Teaching English on Zoom Are you new to teaching English on Zoom? Have you been doing it a while and need to improve your technical know-how? Are you about to embark on an online CELTA? If so, this course can help. If you are completely new to Zoom, I would Read more…
Duolingo Interactive Listening Join my Duolingo telegram channel Click here The Duolingo English Test now also includes an interactive listening task which tests your ability to listen to and understand a conversation that might typically be heard in a university. You will hear two conversations and there are two tasks Read more…
Duolingo Interactive Reading Join my Duolingo telegram channel Click here The Duolingo English Test now also includes an interactive reading task which tests your ability to read and understand a text in several ways. There are actually five tasks that are required with each reading text. You will have two Read more…
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 #6 Join my IELTS telegram channel Click here Tip: The key to dealing with tables is to look for data you can group together. In the table below, which items have similar trends? Write at least 150 words. The chart below shows average monthly expenses of Read more…
For more Legal English lessons, click here. Essential Vocabulary Lesson Aims By the end of this lesson, you will be better able to: Understand some common words and phrases used in the legal profession. Understand the differences between criminal, civil and common law. Overview If there is one thing that Read more…
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 #5 Join my IELTS telegram channel Click here Tip: Bar charts often (but not always) show changes over time. It may help to imagine them as a line graph. Write at least 150 words. The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented Read more…
For more grammar guides, click here. How to Teach Single and Plural Nouns In English, we often alter the form of nouns to show whether we are referring to one or more than one instance of the noun. For example, one cat refers to a single instance of a cat, Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. AI Collaborative Stories Join my telegram channel for teachers. Click here A common activity that teachers like to use is the collaborative story in which students take it in turns to add a sentence to a story. But what if the students Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. The International Trade Game Join my telegram channel for teachers. Click here I first encountered this game as a secondary school student in a geography class (I believe). While I’ve forgotten a lot about my time at secondary school, I do remember Read more…
For more ESL games and activities, click here. Broke or Flush? Join my telegram channel for teachers. Click here While living in Russia, a TV show gave me the idea for this activity. Essentially, two women would travel to the same location for a holiday. On arrival, one would be Read more…
