Articles on Teaching English (Page 4)

Some tips on checking if you have got the use of warmers and fillers just right, and what you can do about it if you haven't.

What to do when the demands of the student and the person paying for the classes clash

Some ways of spotting if you have been able to draw the fine line between too much pairwork and not enough, and ways of planning lessons that include whatever you decide is the perfect amount

A checklist for English conversation schools if you're teaching kids for the first time

Factors to include and think about when planning your first pre-school English class

This article gives some tips to make sure you are prepared and are able to go into your first preschool English class with the confidence of knowing that you are really ready.

How to start the new school year teaching IELTS classes

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