More and more organizations operate across national boundaries involving an increasing number of people with different cultural backgrounds. Diversity in the workplace brings potential benefits, as well as potential conflicts for business owners to manage. Students who work in international companies often talk about the difficulties they face while working with their colleagues from other...
Рубрика: Teaching English as a second or foreign language
Movie club: Imposters (pre-intermediate)
Sometimes it’s difficult to find authentic materials for students of low levels, especially when they ask for TV series or movie recommendations. ‘Imposters’ is an American dark comedy television series that is perfect for Pre-intermediate students. The show premiered in 2017 so the chance that your students haven’t watched it yet is high. The series...
Dictionary activities for online students
A dictionary is one of the most important tools while learning a language. There is a tremendous amount of information in a good learner’s dictionary: definitions, collocations, connotations, examples and so on. Unfortunately, not all students value dictionaries and opt for using Google Translate. Helping students tap into that information efficiently is one of the...
Travelling (worksheet for teens)
This lesson is aimed at introducing vocabulary on the topic “Travelling” to kids 12-13 years old. Here they learn and practise new vocabulary, work on their pronunciation skills, enhance their reading, listening and speaking abilities. Age: 12-13 Level: Pre-Intermediate Time: 50 mins Lesson type: vocabulary, reading, listening, and speaking Number of students: 1 – 8...
What makes an ideal teacher for teenagers
You would probably agree with me that teenagers are a quite challenging lot to handle. It’s the time in a person’s life when they are trying to figure out who they are, resisting and fighting against the accepted, trying to challenge everybody and everything and driving adults crazy. Luckily, you have just a couple at...
How to control homework completion in online classes
Homework completion has been quite a challenge back in the days of face to face teaching let alone in this new reality we are all living through. How many times have you asked yourself of “How do I make sure my students are ready for homework and they comply with the deadlines?” Well, let’s look...
Cyberbullying. English lesson for teens
In the twenty-first century, we are supposed to teach our students global skills and some skills that they will be able to use practically in an ever-so-changing world. These skills, in particular, are knowing how to behave and how to treat others on social networks. This worksheet is designed to help your teenagers learn more...
Emergent language and how to work with it
When we teach, we mainly build our lessons around target language. Target language is the language points that the teacher or coursebook has decided beforehand will be learnt in the lesson and which form the main aims of the lesson. However, such approach to coursebuilding has been criticized quite a lot. Why should someone decide...
Spring (worksheet for preschoolers)
This lesson is aimed at introducing vocabulary on the topic “Spring” to kids 5-6 years old getting them to work on their pronunciation and developing their thinking abilities. If necessary, translate the instructions. Age: 5-6 Level: beginner Time: 30 mins Lesson type: vocabulary, listening, and speaking Number of students: 1 – 8 Materials: Worksheet Speaking...
What do you know about Easter celebrations around the world? (test)
Though Easter is a religious holiday, its celebration differs greatly from country to country. While decorating eggs is one of the key ingredients of the feast, there are far more fascinating traditions around the world. Let’s have a look at some of these incredible customs and check how much you know about the Easter...