The plum tree
To my dad, who never stopped fighting, and saving. It was a chilly spring morning. The weather was playing around again, leaving little choice and few sunny sparkles. The pain in Jacob’s leg was constant, dull and exasperating, taking his breath away at times and rushing his thoughts somewhere far from the cloudy morning and…
Teaching as a pot of soup…meant to be shared.
Photo by wal_172619 Teaching is probably the most psychologically and spiritually rewarding activity ever. First of all, sharing ideas, knowledge with someone, whether it’s an adult or a child, we generously hand this person something that might eventually or almost immediately create a better, more successful and, above all, happier person. Moreover, teachers have enormous…
Futurelearn – Understanding IELTS: Speaking
One more excellent course from the British Council. If you’re not familiar with the Speaking parts in the IELTS exam, that’s the right place to start. This course dwells upon each of the three parts, one part per week. It gives us the opportunity to watch real students do the exam, followed by the educator’s…
Countable and Uncountable nouns
Some useful links here: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-grammar/countable-uncountable-nouns http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-to-pre-intermediate/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-1 http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-to-pre-intermediate/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-2 https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file09/grammar09_a01?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file09/grammar09_a02?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file09/grammar09_b01?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file09/grammar09_b02?cc=pt&selLanguage=pt https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CLzEsX9DgyQR9syVmiY9AUVdGQoStwgch3ysh3HQro0/edit?usp=sharing
Unscramble
After covering a grammar topic, for instance, Present Simple, prepare some sentences (about 10), and mix the words up in them. Display these sentences using an interactive whiteboard, a projector, a flipboard or just a whiteboard. The students work individually / in pairs / in small groups to unscramble the sentences. For example: like Ben…
Survey
When studying a vocabulary topic, for instance, Sports or Food, ask students to prepare a survey table (example below) of 4-5 questions for their peers. The example below is related to the Topic of Food, and practises the question Do you like…? – Yes, I do / No, I don’t. Name / Food tomatoes chicken…
Futurelearn – Understanding IELTS: Reading
Whether you are a student or a teacher preparing students for the IELTS exam, this programme (Understanding IELTS) is a great aid, an easy way to find out all the basics of the test in a relatively short time. The course is divided into three themes, each a week long: 1. The skills you need…