Monthly Archives: November 2019

Paper Chains – an ELT activity

Posted on 24/11/2019 by fabenglishteacher

Not just for Christmas decorations – although why not, if you use festive colours! Cut up a pile of rectangular pieces of coloured paper – say 15cm x 5cm and write a word on each one, you can use them … Continue reading →

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How to sew a button and other useful lessons to teach in ELT class

Posted on 12/11/2019 by fabenglishteacher

The great thing about teaching English is that it’s just an excuse for learning lots of other stuff. This week I’m sure my students went away having actually learnt something useful, here’s what we did: Ask the students how to … Continue reading →

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Portmanteau words

Posted on 10/11/2019 by fabenglishteacher

I love these! You know words like brunch, smog, and our favourite at the moment – Brexit! Rather than teach a lesson on brexit I thought it would be more fun to do one on portmanteau words, there are loads, … Continue reading →

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