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Learning your CAEs |
10/03/2009 |
0.51 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips: Teacher Resource for CAE exam preparation
Skills practised: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening and Grammar
Topic: Advising exam candidates
Level: Upper intermediate
Explanation: Essential details for success on all CAE papers
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Master market speak |
10/03/2009 |
0.24 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips: Professional English
Skills practised: Discussing & presenting
Topic: Marketing
Level: Adult elementary to advanced
Explanation: Six short activities for students of ESP
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Five-minute fillers |
10/03/2009 |
0.58 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips: Teacher-Resources
Skills practised: Speaking, writing and listening
Topic: End of lesson fillers
Level: Young Learners
Explanation: Mini-lessons plans for five fun activities on food, places dragons and animals
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Just wild about Harry? |
10/03/2009 |
0.60 MB |
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Type: Lessons to Go: Literature for CLIL-based EFL Classes
Skills practised: Speaking, Intensive Reading, Vocabulary
Topic: Harry Potter titles
Level: Lower intermediate
Explanation: Five short activities based on Harry Potter books
Material provided: Photocopiable gap-fill tasks
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Route to the future |
10/03/2009 |
0.46 MB |
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Type: Lessons to Go: Reading Quiz
Skills practised: Intensive reading & Vocabulary search
Topic: London's government & transport
Level: Upper intermediate
Explanation: Pre- and post-reading quiz on features of London
Materials provided: Text and questions
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What's your alibi? |
10/03/2009 |
0.35 MB |
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Type: Lessons to Go: Interview questions & responses based on prompts
Skills practised: Grammar & Speaking: reported speech and past tenses
Topic: Solving a crime
Level: Intermediate and above
Explanation: Fun pair work activity based on crime, suspicion and alibis
Material provided: Photocopiable cards for 'suspects' and 'detectives'.
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Wisdom of the Ancients |
10/03/2009 |
0.58 MB |
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Type: Lessons to Go: Authentic Text
Skills practised: Vocabulary & Intensive reading
Topic: Scottish Universities
Level: Intermediate and above
Explanation: Pairwork language search activities
Input provided: Photocopiable reading-related tasks
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Taste of the North |
20/08/2008 |
0.35 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go - Reading.
Skills practised: Intensive reading / speaking / vocabulary.
Topic: Food in the North of England.
Level: Intermediate.
Explanation: Matching descriptions of meals to pictures; completing a table of meal types.
Language provided: Made with; made from.
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Money, money, money |
20/08/2008 |
0.23 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go - English for Specific Purposes.
Skills practised: Reading / financial vocabulary.
Topic: Money.
Level: Intermediate.
Explanation:A vocabulary pre-reading game; vocabulary practice in context.
Language provided: Many phrases related to the world of banking and finance.
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In other word - reformulate |
20/08/2008 |
0.26 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go - Reformulating in EAP writing.
Skills practised: Writing / dictionary use.
Topic: Reformulating.
Level: Upper intermediate / advanced.
Explanation: Four short tasks demonstrating methods of saying things in another way: explaining and defining; identifying and specifying; restating; being more precise.
Language provided: that is to say; namely; in other words; more accurately.
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London fun for families |
20/08/2008 |
0.55 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go - Short reading activity / language awareness
Skills practised: Intensive reading / grammar
Topic: London
Level: Intermediate
Explanation: A reading and matching task based on touristic London; five language point tasks that practise 'not only' 'also' and 'as well as'.
Language provided: as well; as well as; not only.
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Practically academic |
20/08/2008 |
0.23 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - English for Academic Purposes.
Skills practised: Teaching speaking, reading, grammar and writing.
Topic: Succeeding in the EAP classroom.
Level: Upper-intermediate.
Explanation: Four experienced teachers of EAP provide advice on their specialist interest.
Input provided: Explanations of four useful EAP tasks.
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Practice makes perfect |
20/08/2008 |
0.22 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - Academic.
Skills practised: Reading, Speaking and Writing.
Topic: Ielts Exam Practice.
Level: Upper-intermediate.
Explanation: Tips on dealing with four question types from the Reading paper, part two of the Speaking, and academic writing task one.
Input provided: Explanations of the structure of the Ielts exam.
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It's not just academic |
20/08/2008 |
0.45 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - English for Academic Purposes.
Skills practised: All four skills, vocabulary and grammar; needs analysis.
Topic: Meeting a new EAP class.
Level: Upper-intermediate.
Explanation: Six ideas for teachers meeting EAP classes for the first time.
Input provided: Several methodological explanations.
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Filling in advance |
20/08/2008 |
0.30 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - Ending a Vocabulary or Grammar Lesson.
Skills practised: Vocabulary & Grammar.
Topic: Word Collection & Chain Debate.
Level: Advanced.
Explanation: Three word games: categorisation; story word-sets; word sale. Grammar activity involving linkers.
Input provided: Various structures from the course book Straightforward.
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Open to debate |
20/08/2008 |
0.53 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - Class Discussion.
Skills practised: Speaking.
Topic: Debates & Presentations.
Level: Upper-intermediate.
Explanation: Discussion options & hints for making presentations exciting.
Input provided: Tips for working with groups
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Discovering dictionaries |
20/08/2008 |
0.36 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips.
Skills practised: Using dictionaries
Topic: Independent language learning.
Level: Elementary - pre-intermediate.
Explanation: Five activities for developing vocabulary development and skimming skills.
Input provided: All activities adapted from 'Dictionary Activities' (CUP).
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Top teacher tips |
20/08/2008 |
0.28 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - English for Specific Purposes.
Skills practised: ELT management, teacher training, teacher development, research.
Topic: Career advice.
Level: Teachers in the early years of their career.
Explanation: Skills required for getting ahead in the teaching profession.
