Every new year starts with a season of resolutions, or re-words. They feel more powerful than hopes because, etymologically speaking, when you make a resolution, you’re not just making a promise, you are already solving a problem by breaking it…
Jingle bells, jingle bells. Christmas activities are everywhere. Opposites bring fun. Well, it’s not the best piece of poetry ever, but you get the idea: Christmas is in the air, and here comes a new activity to add to my…
On days when battle themes just aren’t right for your class, go with the A-Maze-Ing Game. Bringing the classic games we grew up with into the classroom can be tricky. Sometimes we need to tweak them so they support learning,…
Good teaching ideas often come in espresso size. Sometimes a single word is all it takes to get students talking. Less is more My today’s post is about espresso dialogues. This is one of the best formats for teachers who…
What’s in this post: materials writing, describing oneself with a twist, Poetry Comics, the Many ‘Me’s song, clines, Jazzy Bingo, and other activities for practising personality adjectives Materials writing gets a whole new twist (or an evolution?) with new AI…
What’s in this post: The Inner Workbench; the inner eye; the Google AI Studio Challenge; Wordsketcher; and a few hands-on activities for the classroom. Many powerful ideas in language learning get a bit lost in the noise of the ‘C’…
If you’re teaching the same class again, chances are you’ve already gone through your arsenal of tried-and-tested icebreakers and back-to-school activities. So what are your options? A) Find something new (you can find plenty in the ELT blogosphere: on this…
What do we need? We need word use examples. We need them current. We need them tailored. We need them now. ‘Artificial’ once meant skilled creation. Did you know? The Ancient Greeks divided knowledge into two types: episteme (the theory,…
Editable dialogues, audio & gap-fills in minutes, while keeping your choices front and centre Looking for a faster way to create scripted conversations or model dialogues for your students? The updated Conversation Generator helps generate scripted conversations that can be…
Or Sentence Scrambles with a Visual Twist Are you looking to add a bit of variety or a visual touch to scrambled or jumbled sentence activities? Here’s a great new tool for you to try! Every sentence has its…
