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• 11 things challenge

  By Pete on June 8, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Acknowledge the nominating blogger Sandy Millin nominated me to do this 11 things blog challenge the other day, so here it is! Share 11 random facts about yourself…

• 12 tips for writing TEFL lesson plans

  By Pete on May 25, 2016 • ( 20 )

  

  I recently took a CELTA extension course for teaching young learners. The course went well and I quite enjoyed writing formal lesson plans again. Tutors said that planning was my strength, which probably meant my teaching wasn’t that good! I’ve… Read More ›

• 10 useful websites for ELT

  By Pete on May 20, 2016 • ( 13 )

  

  A self-development task during my diploma last year asked me to list all the websites I found useful in my ELT practice. The document I created spanned about 6 pages – it could easily have been longer. I’m sure there’s… Read More ›

• Lesson idea: retelling a story in groups

  By Pete on May 9, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  Here’s a great group task for retelling a story. I came across it during the British Council summer school here in Bangkok. My teen group were doing activities based on the movie ‘Jumanji’, but this can work for any movie, fairytale,… Read More ›

• Top Tips: Teaching at UK summer schools

  By Pete on April 24, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Summer school season is nearly upon us! This is my favourite time of year – you get to work in some great locations around the UK, visit famous attractions and generally have a lot of fun! I’ll be missing out… Read More ›

• CELTA Lesson Frameworks

  By Pete on April 8, 2016 • ( 16 )

  

  I had a request last week from a reader who wanted to know more about lesson frameworks. I wrote about how useful they are a while back, but only gave one example. So, I’ve dug out my excellent CELTA handbook… Read More ›

• Perceptions of the DipTESOL

  By Pete on March 31, 2016 • ( 22 )

  

  If you’re about to finish the Trinity DipTESOL, prepare yourself. You’ll soon have one of the most poorly understood qualifications in ELT. I finished mine in late 2014. Since then, I’ve had 3 different DELTA-qualified teachers suggest that my next… Read More ›

• Interview: James Prior from TEFLPA

  By Pete on February 24, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  I received an email last week promoting a new site called TEFLPA. The creator, James Prior, agreed to an interview about the new product. I’ve never taught privately, but for those who do it sounds like this could be a… Read More ›

• 5 great tips for new teachers

  By Pete on February 17, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Here’s a fantastic guest post from Michael Walker, who currently teaches at a university in South Korea. He offers some great tips for teachers who are just starting out. Thanks Michael! Smile There is an old piece of teaching advice… Read More ›

• Lesson idea: Star Wars crawl creator

  By Pete on February 13, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  I got so excited about this that I had to post it up! I found this site today where you can create your own version of the Star Wars intro! It looks like this, and you can find it here…… Read More ›