So, does money equal time? Here’s one of my most favourite language brain teasers ever (see my TOP 10 of TOP 100 language brain teasers that work in the classroom and get students to think about the subtleties and nuances…
Hello, World! This blog has been super quiet for a while but I am back. Back with new skills, new ideas and my very own domain to gather all the resources I have in one place, and to finally try…
“I came, I saw, I ate.” – The Story of a Modern Tourist Are you looking for a creative project idea? Here’s a yummy project for your students that will have them do some research and describe the taste of their country.…
Last summer I took the plunge and dived in the world of AI, Python and Java-based app developers to see what potential AI and coding might have for teaching and learning foreign languages and, well, learn something new. This resulted…
Worldess Videos for ELT-2 Here’s my second post in the series Silence is Golden, Duct Tape is Silver aka Wordless Videos for ELT sharing more wordless videos that are short (about 2-4 minutes), highly engaging, and appropriate for learners of all levels. Wordless…
Before the conference: print off the bingo card and check the key buzzwords. How to play: Say ‘Aha!’ every time you cross out an item unless instructed otherwise. To announce that you’ve won, yell ‘Bingo!’ loud enough for the speaker to hear.…
Asking your students the question ‘Is everything clear?’ after you have given instructions on what to do is as good as useless. Most students just don’t want or may be too shy to admit that they don’t understand something, or…
Christmas and New Year-Related Games It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go…♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ It’s that time of the year again, the time to do festive spirit activities and wish you very Happy Holidays. Last…
More doesn’t always mean better. Smarter is better. One sentence may be as useful for teaching purposes as a wall of text with lots of words. My today’s post is a collection of one-sentence games (see Word Games if you’d like to try…
Halloween-Related Activities When you are a teacher and you’ve seen it all, it takes more than a few dancing skeletons and a couple of ghosts to send shivers down your spine. ‘Shadows from the lamplight stole across her desk at…