Input provided: Dos and Don'ts on four Special Interest Groups.
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Top tips from Iatefl |
20/08/2008 |
0.66 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips - English for Specific Purposes.
Skills practised: Business English, learner autonomy, vocabulary and academic writing.
Topic: Various classroom activities.
Level: Intermediate and above.
Explanation: Coordinators of Iatefl Special Interest Groups provide tips.
Input provided: Dos and don'ts on four ESP areas.
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The Myth of MacCool |
11/03/2008 |
0.89 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go - Three short reading activities/discussion.
Skills practised: Reading/speaking.
Topic: Irish legend.
Level: Intermediate.
Explanation: Pre-reading task on myths in the reader?s country. Three reading tasks followed by a discussion task. For general classroom use.
Language provided: Dictionary definitions from Macmillan English Dictionary.
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Scissors, paper, learn |
18/01/2008 |
0.58 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips: Alphabet card.
Skills practised: Alphabet and spelling / sentence formation.
Level: Young learners aged 6-12.
Explanation: Two activities adapted from Macmillan's 500 activities for the primary classroom by Carol Read.
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e-English for e-commerce |
18/01/2008 |
0.40 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: Professional English.
Skills practised: Intensive reading.
Topic: Online shopping.
Level: ESP classes.
Explanation: Reading followed by an ordering task/sentence completion.
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A matter of opinion |
18/01/2008 |
0.49 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: Business English.
Skills practised: Intensive reading.
Topic: Business ethics.
Level: Advanced.
Explanation: Various tasks based on a text.
Language provided: Structures for providing opinions.
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Teaching academic vocabulary |
18/01/2008 |
0.45 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips: EAP.
Skills practised: Vocabulary.
Topic: The language of lectures.
Level: EAP/ESP.
Explanation: Material from Academic Vocabulary in Use by Felicity O'Dell (CUP).
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Fill the knowledge gap |
18/01/2008 |
0.69 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: exam practice.
Skills practised: Reading.
Topic: Taken from Ready for FCE by Roy Norris (Macmillan).
Level: Upper-intermediate/FCE.
Explanation: Three gap-fill texts to provide practice for FCE paper 2.
Language provided: Collocations with the word SPACE.
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EAP warmers |
18/01/2008 |
0.50 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips: Warmers/quiz about writing.
Skills practised: Speaking/reading/listening.
Topic: Describing mystery objects / describing graphs.
Level: Upper-intermediate: for higher education classes.
Explanation: Three activities: speaking warmer X 2 / multiple choice quiz.
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Get your skates on |
18/01/2008 |
0.82 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: board game.
Skills practised: Reading & matching / Speaking in pairs or groups of three.
Topic: Cultural: touristic places in London.
Level: Lower-intermediate / Intermediate. This activity would best suit young teenagers.
Explanation: Students read a short passage to identify skating rinks in London which they may purchase by moving around the board.
Language provided: Would you like? / Have you got?
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Finding business English materials |
13/12/2007 |
0.03 MB |
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Type: Evaluation and classification of websites.
Explanation: Free material for teaching business English at various levels.
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Calling all cabbies |
05/07/2007 |
0.33 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: Giving directions.
Skills practised: Reading and speaking.
Topic: Travel by taxi in London.
Level: Pre-intermediate.
Explanation: Readings tasks based on travel around London.
Language provided: Imperatives.
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A students' guide to good MAs - part 3 |
05/07/2007 |
0.47 MB |
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Type: Interview questions and answers.
Topic: MA difficulties and expectations.
Explanation: Students provide opinions on MA studies at two UK institutions.
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A students' guide to good MAs - part 2 |
05/07/2007 |
0.56 MB |
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Type: Interview questions and answers.
Topic: Qualities of courses at MA level.
Explanation: Students provide opinions on MA studies at two UK institutions.
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A students' guide to good MAs - part 1 |
05/07/2007 |
0.33 MB |
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Type: Interview questions and answers.
Topic: Being an international student in the UK.
Explanation: Students provide opinions on MA studies at two UK institutions.
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MA-de in the USA |
05/07/2007 |
0.82 MB |
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Type: Advice for prospective MA candidates in the US.
Topic: MA course and student qualities.
Explanation: Interview questions & answers with three MA tutors in the US.
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Tips for teaching young learners |
05/07/2007 |
0.39 MB |
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Type: Teaching tips: Four teaching techniques.
Skills practised: Classroom management.
Topic: Methodology.
Level: Help for teachers new to young learner classes, by Jane Willis.
Explanation: Developing oral skills / multi-sensory teaching.
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You must be joking |
05/07/2007 |
0.28 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: Four useful reading tasks (matching, gap-filling and word-check).
Skills practised: Reading: skimming and scanning.
Topic: Joke-telling /elephants.
Level: Post-elementary young learners.
Explanation: Full answer key provided.
Language provided: Question forms.
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Activities from A-Z |
10/04/2007 |
0.21 MB |
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Type: Teaching Tips.
Skills practised: Dictionary skills.
Topic: Developing learner independence.
Level: Elementary - intermediate.
Explanation: Warmers, parts of speech, signal words.
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City to city |
10/04/2007 |
0.50 MB |
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Type:Lessons to go: London and Dublin.
Skills practised: Grammar and writing.
Topic: Comparing and contrasting.
Level: Pre-intermediate.
Explanation: Grammar tasks based on short reading texts.
Language provided: Superlative structures.
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Teaching and testing |
10/04/2007 |
0.34 MB |
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Type: Lessons to go: Classroom ideas.
Skills practised: Poetry writing, oral presentations.
Topic: Poems and bingo.
Level: Primary and secondary level learners.
Explanation: Tips from experts in their field.
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