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Interesting and unusual speaking activity

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Richard Ingate

Here is a link to an article by SVETLANA KANDYBOVICH that gives an interesting way of doing speaking in class.

square speaking

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Evaluating materials

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Richard Ingate

Interesting post from Scott Thornbury on the above topic:

https://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/s-is-for-sla/#comments

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Another fine story

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Richard Ingate

Link to a site with great short stories adapted for efl learners. Some preparation needed as there are no questions with the stories.

EFL shorts

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Shakespeare lesson plan

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Richard Ingate

Here is a link to a great British Council page with a downloadable literature lesson and presentation practice.

Great Literature

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Dogme teacher trainers where are you?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Richard Ingate

An article about dogme teacher trainers, or rather the surprising lack of them after 15 years of dogme

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Dogme : Teaching unplugged

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Class blogs

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Richard Ingate

bloggingFrom time to time I have used shared blogs with classes. I have had mixed results, to be honest but think it can be worthwhile. I was pleased to come across this British Council article about using blogs with students.

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Mr. Pron

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Richard Ingate

adrian-headerHe is still going strong. The Mick Jagger of ELT?

Adrian Underhill

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Grammar Bi**h

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

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It’s just for fun…

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ELT Publishers! App time?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

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An article about ELT publishers and the changing times. Are they going to start spawning apps now?

Apps?

 

 

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Animating stories

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

animatingstoriesA wealth of free technology exists for animating stories and other narratives.

Animating stories

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Bibliography resources

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

bibliographyThis is for more serious students and is a collection of internet tools to use when creating a bibliography or just keeping track of reading.

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Ety..Ety…Etymology

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

film reelThis is a great site that uses film clips to illustrate grammar points. The post this links to is about etymology, but there are more grammar points on this site that you can shake a stick at…

No sticks were harmed in the writing of this post.

Movie grammar

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How long does it take?

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

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Learning a language is not just about getting IELTS 6.5 or progressing to another course although sometimes context makes it seem that way.

How long does it take?

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Cricket idioms

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate

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This site likes publishing posts with idioms. You can follow the links on her site to find more good stuff!

Cricket idioms

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Reflections on Teaching 1

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Richard Ingate
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Chuck Sandy

The International Teacher Development Institute produces such a range of great materials and articles. Here is a reflective piece by Chuck Sandy.

Reflections 1

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Article on using stories

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Richard Ingate

neverendingstoryGood article here that suggests ways to engage with texts in a non academic way, but would be great rejigged for adults on General English, or for after the exam projects.

Engaging with stories

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