such as crashes, bumps, bangs, whistles, screams etc. Here are some ideas for using sound-effects in the classroom.
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Minimal resources: Drilling
Philip Kerr gives us some useful tips and ideas for using drilling in the classroom.
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A dream house
A British English worksheet to look at a picture of a house for a short time and to memorize as many details as possible.
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Students who don't want to write
An article discussing ways to overcome the problem of students who don't want to write.
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Food and drink dominoes
A British English worksheet to play a game of dominoes by matching quantity and container words with food and drink.
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Skills: whole-class discussions in English
Have you ever tried a whole-class discussion and, instead of speaking to each other, the learners direct all comments to you? How can you get more student-student interaction in such activities?
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Minimal resources: Role-plays and discussion
Scott Thornbury gives us some imaginative tips and ideas for using role-plays in lessons.
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Directions
A British English worksheet to ask for and give directions to different places on a map.
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Skills: dictation for teaching English
Traditional dictation - where the teacher reads a text aloud and the learners must write it down accurately - is often quite unpopular with learners. It can feel like an unfair test. Could we make it more enjoyable and useful?
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Methodology: using dictation in English language teaching
An article discussing the role of dictation in English language teaching.
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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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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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Methodology: dealing with shy students
An article offering advice on how to deal with shy students.
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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.