Monthly Archives: November 2015

Thanksgiving -a time for giving thanks

   The great thing about teaching English is that we can take advantage of any occasion to talk about values, and appreciation. The sheet was downloaded from http://www.busyteacher.com – thank you!    Homework is to take home this sheet and … Continue reading

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Blowing my own trumpet

While I feel a bit uncomfortable blowing my own trumpet with you, I must just share how excited I am about this… My new (and first!) “book”!! Even more exciting is the fact that it’s being marketed on The Round, … Continue reading

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November to-do list

Write my to-do list before the 4th of the month! 2. Macmillan’s online conference starts tomorrow! 3. Oxford’s webinar on grammar & Meaning in secondary school  on the 18th or 19th November looks great! 4. I’m also really looking forward to … Continue reading

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Delicious adjectives and disgusting beans

With my upper level class I often try and expand their already impressive vocabulary with synonyms, and this exercise was a great (and very easy!) way of doing that. After having looked at words to describe a food in general, … Continue reading

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