I was asked on my FB page where I find good videos for class. I stumble upon them now and then (like here, thanks Lana), but I also find these sources pretty useful. Hope this helps!
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Lesson idea: introducing recipes and cooking
Here’s a simple idea for introducing recipes. Put these QR codes up around the room:
Pronunciation articles for DipTESOL students
I’m trying to persuade our DipTESOL students to engage with some pronunciation-related research. I’ve hand-picked these five articles for their relevance to our context (well, the last one is more general), and I’ll be sharing them with our candidates this… Read More ›
Insight into a synthetic syllabus
Views are my own in this post. I teach from a synthetic syllabus at my school and the following attributes are true of it…
My tree octopus fake news fail
Here’s one of my favourite things to write about – things that didn’t work! This is a request for ideas from Teacher James and others.
Book review: Stories Without End
Alphabet Publishing recently sent me a copy of Stories Without End by Taylor Sapp. Here’s a review and a bit about how I used the book…
Twist on a classic: Harry the Hippo
A nod to TESOLTOOLBOX here… Harry the Hippo is a fun guessing game to use in the class. It can be adapted for practicing various grammar structures. I can’t remember where I first played the game or who taught it… Read More ›
DipTESOL review quizzes on Sporcle
Apps like Quizlet are full of good study sets for the DipTESOL course. Check out what’s on offer by clicking here (including a list by Martin Cooke, who I know reads this blog). Rather than add more to this, I… Read More ›
Dip Tip: Phonology review quiz on PlayBuzz
I’ve had a few emails from people studying the DipTESOL saying that my old review quizzes have disappeared! Turns out that Qzzr is now a ‘paid for’ site. Boooo! I’ve been working on alternatives. Here is a phonology review quiz… Read More ›
Lesson idea: Kahoot! for word stress
Just a quick idea for using Kahoot! here. I found I was using it for the same purposes – grammar meaning/form checking, gap fills, consolidation at end of lesson, etc. I wanted to branch out. Turns out it works well… Read More ›
ELT Planning 