All Elementary articles – Page 59

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What did you have for dinner last night?

An American English worksheet to practice using the past simple in yes/no questions and information questions.

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Spot the differences

An American English worksheet to find ten differences between two pictures by asking and answering questions.

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Spot the differences

A British English worksheet to find ten differences between two pictures by asking and answering questions.

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Spot the difference

An American English worksheet to practice asking and answering questions with is there/are there, there is/there are.

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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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Lesson Share: Miscellaneous: Number crunching

A warmer / lesson filler involving making sentences from numbers.

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Verb crossword

A British English worksheet to complete the crossword by filling in the correct verbs.

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Crossword

An American English worksheet to write clues for a crossword and to complete it.

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I'd like an ice cream, please

A British English worksheet to speak to as many partners as possible, asking what people would like and making polite requests.

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I'd like some ice cream, please

An American English worksheet to speak to as many partners as possible, asking what people would like and making polite requests.

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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.

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General: teaching with coursebooks

If your relationship with your coursebook is going a little stale, here are a baker’s dozen of ideas to inspire and provoke you.

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Cooperative crossword

An American English worksheet to practice defining and describing places in the city.

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General: controlling lesson time

It can feel unsatisfactory to suddenly rush an activity at the end of a lesson. Here are some strategies for taking control of time and shortening over-long stages.

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Continuous Professional Development

A discussion on ways to maintain continuous professional development.