Articles on Teaching English (Page 4)

How to start the new school year when teaching very young learners

Useful phrases to end ESL classes

This list could be useful for talking or writing about classes that are shared (e.g. between an Assistant Language Teacher and the regular classroom teacher), for writing handover notes, and for job interviews and initiation periods.

Classroom language and tips for teaching texts

Activities to teach past tenses using video

Ways of practising the present simple and continuous with video

A selection of ideas for using video to teach specific grammar points and language skills

The big list of useful classroom language when teaching pronunciation

Video tasks that can be used when practising future tenses and conditionals

Activities to teach football vocabulary so students understand English language World Cup sources such as TV commentary and news reports, and activities using the World Cup to teach language unconnected to football

Useful Classroom Language for making things in class

Useful classroom language for teachers for finishing classes

Interesting activities and topics about prehistory and ancient history for ESL classes

Activities for history projects in the ESL classroom

The advantages and disadvantages of eliciting in the EFL classroom… and how to exploit them

Why did my foolproof activity just fail with that class? … and how to make sure it works again next time.

Useful classroom language for teachers for doing listenings

Useful classroom language for teachers while using the board

Useful classroom language for ESL teachers for starting lessons

What you should do before teaching an EFL exam class for the first time.

Using students' first languages in the classroom

Error correction in the EFL classroom

A look at dictionaries in the classroom

Students are often less keen on pairwork than their teachers

A look at a common and frustrating issue