This is one in a series of posts in which I look back on 10 years of blogging and reflect on posts from the past. 10 years ago I wrote this post in which I pontificated on the amazing productivity … Continue reading Reflections on… How do they get time?
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Mystery Objects
In this warmer, you are encouraging the students to be a bit rebellious and break the rules! Procedure (slide 2) Show the class the first example and ask them to tell you what has happened (a student has drawn a … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Coursebook Creativity Warmer
This is one in a series of posts in which I look back on 10 years of blogging and reflect on posts from the past. In my last post, I reflected back on one of the most popular posts I’ve … Continue reading Reflections on… Teaching Like Mike Leigh?
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Yes/No Cards
In this game, the students ask to reveal the parts of the picture and guess the place until the first one gets it right. It’s a great warmer for a class about famous landmarks around the world. Be careful with … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Where In The World Am I? Game
Here’s a useful website that I came across the other day that I thought was perfect for reviewing IELTS task 1 language, specifically describing and comparing trends. Storyline is a game designed to see how well you can guess various … Continue reading IELTS Writing Task 1 Review Activity: Storyline
(Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas was an idea originally conceived by Sandy Millin, and shared on her blog of the same name. In her words… I will post a prompt for you to exercise your teaching muscles by making suggestions on … Continue reading (Almost) Infinite ELT Ideas: Maps
I’m a big fan of putting up posters in the classroom, at I was until I used to be until I started teaching privately and I’m not sure covering my living room in paper is the way forward! But if … Continue reading Download Of The Month: Conditionals Poster
This is one in a series of posts in which I look back on 10 years of blogging and reflect on posts from the past. Back on October 16th, one day after I was celebrating my blog’s tenth anniversary, Philip … Continue reading Reflections On… Fake News
