Category Archives: resources

Playing with Fotobabble

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

As we have all been saying, we need to evolve constantly and not only. What is really important is to be able to integrate new ideas and tools into our own systematic approach to teaching so here’s my latest foray … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

If you feel like doing a special New Year lesson but are tired of doing New Year’s Resolutions why not do a review of the year lesson. I made a smilebox review of key moments in my 2012, then asked students … Continue reading →

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Smilebox at Christmas 2012 and at lots of other times…

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Smilebox makes storytelling easy and fun! If you saw my 2011 Happy Easter post, last year, you’ll already have an idea of the way this site works. I started using it a lot at Christmas 2011 and have used it … Continue reading →

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EFL Advent Calendar Activity 2012

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Hi everyone, Last year I made a Powerpoint Advent Calendar for my students, which would work just as well this year. You can also use the Powerpoint as a template to make your own if you’d like to. This year … Continue reading →

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“How to Pass Exams” a distance learning course on Udemy

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

I haven’t actually blogged for a while, unfortunately, which is largely because I’ve been busy developing a new distance learning course entitled “How to Pass Exams” on Udemy.com. The Reasons for this Course I decided to develop this course for … Continue reading →

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Backache, large classes and HootCourse in the classroom

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

I was reading just this morning in Brabara Hoskins Sakamoto’s lovely Teaching Village blog about how tired we teachers are all feeling at the moment, and how important it is not to burn the candle at both ends but to … Continue reading →

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A Voice from the Desert

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

A Voice in the Desert It isn’t very popular these days to like coursebooks, and I like many of my colleagues, feel that following a course book can, at times, be extremely limiting. Often we tend to equate using the … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Happy New Year Everyone, These holidays, unfortunately, have not been the happiest times for me as I have been trying to cope with being the only child of an aging parent who lives in another country, which is taxing at … Continue reading →

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Free Friday Webinars by American TESOL – LiveBinder

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Via Scoop.it – Inspiration for tired EFL Teachers If you are looking for lots of great ideas for Christmas lessons this is the slideshow for you with a wealth of info and links.  Click on the second tab “Holidays” for … Continue reading →

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Christmas is approaching

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

I love autumn. I love the rich reds, oranges and browns and the carpets of leaves that furnish the pavements and provide such an amazing contrast to the black tree skeletons and the skies. Most of all, however, I love … Continue reading →

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