All Upper-Intermediate articles – Page 63
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Lesson Share: Exchanging information: Mystery guest
The idea for this activity came from an old game show. It is important to note that it can only be done at the very beginning of the first class in a new group. It is essential that the students do not know each other.
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Exams: A recipe for success
The aim of this lesson is to get the students to describe how to make a dish from their country. It practises using sequencing words, imperatives and food vocabulary.
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Exams: FCE exam speaking practice
To practise part one of the First Certificate speaking exam. Highlights and works on persistent errors in students' oral work.
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ArticleMinimal resources: Everyday objects
Jonathan Marks gives us some ideas for activities that make use of everyday objects that people carry around with them.
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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.
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Minimal resources: The immediate environment
Scott Thornbury offers some valuable tips and ideas for using your immediate environment to make imaginative language lessons.
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Enough and plenty
A British English worksheet to complete activities using the correct adjectives of quantity.
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Grammar and vocabulary: seven ways to help students enjoy grammar
Seven suggestions of ways to help students enjoy grammar.
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Lesson Share: Miscellaneous: English I've liked
This is particularly good for learners who arrive for a lesson in a hurry and full of other concerns, and benefit from having a few quiet moments to switch into English and re-establish a positive attitude towards the language.
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Methodology: teaching English word order
An article discussing English word order and possible teaching solutions.
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Methodology: stress patterns in English
An article discussing English stress pattern rules and how to teach them.
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Methodology: using video in English teaching
Advice and suggestions on how to use video in English teaching.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.