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Reading: Wherein L2 Vocabulary belongs
Building Vocabulary

Reading: Wherein L2 Vocabulary belongs

ELT NewsMarch 3, 2020

  Text by: Marina Siskou   A rarely defied teaching practice is the random introduction of the target language vocabulary…

Lack of vocabulary=lack of extensive reading
Building Vocabulary

Lack of vocabulary=lack of extensive reading

ELT NewsMarch 3, 2020

The approach to building basic vocabulary involves identification of the most basic vocabulary, the benefits of extensive reading, the strengths…

Christmas Activities

Christmas Video Facts

ELT NewsNovember 25, 2019

  This is a great simple activity to practice their reading and writing skills while talking about some unusual facts…

Xmas Conversation questions
Christmas Activities

Xmas Conversation questions

ELT NewsNovember 25, 2019

  Over 25 different questions to get the class talking about Christmas.   Level: Teens and Adults all levels.   •…

A game of Christmas Taboo
Christmas Activities

A game of Christmas Taboo

ELT NewsNovember 25, 2019

Christmas Taboo is a simple game you can play in class to revise Christmas vocabulary. The aim of the game…

Christmas activities for the classroom
Christmas Activities

Christmas activities for the classroom

ELT NewsNovember 25, 2019

Make a Christmas Wishing Tree 1. Using green paper or card, have students trace around the outline of their hand.…

Graded readers in ELT: the benefits and ways of using them
Christmas Activities

Graded readers in ELT: the benefits and ways of using them

ELT NewsNovember 25, 2019

  Graded readers or ‘readers’ are books that contain language adjusted to the level of the learner. The language is…

Transforming Last Year’s Experience into New Year’s Wisdom
Back to School

Transforming Last Year’s Experience into New Year’s Wisdom

ELT NewsSeptember 6, 2019

The ability for assessing and decision making attested reality of all human-centered professions is their subjectivity to perpetual change. Therefore it…

Summer All Year Long: Back to school as smoothly as possible
Back to School

Summer All Year Long: Back to school as smoothly as possible

ELT NewsSeptember 6, 2019

  So, it’s goodbye to August and hello to autumn! September blues! And yet there are no rules or regulations…

First Lesson Planning
Back to School

First Lesson Planning

ELT NewsSeptember 6, 2019

No matter how many years you have been teaching, September is always a month for reflection. You promise yourself that…

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