I think it hit home about five minutes before the lesson: ‘Am I really going to base a 30 minute activity around this bottle of murky water? Surely this can’t work…’ Most of the activities I’ve tried from ‘Teaching Grammar… Read More ›
Month: February 2017
What I learnt from my first TESOL conference
Finally, some time to reflect on CamTESOL, which was held on 18-19 February. It was my first ever teaching conference (both attending and presenting), so thought I’d jot down a few reflections. Presenting is tough but rewarding… Teaching and presenting… Read More ›
Lesson ideas: football and conditionals
Looking for a way to teach/review conditionals? A former colleague at LTC Eastbourne (cheers Angel) told me that football was his ‘go to’ topic for conditional structures… Show the students a league table (or part of it): source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/football Use actual… Read More ›
Supporting young learners
Young learner classes at our school are mostly organised by age. This means there can be quite a range of abilities, and differentiation* is an important part of planning. I generally find that our materials can be a bit on… Read More ›
ELT Planning 