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The zombie apocalypse and its role in the ELT classroom
From the always interesting yearinthelifeofanenglishteacher comes what is clearly the best blog post title of 2011: ”The zombie apocalypse and its role in the ELT classroom“. I missed the original...
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TED-Ed – ten minute lessons from TED
A new initiative from the TED talks team, TED-Ed works with teachers to distill a great lesson into 10 minutes, animate it and put it up on youtube. Watch the introductory video here: And check out the...
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Guest Post: If you look at the bottom of the screen
In this guest post, Dave Cosby looks at why some nationalities might be better at learning languages than others and considers the role that the pervasive influence of the international media might...
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Six themes from #IATEFL 2014
Last week I did a ten minute spot at the 6th International House Teachers’ Online Conference (#IHTOC6) on themes I’d picked up on from the IATEFL conference. My talk, which predictably over-ran and...
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Video Lesson Framework – short animations
It’s getting close to the end of the year, when it starts getting difficult for our students to maintain their motivation for English and when teachers are busier with testing and reports and the like....
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Motivating students – teacher talk video
So this is the first in a series of videos being put together by the Teaching English (British Council | BBC) website where some of the blogging team on the site talk about a particular topic or issue....
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Five Fantastic Film sites for ELT
Using video in the classroom is a great way to engage learners in the material, either from a topic perspective or with a particular language point. Young learners in particular seem to love the...
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The case for and against RP
“Since being in hospital, the only people I have heard speaking in the UK prestige model of “received pronunciation” are some of the consultants and surgeons. Everyone else in the hospital is from...
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Processes and Passives
This is a lesson I did with my advanced class the other day as part of a review of passive structures. I’ve typed it all up into a full plan and procedure which you can download in pdf through this...
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A Video Lesson Template
This is a lesson template that works with any age, level or video clip – as long as the clip doesn’t have any dialogue. Short animated videos or clips are best, and there are plenty out there. My...
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