SOUND BOARDS
Sound Effects for ELT: A Sound Way to Energise Your Language Classes Or, a sound start to the new year after a relaxing break! A few weeks ago I was trying to find a good fluency activity that would make…
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CHATBOT DIY FOR TEACHERS
I’ve been exploring the world of chatbots and tinkering with AI-powered chatbots for language learners for some time now. The first chatbot I made was designed as a Language Teacher Assistant, tasked with providing feedback to learners and transforming the…
INTERACTIVE SENTENCE PATTERNING CHART
How do you bring ‘overlearning’ to your learners? I have just completed my project, which I hope will serve as both a scaffold and an overlearning tool. While the holiday hustle may have stretched out the timeline a bit, I…
TextFX: PLAYING WITH WORDS
Have you tried TextFX yet, or Get Inspired If you haven’t given TextFX a try yet, you’re in for a real treat. This isn’t another ‘save time for busy teachers’ tool – it’s more like a creative spark for language…
WORDLESS VIDEOS FOR ELT
ELT-cation is turning 3 years old this month. And that takes the cake. Or a new post. Last year I posted a few games to celebrate the occasion (see Play & Learn Games); this year I’ve decided to throw a…
LOVE IS IN …
People see love in the simplest things like the scent of rain, the taste of burek, or the sound of ‘new’ words in their student’s answer…Well, the latter is probably more about teachers. Anyway, love is in the air. And…
SPELLING MATTERS
English spelling might seem very illogical but it can be learnt through tough thorough thought, though. Only about 12% of words in English are spelt the way they sound. With 26 letters, there are around 44 sounds (this is not precise…
FRIENDSHIP BOOK: 11 THINGS CHALLENGE
I got a ‘friendship book’ from Sandy Millin on Saturday. I’m returning it today. * * * When I was in school, we had special friendship books to be filled in by our friends. The questions posed there varied (a…
SOUNDS LIKE A STORY
Story Writing: A Sound Story A picture is not the only source that can inspire a thousand words. Sounds may tell a story just as well, leaving much more room to the imagination. The activity I’ll describe today is built around…
WHEN EMOTIONS FIND THEIR WORDS
Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. Robert Frost Poetry is timeless. Poetry is on the timelines. It isn’t the first time the numerous “finest people on Planet Earth” aka English teachers…