Using Comedy to Develop Listening Skills
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How to start a writing assignment
Writing takes time Find out when the assignment is due and devise a plan of action. This may seem obvious…
Thoughts on Preparing Candidates for the Cambridge English Exams Speaking and Writing Papers
I am often asked by teachers given the proximity of exam day what the right balance between exam practice…
Setting Achievable Goals for our EFL Writing Class
“Scaffolding” describes a performance enhancement procedure which can make teaching composition meaningful and support learners. However, despite teachers’ and students’…
How to improve our students’ exam results in ESB writing
How often have we been cornered by an irate parent wanting to know why his child failed the writing part…
Using Advertisements in Class: ‘Why rediscover America?’
The great 20th Century artist Marcel Duchamp came up with an extraordinary notion. He thought that in the past artists had…