In this lesson, students learn new vocabulary on the topic of «Christmas», practise reading and speaking skills in the context of «Christmas in the United Kingdom». Age: 13+ Level: Pre-intermediate Time: 50 min. Lesson type: Vocabulary, Reading, Listening, and Speaking Number of Students: 1-8 Materials: a worksheet YouTube video Christmas is in the air (a worksheet)...
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What Christmas is really about
In this festive lesson students will discuss the Spirit, values and traditions of Christmas. They will debate about whether Christmas has become too commercialised these days and practice showing appreciation for Christmas gifts. Students will practise all of the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Age: adults and teenagers Level: Intermediate + Time: 50...
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The SMILE approach
“Smile? What do you mean? What kind of approach is that? Is it about psychology?” Well, kind of. This is an approach to teaching (very) young learners. It is developed by Günter Gerngross and Herbert Puchta and is based on the findings in research in cognitive psychology. What does it mean…SMILE? Skill-oriented learning. Multi-sensory learner motivation....
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Cultural Awareness
Our world is becoming more and more globalized. It means that we are living in one community with a great number of connections between people from various countries and cultures. Our adult students look for a job abroad and children look forward to entering foreign universities. We as teachers should always bare this globalism in...
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Christmas activities «Santa Claus is coming to town»
Christmas is coming! That’s the time when teachers are usually super busy. But what about creating a holiday mood? Here we have collected some ideas you can use with different levels of students from kids to adults in your lessons. Click on different parts in the picture and do a task or two every lesson...
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An Introduction to Lexical Approach
What is the best and the most effective way to teach languages? There are so many approaches and techniques: Grammar-translation Approach, Natural approach, Communicative Approach, Lexical Approach, etc. In this article, we will explore the principles and implications of the lexical approach. What is Lexical Approach? The term “lexical approach” was introduced in 1993 by...
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Speaking in TOEFL IBT
Speaking is often the most stressful part of a language test. Not only does a candidate have to think on their feet, jump from topic to topic, control their accuracy, make sure they use a range of grammar structures and vocabulary, but also interact with the invigilator/examiner and sometimes a partner. On the other hand,...
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How to form questions in English?
Students usually form positive sentences with a correct word order easier than question sentences. They often confuse the word order especially in special questions irrespective of tense forms. Here are some exercises you can use to practise question forming both in written and oral forms. The tasks are suitable for all levels. Task 1 Prepare...
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Teach Past tenses using songs
Here is a list of songs that can be used to practice Past tenses. How lyrics can be used in the lesson? to present the topic; to practise new target grammar; to revise the grammar structure. If you want to use our worksheets for higher levels, upgrade the task. The worksheet contains lyrics with target...
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How to motivate students to read at home
Do your students like reading at home? Do they read books, article, news in English? How often do they read in English just for pleasure? Nowadays, the biggest challenge for teachers is not simply making students read but getting them to enjoy it too. In this article, you will find ideas on how to implement...