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As teachers we always strive to plan lessons which are fun and entertaining. Sometimes we find activities and materials which work every single time we use them, no matter the…

As much as we would love to be able to be around our students all day long speaking English with them (or maybe not, depending on your students!), the fact…

Coming up with ways to keep our TEFL lessons fun and interesting can be a tough challenge sometimes, so it’s helpful when the community around us can give us a…

Teaching the future in English sounds like it should be quite simple. To talk about the present you use the present simple, so when you talk about the future you…

Scott Thornbury coined the term “grammar McNuggets” in 2000 to refer to grammar being packaged into bite-sized chunks of language in preparation for teaching. Considering that fast food is generally…

Cheat (v) – act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage (n) – a person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage Oxford English Living Dictionary…

Do you spend a lot of time looking for resources to suit your class? Do you sometimes find the perfect lesson online, but then realise you need to pay for…

Learning grammar is an integral part of learning English and it’s not something we can avoid. Sadly, grammar in the classroom is often taught in lessons which are about as…

Games, quizzes and competitions are a sure-fire way to introduce fun, competition and motivation into the EFL classroom. There are loads of games available which have been specifically invented for…