vocabulary

Some regular EAL activities

By Pete on November 14, 2021 • ( 3 )

Here are few things I do / use in my EAL practice that didn’t feature much (if at all) when I worked at the British Council. I’m just sharing for general interest and it’s actually been prompted by some of… Read More ›

Wordwall assignments

By Pete on January 29, 2021 • ( 0 )

Yes, another Wordwall post. No, I’m not on commission. It’s just a great tool. I forgot to mention the ‘Set Assignments’ feature in my previous posts. It’s a really useful diagnostic tool. Make your game. Click to share it and… Read More ›

Bad teaching

By Pete on November 18, 2020 • ( 7 )

A ramble from last year. Just came across it again. Ha! When I re-read it I thought, ‘actually Pete, it was pretty bad teaching! What were you on about?!’ Meh. I don’t just post the good. Enjoy. I’m such a… Read More ›

Varjak Paw Kahoot! (EAL)

By Pete on October 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

Here are a couple of game-based resources you could use for EAL learners reading Varjak Paw. Our Year 4 students have really enjoyed the book (I did too, although I didn’t like the ending!). Anyhow, here’s a Kahoot! to play… Read More ›

Wordwall with young learners

By Pete on January 29, 2020 • ( 1 )

I wrote an overview of Wordwall last year. Here’s a more practical example of how I actually use Wordwall, rather than just as a load of games… Well, still as a load of games actually, just in a more purposeful… Read More ›

Game review: Play for the Planet (ELi Publishing)

By Pete on August 27, 2019 • ( 1 )

Here’s another resource from the giant box I was sent from ELi publishing. I saved reviewing this one until I actually had a good reason to try it out. My teens are studying the natural world / the environment at… Read More ›

Wordwall for ELT vocabulary games

By Pete on July 28, 2019 • ( 4 )

Wordwall is a recent find for me. I heard about it during this webinar on gamifying learning, which was quite interesting. I’ve since mentioned it to various colleagues, and the typical response has been ‘oh yeah, Wordwall, that’s pretty good’…. Read More ›