All Professional Development articles – Page 40

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    Phrase of the week: to pull someone's leg

    Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to pull someone's leg.

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    Phrase of the week: to know the ropes

    Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to know the ropes.

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    Phrasal verbs: Introduction

    How should you approach teaching phrasal verbs? Lindsay Clandfield explains what phrasal verbs are and gives some practical teaching advice.

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    Lesson Share: The honeymoon is over

    In her third diary entry, Willow Vanderbosch reminisces about her first days on the islands.

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    Lesson Share: Yo, Ho Me Hearties!

    In her fourth diary entry, Willow Vanderbosch writes about an unusual teaching and testing situation.

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    Lesson Share: Grrr! I'm a tiger

    In her first diary entry, teacher Willow Vanderbosch gets active when teaching her beginner class.

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    Phrase of the week: I heard it through the grapevine

    Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase I heard it through the grapevine.

  • Photo that suggests the concept of task-based learning. If this is too abstract, photo that illustrates the concept of doing a learning task.
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    Grammar teaching: Task-based grammar teaching

    Lindsay Clandfield discusses task-based grammar teaching and provides a lesson plan based on this methodology which teaches the grammar point used to.

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    Lesson Share: Second-hand goods

    In her first diary entry, Amthal Karim talks about the trials andf tribulations of teaching must and mustn't  along with the topic of buying and selling.

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    Phrasal verbs: I'm going to let you in on a little secret

    Another way of teaching phrasal verbs is by teaching a thematic 'set' of phrasal verbs. This lesson presents a set of nine phrasal verbs, all connected to the theme of giving and obtaining information. There is a recognition based activity, followed by a speaking activity to incorporate the phrasal verbs into use.

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    Phrase of the week: to get the sack

    Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to get the sack.

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    Phrase of the week: to get off scot free

    Tim Bowen sheds some light on the origins and definition of the phrase to get off scot free.

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    Festivals: Good Friday

    Good Friday is the Friday before Easter and commemorates the day Jesus was crucified. Good Friday is a day of mourning in church when Christians remember the suffering and death of Jesus on the cross. In some countries people act out the crucifixion and special processions take place.

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    Festivals: Palm Sunday

    Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week (the week leading up to Easter and the resurrection of Jesus). During Holy Week, Christians remember the last week of Jesus' life. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, accompanied by his disciples. He was greeted by a crowd of worshippers, who ...

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    Festivals: La Tomatina

    At the end of August in the town of Buñol near Valencia in Spain, the locals celebrate their patron saint, San Luis Bertràn and the Virgin Mary. During the week of the festival, there are paella-cooking contests, parades, music, dancing and fireworks. La Tomatina is the highlight of the festival ...

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    Festivals: Olympic Games

    The first Olympic Games took place in ancient Greece and was said to have been held in 776 BC. The object of the Games was to develop benchmarks of human creativity and excellence. Over the centuries, the Games highlighted extraordinary achievements and soon became the stage for noble competition and ...

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    Festivals: Vasant Panchami

    Vasant Panchami is a festival widely celebrated in India and throughout other Hindu communities around the world. Vasant Panchami is dedicated to Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge and learning. Vasant Panchami occurs on the fifth lunar day of the month of Magh. In India, schools are closed for the ...

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    Festivals: Shrove Tuesday

    Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the Christian period of Lent, a time of abstinence when people give things up.

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    Festivals: Obon

    This is a major Buddhist festival in Japan's calendar and takes place for three days every summer. It is believed that the spirits of ancestors visit their relatives during the midsummer. Welcoming fires, known as 'mukaebi', or lanterns are lit at the beginning of the festival to guide the ...