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Are Conversation Classes Really Effective?

Teaching English as a Foreign Language involves many different aspects: teaching vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, listening and speaking. For most of us, we have lessons dedicated to each of these elements, and other lessons which provide a combination of all…

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The past simple tense in English can seem pretty straightforward. Until it isn’t! What is the past simple tense in English? The past tense is used: When something has happened…

The Past Simple: Rules, Practice and Pronunciation

19th June 2024

Learning English is difficult, isn’t it? See what we did there?! Yes, you guessed it! Today we're looking at question tags - what are question tags, what are question tag…

How To Teach Question Tags

6th June 2024

The traditional idea of teaching usually involves the teacher standing at the front of the classroom and the students sitting in rows, quietly listening to the teacher. This is a…

From Teacher-Centred To Learner-Centred: Transforming Your Classroom For Success

23rd May 2024

English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries…

Common English Mistakes Even Teachers Make

22nd March 2024

There is more than one way to skin a cat. While we’re not sure if this saying is actually true when it comes to cats, we do know that it’s…

What Is Teaching Unplugged And How Do I Do It?

18th January 2024

Rapport is defined as the relationship between the teacher and learners and between the learners themselves. Why is developing rapport important Creating rapport is important in the English as a…

5 Tips For Building Rapport In The EFL Classroom

22nd November 2023

What is EAP? EAP is English for Academic Purposes. What is English for Academic Purposes? Classes in English for Academic Purposes prepare non-native English speakers for attending classes in an…

Top Tips For Teaching English For Academic Purposes

7th November 2023

If there is one age group that can strike fear into the heart of even the most experienced teacher, it must be teenagers. The teenage years are tricky to navigate…

Top Tips For Teaching Teens In The EFL Classroom

31st August 2023

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